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Aug 08, 2021KNMcNair rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Despite the criticisms I heard before reading this book, I really wanted to enjoy it, and I actually did for quite a while. The earlier portions of the story focus on Jean Louise's return to Maycomb as well as memories and reflections of…
Jun 05, 2021iloveseaotters rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I love it when a book flows so nicely that I read it in four days. Such was the case with this one. I can't say that it was the best book I ever read nor was it one of my favorites, but it was an enjoyable read for the most part. I haven't…
Dec 24, 2020njasujalibrary rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Go Set A WatchMan, by Harper Lee, follows the story of a young woman named Scout Finch during the 1950s. At the beginning of the novel, Scout Finch returns to her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama from New York. Scout Finch sees how her…
Sep 01, 2020dgiard rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
In 1960, Harper Lee published "To Kill a Mockingbird", which has been rightly hailed as one of the greatest American novels of all time. 55 years later, her publisher released Lee's second novel "Go Set a Watchman", which included some of…
Aug 03, 2020LauraSteinert rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Well, my literature professor was wrong. My film studies professor was wrong. My rhetoric professor was also wrong. Atticus Finch was not a good man speaking well for the benefit of others. When I met the real Atticus in this book I became…
Mar 03, 2020
After 4 chapters... this was clearly not the book for me. Maybe you will have more luck.
Dec 11, 2019AM1798 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent book. Revises the childish nostalgia of "To Kill a Mocking Bird" with a grown woman's slow recognition of how deeply embedded racism is in our culture, even among our heroes. A sad read, but a welcome call out of "good" people…
Aug 26, 2019
Tea & Talk Book Club / February 2016
Jul 22, 2019cougarmay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Reese Witherspoon captures the "heart" of 'To Set A Watchman' with her narration. For those who have read the book, the audiobook version adds a nuance of emphasis. Reese plays the part of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch brilliantly . . . the…
Mar 29, 2019Anita_Dickey rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
i read this book to fulfil the goal read a book that was written posthumously. i enjoyed visiting with familier characters, but i didn't find it as good as the first one. i espiscally liked the flashbacks of her childhood.
Mar 08, 2019baldand rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
(Warning: contains spoilers) This sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird” was actually written first, and on p. 109 it gives a quite different version of the trial central to her masterpiece. Mayella Ewell, the white woman Tom Robinson was…
Jan 25, 2019KWhite190 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I am giving this two and a half stars purely out of loyalty to Harper Lee. This served as a first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird and should be recognized as such as it was never intended for publication. Like everyone else, I hate…
Nov 11, 2018kdatin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book by Harper Lee even more than To Kill a Mockingbird because the beloved characters were more human. Scout had to grow up and face the reality of her family, community, Calpurnia and her father. Her uncle's reaction to her…
Sep 23, 2018FairhavenLibe rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
What a joy to be reading something by Harper Lee again; I am reminded of the composer Erik Satie's "Gnossienne" and "Gymnopedie" pieces and the observation someone made that they are like going around a statue, taking in all the nuances of…
Mar 16, 2018orange_lobster_23 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
My love of "To Kill A Mockingbird" doesn't diminish my appreciation of this earlier work. It should be considered a companion piece focused more on time, setting, community vs. individual personality. Many members of Council's within…
Jan 20, 2018kastigar rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
After reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD first, I can understand why the publisher rejected this novel when first submitted. His recommendations worked out well. This was nowhere near as good and compelling as TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD but it…
Jan 07, 2018
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This novel to me was a great continuation of the To Kill a Mockingbird storyline. The characters in this seemed to show real emotion and I truly felt pathos for the protagonist all throughout, as it talks about issues the world…
Aug 18, 2017btieu95 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Hmm, not my style. I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird and while there were some nice parts in this one, it somehow feels like an unfinished work. The flow of the story was disjointed like a dream in which you were dragged unwillingly…
Aug 04, 2017aafleming rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This book was falsely marketed as a new manuscript from Harper Lee when in fact it was a first draft of the book which eventually became To Kill A Mockingbird. Apparently an editor worked on this with her for an extended period of time…
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Feb 26, 2017brianreynolds rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Watchman would a be an easy novel to assess, an easy read if it weren’t, in addition to being a story in its own right, the rough draft of an American classic about tolerance. And clearly a sequel to that classic. And a disturbing…
Dec 26, 2016mckeett rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
What a disappointment.
Dec 25, 2016
Go Set a Watchman is the original draft manuscript of To Kill A Mockingbird which published in 1960. However during the editing process it was decided that the story would end in the late 1930's while Jem and Jean Louise were still…
Nov 28, 2016humbleworm rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The two books are not inconsistent with each other but they do present slightly different messages and Go Set A Watchman focuses on complexities of imperfect adults. It seems fitting that this grownup rough draft is less polished than the…
Nov 03, 2016QuentinHayes rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is not a novel, it is a draft of one. Unedited, unfinished--and it reads like a draft. The HarperCollins publishers should be ashamed of themselves for feasting over the not-yet-dead (at the time of publication) bones of Harper Lee,…
Oct 19, 2016llocas rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I thought the book was too slow. The children's games lasted too long. I was disappointed.