Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman.
I am on page 72 of this novel. It is OK but nothing special so far.
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Not a page turner for sure. Took me a week to finish it.
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I couldn't finish it. I was at my brothers for a couple of weeks and he bought a copy. I lost interest.
Before I started I watched To Kill a Mockingbird twice on Youtube. It was that compelling. Watching the little girl think things out and how fondly almost everyone loved her father because of his courage mattered to me. I read the book a long, long time ago. I remember it being a feel good read. I don't know what is true about the release of this second book. I don't think the author needs the income and I'm afraid Go Set a Watchman puts the author in a less favorable light to me. |
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The book/movie never did much for me and so this latest addition certainly does not garner my interest. but it was intended to make a lot of money for someone given all the hype
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According to articles I have read, Harper Lee wrote "Watchman" prior to Mockingbird. It was rejected by the publisher and rather than edit it, she used it as a basis for Mockingbird. It was found recently among her belongings and published, unedited. There was also a bit of controversy about her permission to publish since she is quite elderly and living in a nursing home. There recently was a PBS special about this, and I think there is a clip on You Tube. I also was very disappointed in Watchman. I wish she would have rewritten it a few years after Mockingbird. It may have been better and more relevant. Just my opinion.....
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That's the problem for me. Which version reflects the views of the author? and does it even matter?
If someone discovered an earlier version of the Mona Lisa and it had a happy face does that in any way detract from the mysterious one everyone loves? Does Godfather III undermine I and II? Do I need to go golfing or it it too hot outside? These are big questions. |
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If interested you may want to check out the July 13- July 19, 2015 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. It has an article by Claire Suddath on Harper Lee and the publication of "Go Set A Watchman". Claire Suddath - Businessweek What Does Harper Lee Want? | Bloomberg Business |
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