To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

Narrated by: Sissy Spacek

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook.

One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father - a crusading local lawyer - risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.

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©1988 Harper Lee (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"It's good to be reminded of the power wielded by this classic of American literature. As the introductory music fades and Sissy Spacek begins her narration, we immediately enter the small town in the Deep South where all the timeless issues of kindness and cruelty, inclusion and prejudice are played out in a story told by a little girl named Scout. Instead of offering a range of accents, Spacek reads the story entirely in her own, or Scout's, voice. The choice works, for the book is written from Scout’s point of view, and Spacek has just the right level of Southern accent for easy listening. This is an unforgettable story well told. 2007 Audies Award Winner." (AudioFile magazine)

"Atticus Finch is a timeless American hero who has been played by the likes of Gregory Peck in film and Jeff Daniels on the stage. But in Sissy Spacek’s narration of To Kill a Mockingbird, it’s Harper Lee’s narrator, Scout, who becomes the listener’s moral guiding light and closest confidante. You forget you’re listening to the voice of an adult, so wholly do Spacek’s Southern rhythms embody the young tomboy as she witnesses the racial injustices of the Depression-era South unfold before her." (The New York Times Book Review)

Truly A Classic

I read this book in high school. It helped form my views about racial injustice. I enjoyed listening to it now. It's still a great story.

It is a shame for people to ban this book. It is true that it uses a term no longer accepted, but the word, taken in context is harmless.

In my opinion, the folks going about banning TKAM are the true racists.

Grant narration

Sissy Spacek did an outstanding job. Would recommend to anyone. It's a classic!

Word word word

Marvelous narriation of a classic

If you could sum up To Kill a Mockingbird in three words, what would they be?

An American classic

What was one of the most memorable moments of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Scout and Jim running for their lives

Which character – as performed by Sissy Spacek – was your favorite?

Scout

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Humor and tragedy made the story memorable

Loved the book and narrator

This became one of my favorite books. The story is verry touching and interesting but have to say that perfect narration played a big role in my satisfaction with this book. It's one of those book that you can't stop reading and keep caring about the mane characters even after the book is finished.

The Southern Depression

If you could sum up To Kill a Mockingbird in three words, what would they be?

We can grow

What was one of the most memorable moments of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Atticus leaving the courtroom

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Both

Any additional comments?

As a Jewish girl raised in the south in the 1950s, I saw and shared glimpses of so many of the attitudes of whites to blacks. I struggled to understand just as Scout did and so I related to the life of Scout in a very visceral way. I first read the book at about 12 years old and saw the movie in my teens. They moved me each and every time. Having just finished the audible book, all those emotions returned. I still feel the injustice of Tom Robinson as strong today as 50 years ago and realize we all need to relive certain stories that keep us moving forward and resisting backward slides. We all need to remember why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.

absolutely recommended

Great story through the eyes of a child. Smart and nicely written. Great narration, too.

Loved it!

Always wanted to read this book and I am so glad I did. A wonderful story narrated brilliantly.

Great performance of a treasured book.

This is one of my favorite books but having Sissy Spacek read it was areal gift.

read behind closed doors

Good, but incredibly dated. so much so that I couldn't listen to it except by myself in my car. afraid of offending anyone within earshot.

Sissy Spacek-you are a winner!

I have read this novel many times but this was the first time I listened. WOW! it was just terrific. I have heard some pretty terrible southern accents but Sissy's (growing up in Texas) is just lovely and an absolute joy for the listener. I felt like I was sitting on Scout's front porch listening to the evening critters and seeing the fire flies. Atticus is not a drinker but I sure did enjoy my bourbon listening to this story just before I went to see Jeff Daniels on Broadway.