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Go Set a Watchman

By: Harper Lee
Narrated by: Reese Witherspoon
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Go Set a Watchman is set during the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some 20 years later.

Scout (Jean Louise Finch) has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father, Atticus. She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her father's attitude toward society and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood.

An instant classic.

©2015 Penguin Audio (P)2015 Penguin Audio Classics Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Definitely opt for the audible version of this book because while the story can get lost in its meandering, Reese makes the most of it and brings it to life. Thank you Reese

So-so story, but Reese Witherspoon made the best of it

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To Kill a Mockingbird is my #1 favourite book. Go set a watchman is a far cry from it.
There are moments when the reader gets a glimpse of Ms Lee’s brilliance, but for the most part it was absent.
I’d hoped for so much more.

Slightly heartbreaking

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Well written sequel to a great book. Similar themes continue, characters are developed well. Very moving and introspective.

This story certainly makes me think

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Wonderful narration.
The story was lovely and eye opening. A great ending to a wonderful story 🥰

Great listen!

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Wonderfully read by southern Hollywood megastar actor Reese Witherspoon.
Brilliant story, so much to learn still.

Brilliant

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Nice conclusion and lessons about life in society from Mockingbird

I dot see colour either

Great lessons for those that see people

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A great coming of age story set in one the the most turbulent times in U.S.
history

An interesting sequel

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I didn't love it. I am still trying to decide exactly how I feel about it.
The only real emotional depth, in this story, relies on the reader having read To Kill a Mockingbird. To feel Scout's horror and loss, you have to have known what kind of a man Atticus was. Other than that you just have to take it as given. There's very little outlining or development of character.
The claim that to Kill a Mockingbird was written after this book does not feel right to me.
There are some great parts in this story, but it's not what it could have been. And it just makes me wonder what it could have been, it could have been magnificent, whenever it was written.

At best it's a good draft of a novel.

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This book is down to earth assessment of the politics of racism in today's world.

Better than to Kill a Mockingbird

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Wow, with a voice like butter, this narration brings the story to life- she beautifully covers the cast of characters and helps this story along..

This narration brings the story to life

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