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To Kill a Mockingbird

Written by: Harper Lee
Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
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Brought to you by Penguin.

'ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN'

'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man falsely charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.

 Classics Coming of Age Genre Fiction Literary Fiction United States World Literature

Critic Reviews

No one ever forgets this book
Someone rare has written this very fine novel, a writer with the liveliest sense of life and the warmest, most authentic humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable (Truman Capote)
There is humour as well as tragedy in this book, besides its faint note of hope for human nature; and it is delightfully written in the now familiar Southern tradition
It would be difficult to argue that Harper Lee’s classic isn’t one of the most—if not the most—beloved of American novels
The enduring appeal of Mockingbird lies not only in the plot or characters; the book is a mirror, a source of endless and revelatory conversation about who we are and have been as a country
The names Scout and Atticus—and, perhaps above all, the name Harper—reflect a respect not just for the arc of history, but for the hope that it does indeed bend toward justice
Novels like To Kill a Mockingbird enlarge the heart and inspire the mind. They have the power to uplift readers and enrich them — no matter where those readers live or how they worship or the color of their skin
A first novel of such rare excellence
The rare classic that speaks to all ages about the less triumphant aspects of American history
A seminal American story, a touchstone of racial tolerance. . . . The book is a marvel, brilliantly structured, wonderfully told in the voice of Scout Finch, a stand-in for its tomboyish author as a child. . . . It’s a book determined to make young readers feel like grownups. . . and grownups feel like children
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it takes the purest form of innocence, a child's innocence, to hold a mirror to the irrationality of adults. This coming of age story is the best I've read so far. the story is beautifully written and the narration exquisite. it transports you back in time so you can almost see the events unfold right in front of your eyes, at the leisurely pace of a country life. it shows you the world as seen from the innocent eyes of children and takes you on a journey of exploration and growing understanding of the biased world they live in as they ask some very uncomfortable and pertinent qs which hold as true today as in any time and in any community of people.

a true coming of age story

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I read the book a couple of years back, and fell in love with the storyline and the characters instantly. Decided to revisit it in an audiobook format, and must say I'm not dissapointed! Sissy's southern accent was a bit of a challenge for my Indian ear initially, however after a couple chapters I got accustomed to it and started enjoying it. Her narration brought life to the characters, and completely justified the setting and the era.

Worthy narration for a timeless classic

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It was superb and very intriguing. Reader took us with the story in a passionate way, much appreciated.

Good Read

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Amazing storyline and awesome narration. Sissy Spacek's voice brought the book to life. This was worth every minute I spent on it. Highly recommended.

Loved it

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Harper lee shows the condition of America in early 20th century and conditions of colored races in America. Excellently narrated by Sissy Spacek, a nice to read book.

World through the eyes of a child.

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