To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
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Smallbrownbird
on 06-Jul-11 11:43
Overall rating 10.0
I probably re-read this book once a year. We read it at school and I came back to it in my 20s when I borrowed the book from someone. It's the only book I've ever 'forgotten' to return. The cover's falling off and I've dropped it in the bath, but I still come back to it time and again. It is a beautifully structured story and a perfectly created world that you feel as safe as Scout in, so the bigger themes don't feel like preaching. By the way, Harper Lee based the character of Dill on Truman Capote who she knew as a child and remained friends with all his life.
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kslatts
on 06-Dec-10 11:27
Overall rating 10.0
I love this book, read it at school and have re-read it twice since.
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auberginesrus
on 04-Mar-10 08:03
Overall rating 10.0
My favourite book of all time, it is an entertaining read and engagingly written from Scout's perspective but gives plenty of food for thought. I first read it in my early twenties and have probably re read it every couple of years since.
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minnieme3
on 07-Apr-09 23:45
Overall rating 9.0
I read this book in school about 6 years ago, and loved it.
It has so many different themes in it, my curiosity about Boo Radley meant I couldn't stop reading!
After seeing the film recently, I just remembered how brilliant the story really is.
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jessica789
on 07-Apr-09 22:42
Overall rating 10.0
I must be one of the few people who didn't read this at school - I actually only got round to reading it a couple of years ago. I agree, it's a fabulous book - wonderful characters and an engrossing plot. It's certainly in my Top 10 Best Books Ever.
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