LisaRose:
I think the writing is wonderful. She has a way of putting you in the room where the conversation is. Scout is now growing up without rosy glasses. Life has isn't flat, it has many layers.
Taylor:
I'm curious about this, " not terribly well written" Can you give a comparison example?.
It seems to me the writing doesn't have the smoothness one might find in the work of an author that has had a slow build up of material, a body of work that has enabled a fine tuning of style as is were.
I agree with you Lisa, you do feel 'in the room' and there is so much conversation that it would make a really good stage play or film, as did TKAM.
I agree is funny, humorous.
I know it isn't because I'm not American because I always think American writing is quite slick and I love the idioms that come here, from there. Like 'no way', and calling someone 'dood' and so forth....
I suddenly realised why I am finding it clunky......would you believe it's because I paid for the download onto my iphone. £8.00 and I had to enlarge the script so I could read it.....so I get about two sentences per page.......of course it seems clunky!! I must get a hard copy, I don't like screen reading in any case.
I still think it would make a really good play though.....What a lot of conversation!!
Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.
He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world is mad....
Rafael Sabatini