I can totally see why this book went so long without being published. The writing didn't seem as strong as in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and the subject matter is harsh, no matter the time period. While I really do enjoy the style of Harper Lee's writing and the way the characters speak, this was much harder to get through than "To Kill a Mockingbird" (which I love). I listened to the audiobook narrated by Reese Witherspoon, so I can't tell if it's due to the writing or to the narration, but I found this book to be very "windy" and disconnected. I kept getting confused about whether Scout was speaking to someone, thinking out loud, or just talking to herself in her head. The action takes place in the 1960s, but much of the book was made up of Scout's flash backs to childhood. Which, as charming as these vignettes were, was frustrating because it kept interrupting the storyline of the present day. Which is very dramatic! I had to wait for the last three chapters for the big pay off, when Scout finally confronts Atticus about their clear difference in opinions on civil rights and then how that conflict resolves itself (which it does, in a way I wasn't expecting). What I liked most about this book was the resolution/moral at the end. I really identified with Scout and her emotional journey and the way in which she comes to terms with the difficult truths about her father helped me as the reader come to terms with them as well. Overall, reading/listening to "Go Set a Watchman" was emotionally upsetting, but the last chapter was satisfying. However, if you really really really love "To Kill a Mockingbird", I probably wouldn't recommend this book to you because it will make you cry.