Go Set a Watchman
The landmark follow-up to the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird
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3.9 • 190 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
THE LANDMARK SECOND NOVEL FROM ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST WRITERS
'A pleasure, revelation and genuine literary event' GUARDIAN
'Beguiling and distinctive' INDEPENDENT
'Warm, sardonic ... wryly funny' SUNDAY TIMES
'Perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades' NEW YORK TIMES
'Compelling in its timeliness' WASHINGTON POST
‘Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience.’
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch – ‘Scout’ – returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus.
Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her.
Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, and set twenty years after Harper Lee’s beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, Go Set a Watchman is an unforgettable story.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch—the heroine of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird—is back and, once again, her bright voice and shrewd observations make for rewarding reading. Set in the 1950s, Go Set a Watchman begins with Jean Louise returning home to Maycomb, Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights movement and making the heartbreaking discovery that her iconic father, Atticus, has morphed into an embittered racist. Despite having been written over 50 years ago, Harper Lee’s second published novel feels incredibly modern, exploring themes that are very much still relevant today.
Customer Reviews
After thought
Not what I was expecting... but in all honesty what was I expecting??
Left me disappointed
I have read To Kill a Mockingbird, and unfortunately I was disappointed by Go Set a Watchman. Unlike TKAM, the book appears to have no continuous storyline, and not a lot seems to happen. The book is also very difficult to understand. The book is written in a different style than TKAM, and this is not a change I prefer.
However the scenery and characters are excellently described, and I do not think it would take a lot for me to start raving about this book.
This book may be better suited for those who have not read TKAM, as others may be left discontent.
Disappointing
I wasn’t looking for old heroes but this just didn’t work for me.