Book #108 (Unique books)
Book #9 in 2010
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
"Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression,
To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 6-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."
April 21st to April 26th - 6 days - 323 pages
120 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))
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"Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 6-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."
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