The official webforum of the The-Leaky-Cauldron.org LeakyNews.com: Leaky Info | Potter News | Features | Interactive | Galleries | The Books | The Films | For Fun

Leaky Lounge

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )
The Rules : FAQ : Search : Member List : Sitemap

Forum News: All you ever wanted to know about Jo's Book Nook
Hot Thread: PoA Animal Poll in the HP Book Club.
Mod Thread: David Tennant - Actor of the Month Discussion

Leaky Lounge > HP-Related Discussion: Diagon Alley > Leaky Sites: Cauldron's Corner > Special Event Archives > Non-HP Book Club: To Kill a Mockingbird

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
Did you like this book?, Share your opinions here.
Did you like this book?
You cannot see the results of the poll until you have voted. Please login and cast your vote to see the results of this poll.
Total Votes: 29
Guests cannot vote 
Pyxis
post Aug 8 2008, 05:01 PM
Post #1
Exclusive distributor of The Dungbomb Protection Kit


****

Posts: 2,642
Joined: 10:52pm March 5, 2007
To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1961, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962. The book is generally found on lists of recommended reading for young people, and is often listed as required reading in U.S. high schools.

Did you like this book? Why, or why not? Do you think it is still relevant for today's society? Is it relevant to global society? Were you bothered by the language at all?
Go to the top of the page
Profile CardPM
+Quote Post
 
 Start new topic
Replies
SnapesSister
post Aug 11 2008, 06:21 AM
Post #2
The Other Half of the DDD


Group Icon

Posts: 5,391
Joined: 10:10am March 16, 2007
Location: Marauding with Moony, Padfoot and Prongs
I picked up To Kill a Mockingbird under my own steam when I was about seventeen, because it was one of those books I'd grown up hearing about, and always wanted to read.
I loved it. Its hard to explain why, but I think it's because Scout's narration was just so endearing and innocent - a child's point of view of the world around her - so many adult situations are taking place, and it's interesting to read how a child of Scout's age would grasp just what's going on. (ok, I'm rambling now!)

Atticus is my favourite character. What a fantastic role model for his children! He never talks down to them and always treats them as his equal, makes sure they know the difference between right and wrong, while never ramming it down their throats - he lets them make up their own minds as to why something might be wrong.

Hmm. Didn't do a very good job of explaining that did I? lol.gif

I'd definitely recommend this book to people, and already have, in fact.


--------------------

Jo's Book Nook is now reading Skellig by David Almond and The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge. Come and join in the discussions here!
Snape and Slytherin icons by princessbloomy@livejournal
Go to the top of the page
Profile CardPM
+Quote Post
Dreamteam
post Aug 11 2008, 07:45 AM
Post #3
One Half of the DDD


Group Icon

Posts: 8,943
Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006
Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere
QUOTE(SnapesSister @ Aug 11 2008, 12:21 PM) *
I picked up To Kill a Mockingbird under my own steam when I was about seventeen, because it was one of those books I'd grown up hearing about, and always wanted to read.
I loved it. Its hard to explain why, but I think it's because Scout's narration was just so endearing and innocent - a child's point of view of the world around her - so many adult situations are taking place, and it's interesting to read how a child of Scout's age would grasp just what's going on. (ok, I'm rambling now!)

Atticus is my favourite character. What a fantastic role model for his children! He never talks down to them and always treats them as his equal, makes sure they know the difference between right and wrong, while never ramming it down their throats - he lets them make up their own minds as to why something might be wrong.

Hmm. Didn't do a very good job of explaining that did I? lol.gif

I'd definitely recommend this book to people, and already have, in fact.

I disagree SnapesSister, I think you did an excellent job of explaining it lol.gif Atticus is one of my favourite characters in any book for just the same reasons, I love the way he treats his children with respect, that he doesn't force them into a particular way of thinking but gives them "signposts" to the right course and leaves them to take the right path of their own accord. For instance he doesn't just tell Jem that courage isn't about being able to shoot a gun better than anyone else, he lets him experience courage in Mrs Dubose and only explains it later.

