278 pages
English language
Published May 10, 2016
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch-"Scout"--Returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past-a journey that can only be guided by one's own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision-a profoundly affecting work …
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch-"Scout"--Returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past-a journey that can only be guided by one's own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. 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. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.
Wow. I will have to digest this for some time before I can adequately summarize my feelings about this book. For now a simple "wow" (spoken on an inhale) will have to suffice.
Very interesting to read, especially when you consider what this book is. I am glad that To Kill a Mockingbird got written and published in the end, but I'm also glad that I had the opportunity to read this book.
I'm still processing this. I should mention that although I know there's been a lot of mixed press about this book, I ignored all of it so I could form my own opinion, which I'm kinda still doing. There is some outdated "common" thinking that needs to be sorted through, and some parts were very difficult for me. That's probably the point, but still.
After everything, I think it's about learning to love (or keep loving) someone in spite of a sharp difference in beliefs. This is a difficult concept, and something I think we're all faced with more and more these days. It's worth the reading, but don't expect it to be easy.
(Also worth noting, there are many aspects of this book that I think could have been improved upon - but considering the reasons we're even reading it in the first place, we'll probably need to look …
I'm still processing this. I should mention that although I know there's been a lot of mixed press about this book, I ignored all of it so I could form my own opinion, which I'm kinda still doing. There is some outdated "common" thinking that needs to be sorted through, and some parts were very difficult for me. That's probably the point, but still.
After everything, I think it's about learning to love (or keep loving) someone in spite of a sharp difference in beliefs. This is a difficult concept, and something I think we're all faced with more and more these days. It's worth the reading, but don't expect it to be easy.
(Also worth noting, there are many aspects of this book that I think could have been improved upon - but considering the reasons we're even reading it in the first place, we'll probably need to look past that.)
