I don’t think that anyone in the book community doesn’t know about this book. This is a classic – a must read classic which everyone is supposed to read. I mean that’s the point of including it in the list of must read classics in a lifetime. I couldn’t agree more. This is an epic tale of family love, racism before world war and the existential circumstances way back then. I know this is one of the favourite books of most of the people and I can understand the reasons, but for me, it was not a perfect 5-star read. I had some issues with this book which explains a star less rating.

I was amazed by the character building of the writer. All the characters were great and well created. Every character was portrayed with detailed characteristics, even the neighbours. Scout was a very brave and curious girl. Her character represents a strong woman, though she was 6-9 years old. She not only loved and respected her father but also did the same for her brother Jem. Jem was a strong boy too. he wanted to take care of his father, to understand him well. He took care of Scout as his father would take. He often became furious when anyone said anything about his father. Atticus was an ideal father. he was a father that children would wish to have. Both of his children loved him very much and so did he. Atticus was an honest man, a man of his words.

The whole story was believable. The writing was simple but somewhat was like old American English. It was easy to understand but there were some words which were unfamiliar to me. The writing is remarkable if we speak of the author. The flow of the story was perfectly set. It was a little bit slow at the starting. Apart from family love, this story was highly about the racism issue which was at its peak at that time in America.

Sometimes, it was hard for me to believe that the story was being told from a PoV of a six years old. There were various introductions of the neighbours that I felt were totally unnecessary. I actually lost my concentration at many points while reading this extra details. Though it was good to know the lives of neighbours in the county, the details of every one of them were not at all helping to the story.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

Though I did have some issues with this book, it doesn’t mean that I didn’t like it. I really did. In fact, this is such a book that is a must read not just for adults but for children too. One can learn many things from this story like the value of family, the value of truth, difference between right and wrong etc. It gives a very good insight of living in that era like thinking of the people, how girls were supposed to dress, how they were supposed to talk etc. This book teaches you the value of friendship and to be stronger and helpful, and also tells you the importance of family bond. This is definitely worth reading at least once. I am really glad that I finally read it.

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