I honestly thought this book was going to be a sequel. Now that I've learnt it's essentially an early version of Mockingbird, it actually makes me feel a bit more uneasy. Not because of the characterisation, but because Harper Lee apparently wasn't intending for this book to be published originally, but now apparently she's changed her mind...
Yea, I was surprised about that too. I think NYT got it right when the reviewer was saying that this may be more interesting for students of literature who are interested in the process that lead to Mockingbird. This seems to be more "associated material" than a true sequel or even companion novel.
I honestly thought this book was going to be a sequel. Now that I've learnt it's essentially an early version of Mockingbird, it actually makes me feel a bit more uneasy. Not because of the characterisation, but because Harper Lee apparently wasn't intending for this book to be published originally, but now apparently she's changed her mind...
Yea, I was surprised about that too. I think NYT got it right when the reviewer was saying that this may be more interesting for students of literature who are interested in the process that lead to Mockingbird. This seems to be more "associated material" than a true sequel or even companion novel.