The Fireside Chats

I finished reading this book and I can see why it’s a classic. The story is told through the eyes of little Jean Louise Finch (more commonly known as Scout) as her and her brother, Jeremy Atticus Finch (more commonly known as Jem), get up to some mischief. Along the way, we get to see some heart warming tales and learn some valuable lessons. I just loved seeing everything through the eyes of Scout. She has an interesting take on things, especially for that time period. I like that Scout doesn’t take any crap off anyone…..I think that’s what I like most about her.

Synopsis: The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.

Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior – to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.