Go Set a Watchman
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3.4
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Harper Lee
#1 New York Times Bestseller“Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades." — New York Times A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home to Maycomb, Alabama from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past—a journey that can only be guided by one’s own conscience.Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of the late Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.
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Author
Harper Lee
Pages
288
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2015-07-14
ISBN
0062409875 9780062409874
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I liked it BUT it wasnt as good as the first and expecting it to be will be a rain of disappointment. I remember thinking it was just a rumor when news came out this was releasing and then when it did I got a copy without hesitation. While TKAM is not one of my favorite books at all, the idea of a sequel being published so many years later intrigued me. Only a few pages in I was pretty sure I was gonna hate it (and even though its said right at the beginning I dont wanna spoil why I felt that way). I personally think this book is better as a stand alone than as a sequel, but it's also been a long time since I read it so perhaps I wouldnt feel that way now if I reread it. "
"This is not a classic. It was published in 2015, regardless of the fact it was written in 1957. It hasn't been around long enough to be a classic. First impressions were: I didn't like this book. But, as I have never read To Kill A Mockingbird, I am not commenting much here until I have read that."
"Not as good as TKAM, but quality literature."
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Nat
"I had no idea the controversy surrounding this book. It was interesting but not a fan of how Atticus was portrayed. TKAMB is still my favorite. "
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Embee
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