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Saturday, August 20, 2011

I am fascinated by Harper Lee

She wrote one novel.

One novel that won the Pulitzer Prize.

One novel that still sells millions of copies a year.

One novel with rich characters and textures and layers.

One novel with a poignant message.

One novel that says everything she wanted to say.

One novel yes, but what a novel.

2 comments:

  1. It's funny, I was actually talking about To Kill A Mockingbird this weekend, and I called her Lee Harper. Well, at least now I won't forget!

    To be honest, I can't really remember too much about her book from when I read it in high school. I think I was distracted when I was reading it too. I'm assuming it's worth re-reading? ;)

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  2. I plan on rereading it. It's been a long time since I have, but I know the storyline and I read a chapter on the weekend.

    It's really well-written. I think I would definitely appreciate it more now than I did my first time reading it. I love when the commentary in a novel can resonate much further than the events written about in the one story (social commentary and the like...but in a more subtle way).

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