New Harper Lee book coming out!

martin_z

11 years ago

So - what are your thoughts? Are you going to read it?

Here is a link that might be useful: New Harper Lee

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carolyn_ky
11 years ago
I'll be buying a copy!
friedag
11 years ago
Oh dear. I may read it, but I'm apprehensive. I remember when the Margaret Mitchell's 'second' book came out (it too had been written before the 'first'), and it was pitiful. I was embarrassed for Mitchell (rest her soul) and don't want to be for Lee. I'll keep my fingers crossed, though. TKaM is my all-time favorite novel and Scout's in my top ten of favorite characters.
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That's a silly comparison, but to follow that up, Hamilton lived in a period when written correspondence and material were the backbone of political discourse and public life. His "papers", a large quantity of his correspondence and written output (Federalist Papers, as an example) have long been available for research. Also available are diaries and writings of his contemporaries that include loads of information on what Hamilton did and what he thought. The creds of a biography depend on the creds of the source material the author has access to. Shields was kept outside the palace walls. Nothing more be said. Enjoy his books as you wish but recognize the limitations of his sources.
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woodnymph2_gw
11 years ago
Frieda, I agree. There is something about this that just does not seem valid to me. Perhaps it is because I've recently read Marja Mill's biography on Lee "the Mockingbird Next Door."
Rosefolly z5
11 years ago
I'm going to wait and see what the reviews say. Maybe I'll wait longer. It took me years to get around to reading the first book. I liked it more than I had expected, but I'm not eager to jump in and ruin it with a bad follow up. More than one favorite book of mine has been nearly ruined by a bad sequel.

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sheri_z6
11 years ago
I will also wait for reviews. I recently read an article that raised
questions about whether or not the author really wants
this book published or if it's her lawyer pushing it. I have no idea and no solid opinion on this, it
was just a bit of a red flag to me.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/02/06/harpercollins_botched_the_rollout_of_harper_lee_s_go_set_a_watchman_now.html

I hope it's a wonderful book and if it is I will definitely read it, but I'm not feeling good about it just now.

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