I never had to read this book in high school. We read Huckleberry Finn instead. But I decided to read it because an acquaintance of mine said it was his favorite book. Well, I have to say Harper Lee, you are truly remarkable, because it's a great great story. So sad, yet so understandable, so suspenseful, child-like but filled with incredible depth. 
 I also love Harper Lee and Truman Capote's relationship. It's really quite intriguing to think of writers in that way. Although that relationship doesn't really have anything to do with the book. I still find it fun to think about.