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Go Set a Watchman

lovescats — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:09:43 GMT

http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/jul/10/go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter

Re: Go Set a Watchman

Lila Belle — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:59:26 GMT

I can't wait to get my copy !

I can see the mail truck down the street and I hope it comes today.

Re: Go Set a Watchman

Peachypink — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:41:49 GMT

I'm up to Chapter 4. Grown-up Scout is a little more tempered than she was was as a child, but not much.

Re: Go Set a Watchman

lovescats — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:26:36 GMT

@lovescats wrote:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2015/jul/10/go-set-a-watchman-read-the-first-chapter

I forgot to mention that this will let you read the first chapter or listen to Reese Witherspoon read it.

Re: Go Set a Watchman

SydneyH — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:52:44 GMT

My book club is planning on reading it, but honestly To Kill A Mockingbird wasn't a favorite of mine....

Re: Go Set a Watchman

Hooty — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:42:46 GMT

I haven't bought my copy yet, but I am certainly eager to get it! It just wouldn't be right for me, an Alabamian not to read this book!

This is from an article in our local news about her reaction:

WHERE IS LEE?

Lee, also known as Nelle, is expected to spend the day as she usually does at the 15-person assisted-living facility where she is closely guarded and only a short list of pre-approved visitors are allowed to see her.

Wayne Flynt, a historian and author, said he visited her on Monday and handed her an inch-thick stack of news articles and printouts from around the world about the release of "Watchman."

"She chortled," Flynt told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "She's absolutely delighted. I think she's a bit overwhelmed."

While Lee's day is expected to be normal, "normal means monotonous and boring, except when you just took over the media of the entire world, in which case it's a lot more exciting," he said.

Flynt said he summarized some of the reviews to Lee, who is 89 and mostly deaf and blind.

"She is processing all of this with good humor and a little bit of understanding of how over the top it is," Flynt said.