This was clearly a first draft, and as such, should never have been published. But the author was dead and the manuscript couldn't be sent back for edits. Someone wanted some money, so they published it anyway.
I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird and had hopes for this book despite some negative reviews. However, I found this book awkward, stilted, convoluted, hard to follow, and overall lacking. The best parts were the trips down Memory Lane, stuff that could have been cut out of To Kill a Mockingbird, but for the fact that it happened a little later than that book takes place. All the "current" parts of this book drag, the characters lack depth and Scout had thought patterns that are near impossible to follow. The big blow-up fight scene at the end is near impossible to follow and Dr. Finch's ramblings prior to the big fight scene, even more so.
Don't read this book.
HOWEVER, the one thing that was interesting, is that having just finished White Trash, a lot of the information from that book was directly used in this. I think I understood more of Go Set a Watchman for that reason. I still wouldn't recommend this book, though.
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