I know this is a highly acclaimed book, and many people love it. In fact, that is precisely the reason why I decided to read it. But in all honesty, I did not find it as interesting as one would expect given its reputation. It is a decidedly short book but it took me more than a month to finish reading it. Even when I was highly motivated to read, having just read two (three, I guesss, technically) very interesting non-fiction books. I think I might not enjoy reading fiction as much as I used to.
To Kill a Mockingbird reminded me of The Hate U Give, as both books deal with the topic of racism in the United States. Except, they deal with different aspects of it, are set in different times, and are told from ethnically different perspectives. Perhaps because of those differences I am tempted to say that The Hate U Give is more relevant. However, the most endearing aspect of To Kill a Mockingbird is the innocence of Jem and Scout, and how they deal with the emotions they experience from the injustice they perceive. The story would have been very different if Jem and Scout had been born into a family that had racial prejudices. To illustrate this last point, I would recommend listening to The Daily's episode of August 22, 2017 for an insight into how the story would have been at least as interesting, yet more modern.
My guess is that, even if To Kill a Mocckingbird is not the best book of its genre, its importance resides in increasing the number of books that make people more aware of this issue, which should not be ignored nor belittled.
To Kill a Mockingbird reminded me of The Hate U Give, as both books deal with the topic of racism in the United States. Except, they deal with different aspects of it, are set in different times, and are told from ethnically different perspectives. Perhaps because of those differences I am tempted to say that The Hate U Give is more relevant. However, the most endearing aspect of To Kill a Mockingbird is the innocence of Jem and Scout, and how they deal with the emotions they experience from the injustice they perceive. The story would have been very different if Jem and Scout had been born into a family that had racial prejudices. To illustrate this last point, I would recommend listening to The Daily's episode of August 22, 2017 for an insight into how the story would have been at least as interesting, yet more modern.
My guess is that, even if To Kill a Mocckingbird is not the best book of its genre, its importance resides in increasing the number of books that make people more aware of this issue, which should not be ignored nor belittled.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario