"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

I bought "To Kill a Mockingbird" spontaneously at a book stall at a mall. I have heard a lot about the book previously and it was on my mental list to read it. At first, I found the writing style a bit archaic and complicated. However I soon realized that actually I wasn't used to reading English literature that much. Slowly, I got used to the style and it became easy to read. 

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee was set in 1930's Southern USA. It was narrated by Scout - an 8 year old girl whose father Atticus was the lawyer. She had an older brother Jem and a friend Dill with whom she would hang out everyday. 

The author describes the events that happened in her town, in school  and among neighbors. She would write a lot about her father who is a very educated but humble and wise Gandhian figure who would be wiser than everyone in town. 

The main event being the trial of Tom Robinson - a black 25 year old man falsely accused of rape of a white woman. The novel exposes the inhumane treatment of people based on their color and asks questions the unfairness and prejudice that prevails even in courts.

Although the novel was written in 1930's South, racist attitudes are widely present almost 100 years later. 

Overall, I really enjoyed the book because of the way it was written, I was able to travel to my own childhood, to the places I spent summers at and I loved reading and imagining the lifestyle that people in 1930's America had. I had a sad but warm feeling after reading this book.