We all know that the new Harper Lee book is coming out next month. So our book group read To Kill a Mockingbird as a precursor to the new book. I read the book as a teenager. Reading it again as an adult, I knew what the outcome would be, even though of course it is written so well that you believe Tom will be acquitted. What I didn't remember was how good a book it is. It's not just a good book it is one of the best books ever written. And reading it again made me think of so many things---how we judge people, race and class how it's still relevant, very relevant. That you can raise your children to love all people, regardless of where you live. And that Atticus was the best father ever. Read it again even if Go Set a Watchman is out. You will be glad you did.
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