Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Seeing her return to her hometown and become shocked at how things had moved along in her absence. Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Additionally, parents learn from their children. Throughout reading the book "Go Set a Watchmen" by Harper Lee, my option on the plot and how well its theme was conveyed has drastically changed. I read many frontal attacks on this book here on Goodreads and am a bit "partagé" as we say in French. (p.197) I… Coming of age, and seeing our parents with all their faults and still managing to love them anyway, was timely for me. During this first half of the book Harper uses lots of flashbacks to explain much of Jean Louise's life after the ending of her previous book "To Kill a Mockingbird". Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. Surely, however, even as life went on, there were probably whites who felt threatened. Say what you will about George R.R. From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Her father, a former newspaper editor and proprietor, was a lawyer who served on the state legislature from 1926 to 1938. Contrary to popular opinion, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I don’t think I’ve been this excited about a non-YA release in forever and by God was I excited about this one. The best thing I can say about Go Set a Watchman is that no one will ever accuse it of being written by Truman Capote. Atticus has a racist attitude??!!! Once I stopped comparing it "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and looked at it from it's own merit I really thought it had a great "voice". Author (s): Harper Lee. The most perfect summary of a dismal follow up to one of my favourite books on the planet. There is an anecdote … The dialogue is too long and doesn't add much to the character development and little to the story. I just want that escape into other worlds. Go Set A Watchman book. I am going to write a full review I think but oh this is not a novel and it was not ready for public consumption. I've seen that this book has been getting so much flack lately. I think what made this book tough for people is that it is the sequel to a classic that we have had over 50 years to appreciate. Go Set a Watchman (To Kill a Mockingbird). Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Some of the sequels in our roundup below have... From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. I, for one, loved this book for the simple reason that it isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Got about a third of the way into the book and felt irritated and bored. Refresh and try again. by. I have mixed emotions as I compare it to “To Kill a Mockingbird.”, Throughout reading the book "Go Set a Watchmen" by Harper Lee, my option on the plot and how well its theme was conveyed has drastically changed. What it’s about. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—"Scout"—returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. I also liked reading about segregation and how it affected how people thought and acted. If you haven't read the book and are reading this, don't read "Go set a watchmen" 1/5, Thanks, Darcy for suggesting I read this book independent of To Kill A Mockingbird. The performance on the audiobook by Reese Witherspoon was great. Part of the trouble was that I felt the book lacked focus. Because life has a thing about annoying me, while I'm reading. Sent! Go Set A Watchman takes place years after Mockingbird, with a now adult Scout heading back to town since she is now living in New York. This novel has completely shattered my opinion of him. I know that a lot of readers were disappointed in Atticus' disposition. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor and effortless precision--a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. After all the hoopla, concern about whether Nelle did indeed sanction the publication, and wondering if this book was edited as well as it could have been, I put off reading it at first. Readers might be able to tell. "Home for 19 hours and you've already indulged your predilection for ablutionary excesses, I decided not to re-read TKAM, which I last read many, many years ago. Set two decades after the novel that stole the hearts of millions, Go Set a Watchman focuses on the return of twenty-six year old, Jean Louise Finch (Scout). It is about INJUSTICE and stuff. But I am sure glad this did not come out before TKM - this way her idealization of Atticus makes perfect sense - as does this. Life went on as usually, even though the movement would eventually have wide scale ramifications. I listened to Reece Witherspoon's excellent reading of the audio-book, which enhanced my experience of the book. As an independent woman, Jean Louise defies all social norms and refuses to get married due to her desire to explore during her twenties and not spend her time spent answering to someone else. In the beginning of the book, the story was very slow and somewhat tedious. I appreciated the good discussion we had in our Logan book club. Had to read Watchman before I passed judgement. I enjoyed reading about Harper Lee in her twenties, as well as when she was a child. Aside from this reveal, Kakutani does make note that Watchman is the first draft of Mockingbird and discusses how students of writing will find Watchman fascinating for those reasons. Over 50 years to get used to. Go Set A Watchman Book Review “Go Set A Watchman” written by Harper Lee, takes place in the mid-1950s in the small town of Maycomb Alabama. I was not at all disappointed. Times change and even when someone is elderly, there is the potential to change. Synopsis from Goodreads: From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. On one hand, I like Lee's easy going prose, her southern speech inflections, her strong-willed Jean Louise (Scout at 26 years old back home from NYC), and her nostalgic writing about the south. It made me want to be there in "To Kill A Mockingbird". While it was nice to get some more background information on the character's lives after the previous book, to me it seemed to take away from what was happening in the present. During her visit we are introduced to Henry