tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post780959759826615698..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: HARPER LEE'S LONG ANTICIPATED NOVELJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-79933123398431442462015-07-13T20:37:33.125-04:002015-07-13T20:37:33.125-04:00I'm back to feeling iffy about reading the boo...I'm back to feeling iffy about reading the book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51032781481337900022015-07-13T20:36:46.380-04:002015-07-13T20:36:46.380-04:00I think it will bring in a fortune.I think it will bring in a fortune.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88568388575031967392015-07-13T20:36:17.892-04:002015-07-13T20:36:17.892-04:00I'm back to thinking I might not read it. I do...I'm back to thinking I might not read it. I don't want a racist Atticus Finch. He's a saint in my mind.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33361081309809903402015-07-13T20:35:22.428-04:002015-07-13T20:35:22.428-04:00I don't know if this one will be great. I am c...I don't know if this one will be great. I am curious about it and about how she is treated by her lawyer and others who control her estate.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-24340580274403783512015-07-12T08:39:04.749-04:002015-07-12T08:39:04.749-04:00I have doubts again because friends are telling me...I have doubts again because friends are telling me that Atticus is racist in this book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6468555616169486382015-07-12T08:38:16.626-04:002015-07-12T08:38:16.626-04:00Well, I might have changed my mind now that some f...Well, I might have changed my mind now that some followers have told me Atticus is prejudiced in this book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-67846152497867348952015-07-12T08:35:40.342-04:002015-07-12T08:35:40.342-04:00A bigoted Atticus will ruin the whole thing for me...A bigoted Atticus will ruin the whole thing for me.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52948480891711738812015-07-12T08:35:09.237-04:002015-07-12T08:35:09.237-04:00I'm just now learning of this. All I'd rea...I'm just now learning of this. All I'd read was that he has a dark side in the novel. I don't want a racist Atticus.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-8890759698173374212015-07-12T08:34:16.068-04:002015-07-12T08:34:16.068-04:00I long for it to be good.I long for it to be good.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27365911392290921832015-07-12T06:56:40.764-04:002015-07-12T06:56:40.764-04:00I hAd the same thought about Harper's book, bu...I hAd the same thought about Harper's book, but JILDA read the first chapter as well and she liked it too. So I'm thinking of reading it.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37891268182637376362015-07-12T01:12:18.380-04:002015-07-12T01:12:18.380-04:00I had no intentions of buying it. But you may have...I had no intentions of buying it. But you may have changed my mind.Jennifer Williams-Fields https://www.blogger.com/profile/07955385618601546524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78527803889191080222015-07-12T00:56:38.557-04:002015-07-12T00:56:38.557-04:00I don't know if I want to read it. I've r...I don't know if I want to read it. I've read that Atticus was apparently prejudice in this one. Maybe that's not true, but that would be a great disappointment to me.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82575756724755220152015-07-11T22:39:20.084-04:002015-07-11T22:39:20.084-04:00I'm viewing 'Go Set's....' debut w...I'm viewing 'Go Set's....' debut with a bit of trepidation; not because I don't think Ms. Lee's novel will be up to snuff, but because I've read that the character of Atticus Finch is not only older, but wildly different from Mockingbird's portrayal.<br /><br />KKK meetings? Wildly racist? *sigh*The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-30227558036377831112015-07-11T16:48:11.730-04:002015-07-11T16:48:11.730-04:00I love both the novel and the movie of "To Ki...I love both the novel and the movie of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and have read/watched both quite a few times. I'm concerned about the various reports as well that have been swirling around Harper Lee and this new publication. I didn't read the first chapter because it has a big plot twist, I understand, and I didn't want that foreknowledge to taint reading the book, which I plan to do also.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-69075839097013271742015-07-11T15:28:41.854-04:002015-07-11T15:28:41.854-04:00I'm quite sure someone is going to make some c...I'm quite sure someone is going to make some change off of this new novel, but I'd sure love to read it.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-3176610018388097792015-07-11T14:57:02.637-04:002015-07-11T14:57:02.637-04:00I'm not there yet, but I'm starting to get...I'm not there yet, but I'm starting to get excited.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-39120661377790271672015-07-11T12:30:33.181-04:002015-07-11T12:30:33.181-04:00I have the same fears as you and hope that she rec...I have the same fears as you and hope that she receives the royalties and the people whom she wishes to receive them after her passing. I am looking so forward to this novel as well.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-53419257211984457692015-07-11T11:02:42.253-04:002015-07-11T11:02:42.253-04:00I'll be quite curious about your opinion when ...I'll be quite curious about your opinion when you read the entire book.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6024658515458720912015-07-11T09:56:31.392-04:002015-07-11T09:56:31.392-04:00I am REALLY looking forward to this one!I am REALLY looking forward to this one!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66425662943971572002015-07-11T09:33:40.093-04:002015-07-11T09:33:40.093-04:00If she had one great novel in her, it's easy t...If she had one great novel in her, it's easy to imagine she might have two! I'm off to read the chapter...Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.com