Saturday, July 25, 2015

Go Set a Watchman

I like it and I don't care what anybody else thinks.  The book works for me as a window into the thinking of Southerners in the 50's as it became clear that racial integration was on the way.  The histronic fear that this caused is laughable now.  I can see where Lee's editor suggested another book based on her childhood experiences when I read her flashback account of her and her friends playing "Revival."  It's very funny.  The book tails off at the end.  Lastly, I am not concerned that Atticus is a racist.  This is more realistic than Mockingbird.  Comparing the two Atticuses is a waste of time.