Clinton, Jean Louise's love interest, who is currently working for her father as a lawyer. Jean Louise had to finally accept what she had seen at the meeting, and therefore create her own individual conscience. It isn’t a sequel (even though Goodreads advertises it as such, which I disagree with). Just in time for Banned Books Week, the Internet's largest book-review site is hosting a meltdown over a new policy that many of its members feel is a blatant act of censorship. Thank you Harper Lee! There is a faint glimmer of plot. There it is. Coming of age, and seeing our parents with all their faults and still managing to love them anyway, was timely for me. I will need to read this one again before I make a decision about Atticus, who by the w. Started this today and did not put it down till I was done. Excellent! Her fiancé and Atticus still reside in town and she mostly gets along quite well with both of them. Was this a sequel to To Kill A Mockingbird? I also liked reading about segregation and how it affected how people thought and acted. Although these words are only quoted directly once, in a Methodist sermon during one of the many flashbacks to childhood, its relevance is obvious, Jean Louise being the watchman who sees the South with fresh eyes and announces in disgust. There is no such thing as a collective conscious.”, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2015), Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2015). And we all fell about slathering and slobbering with joy that such a wonderful example of humanity could have come out of such racist times. Maycomb, Alabama. I've seen that this book has been getting so much flack lately. She believes that Atticus, the one person in the word that she has completely trusted since childhood, had betrayed her by attending a pro-segregation meeting. Like everyone I also watched the film after reading. This was because she didn't see Atticus as a human, but an individual who could do not wrong. However, this is not a sequel of To Kill a Mockingbird. The racial concept of this book has a strong pull that causes potential turmoil with Jean Louise and her family, and how her hometown has changed since the last time she had visited. However, Dr. Finch makes a good case to Jean Louise(Scout), so does Henry. “Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.”, “Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience. But I am sure glad this did not come out before TKM - this way her idealization of Atticus makes perfect sense - as doe. My question is, will it be available in ebook form when it is released? This was my second time trying the book. I know that a lot of readers were disappointed in Atticus' disposition. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch--"Scout"--returns home from … Refresh and try again. I'll never watch Gregory Peck in that courtroom in the same way again. Over 50 years to fall in love with. The whole story has a bit too much of an anti-climactic feel to it as - especially given the high stakes of Mockingbird - here we are just given a "crise de conscience" of Jean Louise that leads to a sort of peaceful acceptance of cohabitation (albeit perhaps not permanent) between her and her now-unveiled-as-a-racist father. My first judgement: trying to understand the position of Atticus, but Scout caved in. I loved the continuation of the characters. Now there’s a second inexplicably overly popular novel that people who barely read two books a year can list as one of their favourite novels on their Goodreads, Facebook, and dating profiles. Praise the heavens. :), I was actually gifted a copy of this book (many thanks. Appreciating it for its own merits was good advice. Let's remember this very important fact: Go Set a Watchman was written and then shelved by Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird instead. Reading this novel, I found the seeds and green shoots of To Kill a Mocking Bird scattered throughout it. Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee is an emotional look into our southern’s history, located in a small town Maycomb, Alabama. So we all felt that praise was due to Atticus in Mockingbird because he defended a black kid accused of rape, unsuccessfully. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of It is not robust. Well, this is what you won't do: panic. I could see young Scout in the older Scout. If I went to this world-I would die from boredom. Harper Lee's alleged prequel to To Kill a Mockingbird gives readers thought-provoking insights into the prevalent attitudes and inclinations in a small southern town in the 1950's post Brown vs Board of Education. Welcome back. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Published by HarperCollins on July 14th 2015 Genres: Historical Fiction Pages: 278 Amazon Goodreads. This ending created so much emotion for me because of how Lee perfectly wrote the confirmation between father and daughter, and showed just how different Jean Louise was compared to other Southerners. Go Set a Watchman is the sequel of Harper Lee's most beloved To Kill a Mockingbird. Or was it something … Overall I thought "Go Set a Watchmen" was a good book, it was just a little extensive and dull at times. I found it a struggle to read and my interest was never really captured. She creates it well here as Scout returns home from New York and confronts the racism growing in her community. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of I tried to avoid the hype about this book but that was difficult. Thanks for the review. Actually think it would be more interesting to read this one first and than TKAM, because it gives the reader insights into the creative mind at work, what was changed and edited to make TKAM the successful book it has become. On the other hand, I was disappointed with the shallowness and one-dimensionality of her beau, Henri Clinton, the absence of my favorite character Boo Radley, and the vapid conclusion which seemed to be about fighting racism from within the KKK or Citizen's Councils. So, how does the much-anticipated sequel hold up to its predecessor? I'll never watch Gregory Peck in that courtroom in the same way again. 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