I've never actually read Mockingbird. I don't think my high school English class assigned it, but there were multiple English tracks, one for those who couldn't face Mr. Berryhill and one for those who could.
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Connie Neil - Feb 11, 2015 6:49:39 am PST #22992 of 28342
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-t - Feb 11, 2015 7:03:58 am PST #22993 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Boo Radley is my spirit animal.
Beverly - Feb 11, 2015 9:07:37 am PST #22994 of 28342
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
(blasphemer)My favorite thing about To Kill A Mockingbird is the line in Benny and Joon when Joon asks, "Having ourselves a little Boo Radley moment?" She was probably speaking of Robert Duvall in the movie, though. The book didn't make much impression on me. My fondness for the story is all for the movie.(/blasphemer)
Maybe I need to read it again, if I can get the echo of Gregory Peck out of my head.
Katerina Bee - Feb 11, 2015 12:00:04 pm PST #22995 of 28342
Herding cats for fun
I really do want to read Mockingbird again now. And then see the film again. Had to read it in high school, but had read it for pleasure in the school library the year before it was Required.
I also have an indecent curiosity about the new book despite the author's wishes about it.
Amy - Feb 11, 2015 12:43:13 pm PST #22996 of 28342
Because books.
TKAM is one example of a book and a film being equally great, I think.
I'm curious about the new book, too, I have to admit, especially if it's true that she wrote it first, and wrote TKAM on her editor's suggestion.
Burrell - Feb 12, 2015 10:18:54 am PST #22997 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It was so wonderful to watch TKAM with Franny last year when she was writing a report on Harper Lee.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 1:24:15 pm PST #22998 of 28342
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Larry Gonick has finally released the volume that may be the missing link to getting my brain back in fighting shape:
The Cartoon Guide to Algebra! [link]
When I'm trying to study physics, I get so lost in the math. With this book alongside my Cartoon Guide to Physics, I'll be able to feel like a smart person again.
-t - Feb 12, 2015 1:27:07 pm PST #22999 of 28342
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Nice! I love Gonick, and I'm glad to see he's including some history as I think it's particularly interesting (as history of math goes, which is to say extremely interesting to me)
Katerina Bee - Feb 12, 2015 2:09:47 pm PST #23000 of 28342
Herding cats for fun
Cartoon Guide to Physics helped me pass that class. I yam forever grateful for the visual assistance. If only the Algebra Cartoon Guide had been available too. Now I know what DH is getting for his birthday.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 2:17:45 pm PST #23001 of 28342
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I got the Guide to Calculus, but that was definitely a case of running before I could walk. I couldn't even get past the prologue to the prologue.
edit: I think I need to take another stroll through all the Guides to History, just for fun.