Sven Roeder 5:41 Fri Feb 19
Harper Lee dies
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Being reported that the author of To Kill A Mockingbird has died
Funny, I thought Truman CAPOTE died years ago
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Bazooka Joe
2:20 Sat Feb 20
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I prefer her sister Rusty but a good read nevertheless
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chad sexington
11:25 Fri Feb 19
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A beautiful book. Go Set a Watchmen is good too. A sad day.
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Mart O
10:59 Fri Feb 19
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Surely one of the most overrated books ever. Can't believe Truman Capote wrote it.
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Sven Roeder
10:38 Fri Feb 19
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She wrote Go Set A Watchman and publishers bought it but her editor decided the earlier life of the characters would be more interesting so it morphed into To Kill A Mockingbird.
As I implied in the opening post it has long been suspected that Watchman was her work and Mockingbird was developed and written by her childhood friend and associate Mr Truman CAPOTE.
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Far Cough
10:18 Fri Feb 19
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Wasn't Go Set a Watchman actually written before To Kill a Mockingbird?
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Fivetide
10:15 Fri Feb 19
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Great first novel. Not read the new one. Disappointing innings in reality - just needed a couple of boundaries then avoid dots in the last over.
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Nicey
9:53 Fri Feb 19
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Maybe Elliot will go out on loan now his home life isn't so cosy anymore
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Lee Trundle
9:01 Fri Feb 19
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*Rustie
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Lee Trundle
9:01 Fri Feb 19
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I always preferred her sister, Rusty.
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Far Cough
8:57 Fri Feb 19
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Did Truman Capote write most of it?
I'm sure if he had Ms Lee would have admitted it surely?
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Rise Park family
8:53 Fri Feb 19
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Nurse....in the same way as Steinbeck novels, has it's place to articulate turbulent times in that perverse land of a million contradictions and problems.
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Boycie
8:50 Fri Feb 19
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Did we not have enough ENGLISH books to study?
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Nicey
8:47 Fri Feb 19
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Has a cameo in all of the movies and even popped up on the Big Bang theory. Sad loss
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Nurse Ratched
8:45 Fri Feb 19
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No, I trust my son's judgment. We are similar in our low tolerance threshold for worthiness ;-)
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Rise Park family
8:44 Fri Feb 19
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Read the book Nurse, well worth the effort
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Nurse Ratched
8:41 Fri Feb 19
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My son said the book is turgid.
I've only seen a theatre adaptation of it. Thought it was ok.
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Rise Park family
8:38 Fri Feb 19
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To Kill A Mocking Bird was a staple of every English O Level/GSCE or A level. Fine work and of real gravitas on key social issues and prejudices. RIP
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WHOicidal Maniac
5:55 Fri Feb 19
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If she had written One sentence and it was a great one, it would be a complete body of work...
...which I no doubt would have enjoyed.
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riosleftsock
5:52 Fri Feb 19
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Apparently, her third book will be published posthumously.
Nobody is sure what its about yet, but the working title was "It was the nigg*r what done it"
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Far Cough
5:49 Fri Feb 19
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Enjoyed her work?
Up until recently was one book, albeit a great one
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