The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird
became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was
first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961
and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.
Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird
takes readers to the roots of human behavior—to innocence and
experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now
with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty
languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal
appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love
story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
Katniss Everdeen, girl
on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has
escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the
Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new
leaders. A revolution is unfolding.
It is by design that Katniss
was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and
it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without
knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to
overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the
carefully laid plans--except Katniss.
The success of the
rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept
responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the
future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger
and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay--no matter what the
personal cost.
This review (obviously) contains spoilers for the Hunger Games (#1) and Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2)!
Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name is extended by an old-school titan of Swedish industry. The catch—and there's always a catch—is that Blomkvist must first spend a year researching a mysterious disappearance that has remained unsolved for nearly four decades. With few other options, he accepts and enlists the help of investigator Lisbeth Salander, a misunderstood genius with a cache of authority issues. Little is as it seems in Larsson's novel, but there is at least one constant: you really don't want to mess with the girl with the dragon tattoo.
This is a spoiler free review
