Comments on Amused By Books: Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

My husband's professional theater is producing...

2012-01-15T13:40:24.123-08:00

My husband's professional theater is producing this and it opens next week. It was the first book we read when we started our book club 9 years ago!! We are going as a book club. I suppose we should have re-read it, but alas, we did not. Oh well.

I'm shocked that the Brits hadn't even hea...

2012-01-13T21:15:24.039-08:00

I'm shocked that the Brits hadn't even heard of it! I never read this in school but read it in my early 30's and it remains a favorite.

I really need to read this... I have had it for ye...

2012-01-11T18:14:23.150-08:00

I really need to read this... I have had it for years and there it sits unread. This year for sure!

oh i loved this book! i can't remember the las...

2012-01-11T14:38:31.343-08:00

oh i loved this book! i can't remember the last time i read it, but i always wondered what it would be like to read a childhood classic like to kill a mockingbird through the eyes of an adult.

I've lost count of the times I had to watch th...

2012-01-10T16:00:11.485-08:00

I've lost count of the times I had to watch the movie as a substitute teacher! Obviously, it's a favorite lesson plan for when the teacher is away.

I sometimes get to teach this when I substitute fr...

2012-01-10T12:53:09.838-08:00

I sometimes get to teach this when I substitute from my fave English teacher and I love the many 'other' interesting story lines - like how the Aunt wants Scout to be 'a lady' and just all the family dynamics. This is a fabulous post.

Loved this post! I read this book for the first t...

2012-01-10T11:42:43.270-08:00

Loved this post! I read this book for the first time over a year ago, and you touched on all the reasons I loved it. It wasn't required reading for me, but it will be for my daughter in 8th grade and I'm excited to discuss it with her then.

Ruth - I love that you do a book club with your da...

2012-01-10T09:54:35.435-08:00

Ruth - I love that you do a book club with your daughter, and yes this would be a perfect one to read with her!

Perhaps I will read it one day cringes I should ...

2012-01-10T09:17:56.344-08:00

Perhaps I will read it one day *cringes* I should read classics of my own country too first

How funny, my daughter was home from college for C...

2012-01-10T08:50:38.531-08:00

How funny, my daughter was home from college for Christmas break and we just spent a long car ride discussing our love for and reasons why we love this book. It is different reading it as an adult. What a great post.

I reread this book a few years ago, and I loved it...

2012-01-10T08:06:54.649-08:00

I reread this book a few years ago, and I loved it even more. I agree, it was much better than I remembered.

I liked your review of this classic. I also had r...

2012-01-10T07:45:36.518-08:00

I liked your review of this classic. I also had read it as a young teenager, and now reread it with my tween daughter. We do a mother-tween book club together, and this was a great choice. It's difficult to find books that appeal to the tastes of an adult and a tween. Anyway, we both loved the book and then watched the movie too.

Col - thanks! It was definitely worth rereading as...

2012-01-10T07:38:05.141-08:00

Col - thanks! It was definitely worth rereading as it was so much better than I remembered!

Ti - I need to pick myself up a beautiful anniversary edition!

I received a lovely, anniversary edition of this b...

2012-01-10T07:29:52.822-08:00

I received a lovely, anniversary edition of this book and it sits prettily on my shelf. It's one of my fave books and has been for awhile, but I truly did not appreciate it until I was much older.

I loved your take on this -- focusing on what stan...

2012-01-10T07:13:01.064-08:00

I loved your take on this -- focusing on what stands out as an adult. I haven't reread this since high school myself, but it's probably time.