To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

1960•Drama•320 pages

Taste attributes: dramalegalcrimehistoricalteenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeancefighting evilsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeHeavy and moving: a realistic novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the United States.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaLegalCrimeHistoricalTeenComing of ageInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceFighting evilSocial commentary

Subjects

Contemporary fictionRacial segregationMob mentalitySouthern GothicSouthern lifeRacial injusticeClassCourage

Details

Author
Harper Lee
Published
1960
Pages
320
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