tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post7166236814306949233..comments2023-08-20T04:09:27.352-04:00Comments on nomadreader: Mockalong: Thoughts on Part Onenomadreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-34686833495526627962015-03-13T10:15:58.502-04:002015-03-13T10:15:58.502-04:00I'm just starting and will probably only make ...I'm just starting and will probably only make one final post at the end of the month. <br /><br />Regarding lessons vs. story. There are some books that completely put me off because they're so heavy-handed with not only morals but symbolism, as if the authors are just reading over your shoulder going "See what I did there? How clever am I?". For me these include, for example The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby. But not Mockingbird.<br /><br />I felt it the first time I've read it and I'm feeling it again now, but hopefully this time around I'll be able to articulate why that happens.Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.com