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A review by elspethmigliore
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i usually wouldn’t find myself rating a book i read for school so high, but i think this story deserves it.
there’s so many layers to this story and so much to unpack, so i’ll just say that i genuinely enjoyed it. i know it’s controversial, but i really did like it. i laughed and cried and i think it was very reflective in many ways. the character development was incredible, but also i guess that’s the point of the story. the way scout reflects on her story at the end from a different perspective gave me a very strong sense of completeness. i’m sad after reading this, but also i feel ready to go into my english class tomorrow and reflect on it.
definitely a reread ✅
there’s so many layers to this story and so much to unpack, so i’ll just say that i genuinely enjoyed it. i know it’s controversial, but i really did like it. i laughed and cried and i think it was very reflective in many ways. the character development was incredible, but also i guess that’s the point of the story. the way scout reflects on her story at the end from a different perspective gave me a very strong sense of completeness. i’m sad after reading this, but also i feel ready to go into my english class tomorrow and reflect on it.
definitely a reread ✅
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment