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06-08-2007, 05:15 PM
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Oh, I am so sorry Jane Eyre killed you. I just finished it and found that it is one of my favorite books of all time!
Anyways, To Kill a Mockingbird is also one of my favorite books! I chose to read it for a history project and 2 months later I was assigned to read it for an English project. I read it twice in a row and found I loved it even more after the second time I read it! Since you posted in November and it is now June, assuming you've finished it by now, tell us what you thought?
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07-03-2007, 01:23 PM
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I think I got more out of the book than the movie.
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07-04-2007, 05:15 AM
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To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book of all time.  (I named my kitty cat Atticus.) The story's so powerful, and I love that Scout's point of view shows this without being too overwhelming. My favorite part is Jem's reaction to the whole court case and how it affects (effects?) him.
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07-04-2007, 09:45 AM
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oh, I just remembered one of the admins of this other forum is named Jem.
he should hand over power.
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09-22-2007, 04:21 PM
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Love it! It's a gem of a book! I need to reread it.
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09-24-2007, 12:00 AM
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The last two pages or so of this book are some of the best writing I've ever read. I wish I had written them!
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09-26-2007, 03:43 AM
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Dry?
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Her speech was crisp for a Maycomb County inhabitant. She called us by all our names, and when she grinned she revealed two miniature gold prongs clipped to her eye-teeth. When I admired them and hoped I would have some eventually, she said, "Look here." With a click of her tongue she thrust out her bridgework, a gesture of cordiality that cemented out friendship.
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That's from chapter 5. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the funniest books I ever read. The whole thing is written like that.
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Last edited by ClancyBoy : 09-26-2007 at 04:07 AM.
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10-07-2007, 03:37 PM
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To Kill A Mockingbird is a pretty good book. I should reread it.
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10-07-2007, 04:15 PM
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Possibly my favourite book. It's very beautiful.
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10-19-2007, 05:12 AM
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To Kill a Mockingbird is an amazing book. I won't reveal any thing about the book, but it dealt with the problems that plagued society back when the book was written. Very enjoyable, I hope you enjoy as well.
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11-14-2007, 10:27 PM
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It needed more sex and violence.
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11-15-2007, 08:59 AM
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This is in my top five. The mystery is, why didn't Harper Lee ever write another book? She started one and never finished. Perhaps she knew she could never top it or equal it and just decided not to try. Too bad. Because a book half as good as To Kill A Mockingbird would still be wonderful.
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11-15-2007, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Blix
You guys are going to kill me, but I just started reading this and I'm 28.
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11-16-2007, 03:43 PM
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i have to read it for english. it's not the normal type of book i like to read, but it is good. i just got done with part one. i don't feel like reading more at the moment. i will when i have to...
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01-16-2008, 09:26 AM
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I was forced to read this for English class many moons ago and i didnt enjoy it at all - i think it was more to do with the fact our teacher focused on trying to find symbols throughout the book and made us write a review every few chapters. Started re-visiting the classics so might give this another bash
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