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june 2018 poll

hi again ! 

with summer, we have decided to reboot the studyblr book club. by that, we mean that our readings are now open for everyone to join! 

we start off by voting for the new read which will take place in june. you can weigh in by clicking the header image or this link 

feel free to give us any suggestions for our next reads!

what i’d like to do is ;

work with polls for the decision of each month’s book ; starting with june 2018, i will set up a typeform where i compile all of last summer’s suggestions and you will be able to click on the ones you are interested in. There will also be an “other” section where you will be able to add your own suggestions 

 reviews will be put forth through submission form ; you will be able to produce your reviews through the submission page of our blog so it’ll be easier to keep track of who posted what and we will be able to open each read to new readers so it won’t be restricted to our members 

i’d like to be able to find new administrators before summer’s end ; if we’re a few admins working as a group, it’ll be easier to manage new reads when school starts again and i personally won’t be able to manage it all. 

by @dandelionbooks

I was hesitant to make this review because I acknowledge how historically important this book is and I didn't want to write a bad review about it but I.... am not a fan of this book.

I want to be. I really, really want to love this book. It was revolutionary in many ways for its time. That being said, I don't like most of the characters besides Atticus and Boo Radley (even when he was just a creepy man in the beginning). I think the book is dull for the first half and it just makes me angry the second half. The one part I enjoyed, like genuinely felt happy to be reading, was the part when Boo Radley turns out to be good and not so creepy. But that seems like such little consolation for Tom's unhappy ending, or annoying characters like Dill (I don't like him, something just... bothers me).

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Hey everyone:) Well this is my first time ever to read this classic :) I really liked it although I didn’t understand the plot point until the case started which was much later in the book.

For the first few chapters it was about the kids and their dad and how they interacted with their neighbours and school mates! I didn’t dislike it, it just took me a while to understand the point XD

I quite liked Atticus. He said “But before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”

He couldn’t bring himself to be racist like most people in their town because he knew innately it was wrong. And he imparted this teaching to his children.

Another favorite is Miss Maudie. The way she comforted Scout during the tea party Aunt Alexandra held at their home. And when she shut up the other women who were badmouthing Atticus and Aunt Alexandra was really gratefull for that.

Anyways, the way Jem and Scout come to terms with how the case progressed the more anger and sadness they feel at society.

Jem says,”That’s what I thought,too when I was your age. If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike, why do they get out of their way to despise each other?”

I feel like if we saw them grow older,Jem and Scout, would mostly see that people are different but that’s no reason to discriminate them:)

The thing that bothered me the most was Bob Ewell’s death...it literally pissed me off XD Like how could he die before anyone could know his true colors. I feel like Tom didn’t get the justice he deserved...

Otherwise, other favorite things:

Jem,Scout and Dill playing

Calpurnia

Boo Radley

and Eula May for all the communication stuffs she does XD

I'll be honest, I think this book is overhyped. Don't get me wrong I really enjoyed it and I loved the moral of the story. It's a great way to teach younger kids(I first read this book in 7th grade so fairly young) about americas history of racial injustice and I really love that message but as a piece of literature on its own but I'm honestly just not a big fan.

In my opinion many characters in the story were a little stuck up(even the ones you are supposed to like like Scout, Jem, and Atticus Finch) I did love Boo Radly, he was probably my favorite considering and his story line with Scout was adorable. I liked how his story was intertwined with the main plot line giving you essentially two stories to read. The writing style I really enjoyed as well but overall it's just not my favorite. Maybe it's because I felt so pressured to read it or the mass amounts of deconstruction that I did in school ruined it for me. I think it's a good book I just think it's a little too overhyped.