To Kill A Mockingbird.

I've finished To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (an American classic novel, by the way) just this morning. I actually just sort of skimmed through the last few chapters since I hated the part where Scout wears a ham costume (oooh, spoiler). Well, let's just leave it at that, since I don't want to spoil a lot more than you could allow me to spoil.

Anyways, I've got one word to sum up TKAM: BRILLIANT. The book was actually required reading for my English subject on First Year HS, but I was actually excited to discover that it was required reading. I've read John Grisham's 'A Painted House', and one of the reviews compared it to Huckleberry Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird. A Painted House is awesome, so TKAM must be better. After all, it IS a classic.

To Kill A Mockingbird is about many things, but basically, it's a simple story set in the rural Maycomb County. At first, the initial reaction of my classmates was that it was boring, but I begged to differ. I read the opening pages, and true enough, I barely understood the thing. But as the days went by, I discovered that TKAM was more than just a story about Maycomb County, Scout Finch, Jem Finch and all the other famous inhabitants. It was filled with short stories, presented in chapters, interconnecting. Everything is related to the other things. Which is what makes it brilliant: The subtle building up of the attitude, the plot, and the climax makes everything fall into place, the puzzle pieces fit.

I recommend you read TKAM.