One of the all-time greats. Just great story-telling and some very likable characters. Atticus Finch is one of my favorite characters ever. What a good guy. Also made into a great movie with Gregory Peck playing a perfect Atticus.
I won't go into the storyline at all but just want to point out how interesting it is that the book can be so light-hearted and childlike yet deal with some serious themes. It's all just so well done.
As I thumbed through my book I was surprised how many good quotes are in this book. I had to make some cuts to my selected quotes which I usually don't have to do for novels. Many of the quotes are just Atticus being Atticus. Wisdom personified.
Quotes:
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing."
"[S]ometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle"
"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
"[B]efore I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
"It's not okay to hate anybody."
"Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I've tried to live so I can look squarely back at him."
"Atticus, he was real nice." "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them."
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