"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks".

I first read To Kill A Mockingbird at school when I was about 14 years old. I remember enjoying the book but it had been such a long time since reading it that I wanted to give it another go and see what my perspective of the story was now.

All I can say is that this book is as close to perfect as you can get. I absolutely adored it. Reading this at school I was obviously not aware of how significant it was and I can see now looking back, that the importance of the story was lost on me.

2020 marks the 60th anniversary of its publication, and it is hard to believe that the issues covered in the book are still ongoing. Page after page, I was faced with storylines and quotes that mirrored the situations and attitudes we are seeing on the news daily and this really made me realise how important this book still is for highlighting racial injustice.

It’s very rare for me to re-read any books as there is always something new on my shelf but To Kill A Mockingbird will be going on my TBR every year from now on.

If you are an adult and haven't picked up this book, you must!

This book deals with discrimination so well. I thought I knew all about this subject, but I was obviously wrong. This book opened my eyes to just how unjust life can be.

I don't think I fully understood how much of a classic novel this is until I reread it as an adult. Incredible!

Amazingly enough this was my first reading of To Kill a Mockingbird. It wasn't one I had to read when I was at school and somehow I just never got around to it until now. I thought it sounded boring and so I never picked it up. More fool me. This book is amazing and beautiful and all kinds of wonderful and I only wish I had read it decades ago. Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for letting me finally see the light.

Beautifully written.

There were language choices in there that I was uncomfortable reading, but for the time it was written, I understand that it was okay.

Would definitely recommend and I can see why so many schools choose that novel for English.

I can't quite remember how many times I have read this Pulitzer prize winning, coming of age, Southern American classic novel, I first read this most loved of books at school and I think this is the fifth of my readings in these most anxious of times. The novel spawned the unforgettable award winning film starring Gregory Peck playing the unforgettable role of the most iconic lawyer of all time, the compassionate Atticus Finch. I think there cannot be many who are unaware of this timeless, emotionally compelling story and its characters, it is embedded so deeply in our cultural history, life and memories. Set amidst the harsh realities of 1930s Alabama in the small town of Maycomb, it touches on the most universal of themes of race, class, gender, inequality, injustice, hypocrisy, cruelty, hate, courage, the power of kindness, family and innocence, seen through the eyes of the young Scout (Jean Louise) and her brother, Jem, the children of Atticus.

This novel still inspires wonder, with its message of it being a sin to kill a mockingbird, it was a joy to re-encounter Boo Radley, Calpurnia and Tom Robinson et al, my love for it remains strong and undiminished, it is still one of my all time favourites, and I can see future generations loving it as much as me. Many thanks to Random House Cornerstone who are publishing a special edition.