Subject: Go Set a Watchman - Harper Lee
Posted by: 13LuckyLady
Date: Feb 05 15
A manuscript by Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird", has been discovered and is about to be published. It's title is "Go Set a Watchman" and it about Scout as an adult woman.
There are plans to print 2 million copies.
Posted by: 13LuckyLady
Date: Feb 05 15
A manuscript by Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird", has been discovered and is about to be published. It's title is "Go Set a Watchman" and it about Scout as an adult woman.
There are plans to print 2 million copies.
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Mommakat 
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This was the topic of a segment on our TV last night on a current affairs programme. It will be interesting to see what happens. Sometimes sequels fall flat like the Novel "Scarlett" as a follow up to Gone with the Wind. In my opinion it just did not cut it. Reply #1. Feb 05 15, 6:46 PM |
13LuckyLady
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"Scarlett" was a let down. There's always a risk when writing a sequel to another author's book. Hopefully, "Go Set a Watchman" will be just as successful as Ms. Lee's first book. Reply #2. Feb 05 15, 8:01 PM |
| 13LuckyLady
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The first chapter of Harper Lee's new novel has been previewed. ****Spoiler****Atticus Finch, at 72, has rheumatoid arthritis, Scout and Gem....the story begins)**** ;) Reply #3. Jul 10 15, 7:37 AM |
wyambezi
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I was surprised at the news about Jem. Reply #4. Jul 13 15, 10:09 PM |
MiraJane
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My copy arrived a few hours ago. I've read about a third of the book so far. Reply #5. Jul 14 15, 3:43 PM |
| MiraJane
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Hve you read it yet? Only read half of it so far? Come here and join the discussion: http://www.funtrivia.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/690829 Reply #6. Jul 15 15, 5:50 PM |
slfcpd
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I've read it, interesting idea, but it probably wouldn't have made as much sense if I hadn't read "To kill a Mockingbird" first. My sense of the relationship between Scout and Atticus comes from "Mockingbird", what they went through. It would be a lot harder to understand the depth of their relationship, and thus Scout's feeling of betrayal unless I'd had that extra insight. Got to admit, I much prefer "To kill a Mockingbird" Reply #7. Jul 31 15, 6:06 PM |
| 13LuckyLady
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You could discuss the book here as well. Reply #8. Jul 31 15, 6:32 PM |
| MiraJane
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True, lady of luck. I prefer Mockingbird too. But that book was edited and the rewritten version of Watchman. Meandering passages that don't contribut to the story are in Watchman but not in Mockingbird. Reply #9. Jul 31 15, 6:57 PM |
| 13LuckyLady
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Refunds? Apparently, some readers are requesting refunds for Go Set a Watchman. I thought once you bought a book, it was no refunds. Reply #10. Aug 04 15, 7:57 PM |
| MiraJane
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How ridiculous. They were expecting a sequel, as Watchman is being called too often and incorrectly. It is not a sequel. It is also a writer's first draft of a book that took three years to rewrite and be edited heavily. First drafts rarely hold up to the finished product. And, yes, I was always under the impression that when you bought a book it was final sale. An exception would be made if 20 pages were blank when there should have been text but that's about the only reason for a refund. Reply #11. Aug 04 15, 9:29 PM |
| MiraJane
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Lady, have you read Watchman yet? Reply #12. Aug 04 15, 9:58 PM |
| 13LuckyLady
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MiraJane - unfortunately, no. Life is being a stinker right now and reading....I don't have the patience nor time. Reply #13. Aug 05 15, 5:39 AM |
mpkitty
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I haven't read it yet, but seeing the acclaim for her first book, I hope this doesn't detract from Harper Lee's reputation. Reply #14. Aug 08 15, 11:26 AM |
| 13LuckyLady
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Harper Lee passed away at the age of 89. Reply #15. Feb 19 16, 10:15 AM |
hekawi
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I have read Go Set A Watchman. I thought it was an excellent book. Not as good as To Kill A Mockingbird but good in it's own light. I read the book than reread it. I really don't get the point of Atticus being labeled a racist. Reply #16. Feb 22 17, 7:22 PM |
| MiraJane
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jewaki, he attended a Klan meeting. That would label him a racist. To Kill a Mockingbird was published during the civil rights movement in America. To have the hero lawyer of the novel going to a Ku Klux Klan meeting, and Scout's fiancé going, having agree with what was said, and aunt agree with it, would have damned the book in the eyes of the public. That part had to be edited out of the book if To Kill a Mockingbird was ever going to have a chance with the book buying public. Harper Lee always said Atticus was modeled after her father. Harper Lee's sister had always managed Harper Lee's affairs. Within a year of the sister's death, we had the announcement that Watchman was going to be published. I wonder if Harper Lee didn't publish it to protect her father's reputation while her sister was alive. Reply #17. Feb 22 17, 7:50 PM |
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