This book is not very convincing, overlong, mellow, and inconsistent. The novel is not directly towards the reader in terms of telling who it is for: adults or kids. The characters are overwhelming and the occasional flashbacks are not concrete. The novel did not captivate myself from page # 1 Onto # 284th Honestly, I do not see the big deal with this book or the movie with Gregory Peck. It had third rate acting and what a fairy tale told in the form with the little girl as the narrator. And to think just did Peck beat out Peter O'Toole for Best Actor of 1962! Not a classic in my book by all means!
