Supposedly Fun | Why Is To Kill a Mockingbird America’s Favorite Book? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive @SupposedlyFun | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
How did To Kill a Mockingbird come to be so well-loved? We’ll look into some of the complaints people have about it (including the notion that this is a white savior narrative). I'll also talk about the Go Set a Watchman controversy (and why I'll never read it). Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
My Full Post About This Book: supposedlyfun.com/2023/10/27/why-is-to-kill-a-mockingbird-americas-favorite-book-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Further Viewing 🎥
My Pulitzer Prize Ranking (So Far): youtu.be/oqGUQWCJEt4
What Is the Great American Novel? youtu.be/MeaLqLcDrjs
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
Time Stamps ⏰
Snapshot: 1960: 04:13
What Is To Kill a Mockingbird About? 06:51
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 09:04
Why is To Kill a Mockingbird so Beloved? 10:24
Who Is Harper Lee? 15:52
Is To Kill a Mockingbird Problematic? 19:03
Are There Adaptations or Sequels? 28:22
Is To Kill a Mockingbird the Great American Novel? 31:37
What Was To Kill a Mockingbird‘s Competition for the Pulitzer? 33:25
Should To Kill a Mockingbird Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 34:45
My husband made a cookbook! Check it out here:
blurb.com/b/10189765-my-mack-and-cheese-cookbook-gifts-from-the-kitche
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How did To Kill a Mockingbird come to be so well-loved? We’ll look into some of the complaints people have about it (including the notion that this is a white savior narrative). I'll also talk about the Go Set a Watchman controversy (and why I'll never read it). Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
My Full Post About This Book: supposedlyfun.com/2023/10/27/why-is-to-kill-a-mockingbird-americas-favorite-book-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Further Viewing 🎥
My Pulitzer Prize Ranking (So Far): youtu.be/oqGUQWCJEt4
What Is the Great American Novel? youtu.be/MeaLqLcDrjs
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
Time Stamps ⏰
Snapshot: 1960: 04:13
What Is To Kill a Mockingbird About? 06:51
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 09:04
Why is To Kill a Mockingbird so Beloved? 10:24
Who Is Harper Lee? 15:52
Is To Kill a Mockingbird Problematic? 19:03
Are There Adaptations or Sequels? 28:22
Is To Kill a Mockingbird the Great American Novel? 31:37
What Was To Kill a Mockingbird‘s Competition for the Pulitzer? 33:25
Should To Kill a Mockingbird Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 34:45
My husband made a cookbook! Check it out here:
blurb.com/b/10189765-my-mack-and-cheese-cookbook-gifts-from-the-kitche
But wait, there's more!
Email: supposedlyfungreg-at-gmail.com
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/supposedlyfun
Instagram: instagram.com/supposedlyfun
Website: supposedlyfun.com
