tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post9054682538755139736..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Go Set a Watchman - a Draft Not a SequelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-21861010385811341962015-08-17T16:58:15.023-04:002015-08-17T16:58:15.023-04:00Sad that it was published ... sadder that it was m...Sad that it was published ... sadder that it was marketed as a sequel rather than what it truly is. Perhaps the publisher should have put a mermaid on the cover???????Debra H. Goldsteinhttp://www.debrahgoldstein.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-77089957654781352232015-08-17T12:24:00.231-04:002015-08-17T12:24:00.231-04:00Excellent review, Debra! While reading Go Set a Wa...Excellent review, Debra! While reading Go Set a Watchman, I found myself skimming through sections and I had no difficulty putting it down. I agree...it's an excellent example of a first draft.Joanne Guidocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549891566216750230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-7232067697167533622015-08-15T17:40:51.565-04:002015-08-15T17:40:51.565-04:00Judy and Judy in Boston -- totally agree. I would...Judy and Judy in Boston -- totally agree. I wouldn't be as dismayed at the "profit" of someone if the draft wasn't being presented in such a misleading way (sequel) because people who don't know better will never have the opportunity to read only Mockingbird without the taint of Watchman (of course, when watchman goes out of print).Debra H. Goldsteinhttp://www.debrahgoldstein.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-79071607599847154302015-08-15T17:36:13.460-04:002015-08-15T17:36:13.460-04:00Reading the final book afterward definitely lets y...Reading the final book afterward definitely lets you know how the editing worked to make a good idea into a well-polished manuscript. Somone figured out how to throw away the words that were rants or poorly executed ideas in Watchman and create scenes that made the points far better in Mockingbird. Let me know what you think when you finish reading the two books next to each other.Debra H. Goldsteinhttp://www.debrahgoldstein.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-45349733181922211352015-08-15T16:25:17.806-04:002015-08-15T16:25:17.806-04:00Amen! Amen! JudyinBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194047119136913804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-10873981495245084922015-08-15T09:59:38.444-04:002015-08-15T09:59:38.444-04:00Thanks for an interesting post. I have not read Wa...Thanks for an interesting post. I have not read Watchman and have no intention of doing so. I do believe this is a case of a publisher looking to make money and taking advantage of an infirm Harper Lee. I could be wrong...Judy Penz Sheluk, authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631631805016814056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-56334007696098238732015-08-15T08:31:08.760-04:002015-08-15T08:31:08.760-04:00My family is from Alabama, too, Debra, and I hat...My family is from Alabama, too, Debra, and I hate to think that Harper Lee might be remembered as writing a terrible sequel. I'm glad I raff your blog on it and will share ir with my sister who probably doesn't know and ordered the books for us. I'll read the final book afterward and see what real editing is capable of! !Di Eats the Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067737807348338927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-66021614714252539012015-08-15T08:30:45.868-04:002015-08-15T08:30:45.868-04:00My family is from Alabama, too, Debra, and I hat...My family is from Alabama, too, Debra, and I hate to think that Harper Lee might be remembered as writing a terrible sequel. I'm glad I raff your blog on it and will share ir with my sister who probably doesn't know and ordered the books for us. I'll read the final book afterward and see what real editing is capable of! !Di Eats the Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067737807348338927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-29718208876436207052015-08-14T19:43:09.553-04:002015-08-14T19:43:09.553-04:00Carol,
I appreciate your comment. Knowing were yo...Carol,<br />I appreciate your comment. Knowing were you live in Alabama, you are well aware of the controversies swirling about this book, Monroeville, and the players behind its publication --- and the fact that Mockingbird is a cherished masterpiece.Debra H. Goldsteinhttp://www.debrahgoldstein.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-81548629737099909162015-08-14T12:02:37.102-04:002015-08-14T12:02:37.102-04:00Well said, Debra. Well said, Debra. Carol Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387474214457636239noreply@blogger.com