Posted on 04/06/2007 5:32:09 AM PDT by urtax$@work
If there's one book you should read before you die, it's To Kill a Mockingbird. That's not my opinion. Apparently I was sick back in ninth grade when every other American kid read Harper Lee's novel of racism, moral courage and coming of age in 1930s Alabama. I read it for the first time only this week and have my misgivings.
But according to the Guardian newspaper's Web site, a 2006 poll of librarians — British librarians — put To Kill a Mockingbird atop the list of books every adult should read before they shuffle off. Ahead of the Bible. Ahead of Huckleberry Finn and Pride and Prejudice and even Harry "the Franchise" Potter.
Go to link to see rest of article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/4691912.html
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Well, does anyone read Rumer Godden anymore? I loved her children’s stories, little dramas with dolls.
I believe that it was Robert Duval's first movie role, as Boo Radley. And yes, she was cute as the ham!
Mark
Mark
I do. There are many great authors from the forties and fifties that are wonderful to read. I love “Miss Read” and have all her books.
Not only a great novel but a great film as well entitled Greed. Eric von Stroheim shot it page for page and it was eight hours long. The studio cut it and destroyed the additional footage. What remains still makes it one of the great silent films of all time. TCM shows it on silent Sunday nights from time to time and I cannot help watching it every time it is on.
Heinlein.
I know the movie - although my husband is the expert in its many values. I love ZaZu Pitts’ great performance.
I stand King Corrtutted, er corrected!!!!
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