GO SET A WATCHMAN
When people ask me what’s my favorite—food, movie, song,
actor, singer, dessert—almost anything, I have a hard time thinking of an
answer. I have a lot of favorites. I’ll say that one of my favorites is …
That’s not true with books. My favorite book is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. No contest. I’ve
read it to my children. I’ve read it many times, and I look forward to reading
it again.
It makes me smile. It touches my heart. It takes my breath
away.
It is a beautiful story of family, ethics, faith, questions,
doubts, fears, so much.
When I heard that another book by Harper Lee was coming out,
a sequel to my favorite, I was overjoyed. I couldn’t wait.
Then the questions started, the uncertainty, the doubts.
Did Harper Lee really want this book to be published? Was it
just a rough draft? Maybe even a rough draft for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD?
My daughter told me she’s heard some people refuse to read
it for these reasons.
I read it. I’ll read it again. I recommend that anyone who
is interested read it.
Due to Harper Lee’s health, maybe we will never know if she
intended that it be read. With that in mind, I believe it is still honoring her
as an author to read the book.
I have only positive things to say about the story. It is a
story about Scout approximately twenty years after to KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. I’m not going to say anything more about the
story, except to say that the strong voice of Harper Lee is there. It’s fun,
sharp, breath-taking. It caught my attention. I didn’t want to put it down.
My recommendation is to read it, and to give Harper Lee all
the honor she deserves.
Isaiah 21: 6: For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, set a
watchman, let him announce what he sees.”