It has been such a struggle to avoid spoilers (apologies for the ones in the link!), but reading the sequel to one of my favourite books as a teen is super exciting!
What did you think of To Kill a Mockingbird? Your thoughts on the sequel?
I heard rumors that Harper Lee didn't think the sequel was worthy to be published, but that now she's nearly senile and her family and/or agent was able to talk her into releasing it. I don't know if that's true - I certainly hope it's not - but I'm definitely nervous.
It's going to have to be an absolutely perfect book to be a worthy sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, as it is.
I'm scared of the sequel.
I loved Catch 22 when I was a kid - it was my favourite book, and I re-read it every couple of years or so. Then, as a young adult I picked up Closing Time (another sequel that took decades to write). Not only did I not enjoy it at all, but it somehow managed to put me off Catch 22. I've not been able to read it since.
I'm hoping that won't be the case with Harper Lee's new novel. There's no reason for it to be the case. But I'm still scared...