Harper Lee has died

Re:Harper Lee has died by Outdoorsman on Friday February 19, 2016 @11:39AM (#11134539)

Many have said To Kill A Mockingbird made Harper Lee a "one hit wonder"...but, wow...the hit was a home run...

Brilliant characterization--Scout, Jem, Dill, Atticus, Calpurnia, Boo Radley, the Ewells, Tom Robinson...

The setting...the Deep South, small town flavor, racial tensions...

This novel has it all...the Great American Novel, personified...

Sad news...great writer...

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Re:Harper Lee has died by gavman on Friday February 19, 2016 @11:49AM (#11134614)

Harper Lee was a "one hit wonder", but the "one hit" was more than enough in terms of contribution to American literature. Very sad news indeed.

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Re:Harper Lee has died by peter303 on Friday February 19, 2016 @03:09PM (#11136228)

1 + 1/2 hit Also her recently published prequel. And she did a fair amount of the research for In Cold Blood.

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Re:Harper Lee has died by rukuu_001 on Friday February 19, 2016 @06:22PM (#11137534)

In Cold Blood could hardly have happened without her. She ended up being Capote's entre into Holcomb's community.

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