"To Kill A mocking bird"... How is it?

Question

I hv heard bout dis book from manybut i would like to know is it really a good book? and wat is the synopsis or storyline... (no spoilers pls)

Answer 1

It's an excellent book, and definitely worth the read! I actually saw the play, first...and it was so well done that I had to read the book, so I went out the next day and bought it.

It takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama somewhere in the 1930's. It's about Atticus Finch, a white lawyer who is chosen to defend a black man who is accused of raping a white woman, and the story is told through the eyes of his 9 year old daughter. It's basically her interpritation of the events that were unfolding in this small southern town, and the bigotry and hatred that accompanied the trial.

If you haven't read it, you really should. It's a well told story.

Answer 2

It's really a good book especially if you like reading about social problems. The first half of the book is a bit adventure like with the second half more serious. The reason it is a classic is because of the innocent yet poignantly sad nature of the story and the writing is clear and simple. The author, Harper Lee, is still alive. She was very close to Truman Capote and wrote for The New Yorker, a highly literary magazine. Enjoy the book because that's why it was written and think about what you have read in order to understand human nature.

Answer 3

To Kill a Mockingbird is a wonderful tale about the coming of age of a young girl and her brother. The tale is peppered with the lessons the children learn about racial discrimination, tolerance, self-control and maturity. Unlike modern books for teens, it is not a "fast and easy" read. It is full of allusions and diction that need a lot of thought. The book is heavy with description and Harper Lee fully crafts her work and brings all the aspects of the fictitious town to life. The beginning is quite heavy and difficult to understand - work your way through the first chapter before making judgement. There are many sites on the internet that will assist with any difficulties. I teach the book at the grade 9 level, but has been studied as early as grade 7 and as late as grade 10 - however it can be enjoyed at any age.

Answer 4

The book is really, really good, although I didn't think so from the synopsis they gave you. The main plot is something like Adicus Finch (Scot and Jem Finch's father) defending a ***** in Maycomb County Alabama. Because of racial prejudice, this was usually not accepted, but Adicus did it anyway because of this justice he feels. The beginning is all about trying to taunt Arthur (Boo) Radley out of his house because he never does...You'll have to read all about Boo's adventure near the end. Anyways, it is a really good book (even if it is a classic) and I loved it even if I didn't think so in the beginning.

Answer 5

It's a really good book. It's a classic. Everyone should read it. It's one of my favorite books ever. Basically, its about a girl Scout and her brother Jem, and their father is a lawyer, their mother died, and they live in Alabama and it takes place one summer when their father has to defend a black man accused of rape, and the two children get invovled in the case and sort of help solve it. That's all I can really say without giving too much away, there's so much more to it than that, but it's really good. Read it!

Answer 6

it is superb.

a synopsis:
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.... When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out."

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 novel by Harper Lee, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. A coming-of-age story, it is told from the point of view of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, the young daughter of Atticus Finch, an educated lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama, a fictional small town in the Deep South of the United States. She is accompanied by her brother Jem and their mutual friend Dill.

(i picked things that were as spoiler-free as possible!)

Answer 7

It's a great book! It centers on Scout and her brother Jem, two children growing up in the deep south. Their father, Atticus, is one of the greatest moral characters in literature. He is the town lawyer. There are a couple of story lines, one involving Atticus and his client, a black man accused of raping a white woman, and another involving the mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. Read it, it's wonderful!

Answer 8

It is a "fictional" story about racial injustice in the old South. It is a tragic story that will incite hatred. If the story were true-it might be worth your time. If you like fiction, "Where The Red Fern Grows", or "The Man from Snowy River" would be much better. Both leave you feeling like there may actually be some love in this world.

Answer 9

It's an outstanding book - one of the great classics on the modern era. It's about a man in the south, a white lawyer, who goes and defends a black man accused of raping a while woman. I didn't appreciate it until I was older, but now I read it almost every year.

Answer 10

it is an excellent book, told from the view point of a young white girl names scout, who lives in the south with her father, her brother, and after a while, her aunt alexandria moves in with them; the main storyline is about a black man who is accused of raping a white girl, and scout's father (a lawyer) is defending him....there are also other sub-plots and such, with scout growing up and such, it is a very good book ,no matter who you are or how old you are, you'll love it.