Those three books sound very good, Ifeoma. We live in quite an incredible age of SO many books worth reading. There’s just not enough time. 🙂

Harper Lee’s book had been on my radar for several months too. I didn’t think it’d come available at the library this quickly, but thankful that it did. I have mixed feelings about it now that I’ve read it, but I still recommend it if you liked To Kill a Mockingbird.

Let me know what you think of Watchman if you do read it. I intentionally didn’t read any reviews before I read the book, so I don’t really know what everyone has been saying about it. ha. And now that I’ve finally read it, it’s old news. 🙂

Hope you’ve been able to get into your books this weekend, Jean! Jeff and I took a road trip last week so I was able to read a little more than usual, and loved every second of it. 🙂

To Kill a Mockingbird was one of my high school favorites but I haven’t read Go Set a Watchman yet. I did read that it was actually her first draft before To Kill a Mockingbird (not sure how accurate that information is, but I found it interesting!).

Permission Granted sounds like a good book. Sometimes I’ll read something in my Bible and realize that the interpretation I’ve always held to has more to do with religious tradition than what the Scripture is actually about. Will have to find a copy of that book, I think!

I did appreciate the basis of the book too. I felt Harper Lee did a good job inserting the watchman into it (probably made more of an impression to me than the mockingbird references it the first book). I just found I got lost sometimes in the soliloquies, especially via Uncle Jack. Granted, Scout was confused by them too. 🙂 But I’d like to have been able to follow along a little better. I also expected to hear more about the trial of the black man who accidentally killed the white man, so I was disappointed when so little time was spent on that.

Nonetheless, it was still a good book. 🙂 And yes, taking into account the age of Scout in both books, a lot of it was appropriate learning. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Lynn! They’re helpful. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

If you haven’t read To Kill a Mockingbird yet, then yes, read that one first. I didn’t read it until I was an adult, so it’s never too late. 🙂