I love that the story is told from Scout's PoV, it has much more impact than if it had been told from anyone else's. For instance, Atticus and Tom are good men but I don't think that telling the story from either of their PoVs wouldn't have been anywhere near as endearing, although maybe Boo's story might be quite interesting.


--------------------
March's Book Nook: The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge/Skellig by David Almond
"THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS,
AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!"
Go to the top of the page
Profile CardPM
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- Pyxis   Did you like this book?   Aug 8 2008, 05:01 PM
- - FredFan   To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless classic (and I...   Aug 9 2008, 08:49 AM
- - LovesEdandHarry416   QUOTE(Pyxis @ Aug 8 2008, 05:01 PM) To Ki...   Aug 9 2008, 09:19 AM
- - rowena r   TKAM is one of my faourite books ! I'll a...   Aug 9 2008, 12:48 PM
- - wastedxtime   To Kill A Mockingbird is one of my all-time favour...   Aug 9 2008, 02:34 PM
- - Moose_Starr   This is a really awesome book, for so many reasons...   Aug 9 2008, 05:26 PM
- - blue4t   I read this book back in high school and I really ...   Aug 9 2008, 06:22 PM
- - Fricka   For the first question, I answered yes. I did enjo...   Aug 9 2008, 07:39 PM
- - weaselyfan   Prior to being introduced to Harry Potter i would ...   Aug 9 2008, 08:09 PM
- - VoodooPadfoot   I thought it was utterly brilliant. I saw the film...   Aug 9 2008, 08:16 PM
- - ravenclawgirl34   I first read this book in 11th grade, and I loved ...   Aug 9 2008, 09:31 PM
- - Dreamteam   This book has been a favourite of mine for so long...   Aug 10 2008, 02:52 AM
- - kendra.dumbledore   For the first question up there I answered yes. I ...   Aug 10 2008, 09:36 AM
- - Floo Commuter   I love this book. I have loved it since I first r...   Aug 11 2008, 12:58 AM
- - Mistressofthedarkarts   I read TKAM for school a few years back. It was th...   Aug 11 2008, 04:22 PM
- - fawkes28   I must say that I am impressed that no one checked...   Aug 11 2008, 05:58 PM
- - Pyxis   QUOTE(LovesEdandHarry416 @ Aug 9 2008, 07...   Aug 13 2008, 01:46 AM
- - luna_sparkle   This is a favourite book of mine. I read for the ...   Aug 13 2008, 09:46 AM
- - coppertopchopperhopper   'To Kill a Mockingbird' was the best thing...   Aug 13 2008, 05:23 PM
- - Ex Libres Cogito   I did not grow up during the Great Depression. No...   Aug 13 2008, 06:51 PM
|- - Moose_Starr   QUOTE(Ex Libres Cogito @ Aug 13 2008, 09...   Aug 17 2008, 10:15 AM
|- - wordsaremagic   QUOTE(Moose_Starr @ Aug 17 2008, 08:15 AM...   Aug 17 2008, 04:02 PM
- - Pyxis   QUOTE(Ex Libres Cogito @ Aug 13 2008, 04...   Aug 15 2008, 09:04 AM
- - Floo Commuter   I just wanted to thank you for the choice of this ...   Aug 19 2008, 12:40 AM
- - Perenelle   I love the results for this poll! I'm wi...   Aug 26 2008, 12:42 PM

 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Powered By IP.Board 2.3.6 © 2010  IPS, Inc.
CommunitySEO 1.1.4 P1 © 2010  IPB SEO Module
Sorting is open now for Deathly Hallows! Follow this link.
Coming Up:
The Corner Booth is on Hiatus Join us in the New Year!
Come right in to the Shrieking Shack Arcade!
Shopping at the Cauldron Shop supports this forum!
IPS Driver Error

IPS Driver Error

There appears to be an error with the database.
You can try to refresh the page by clicking here