So I've spent pretty much the whole morning reading this. 
 I didn't love it. I think had I not read To Kill a Mockingbird and didn't know the characters I probably would have lost interest pretty quick. It's just not my thing I guess. 
 But I was interested in reading this because there is so much controversy surrounding it, and then people saying Atticus is a racist so I had to get a copy. 
 My problem is that people see this as a sequel. They feel hurt that Atticus isn't as they knew him in TKAM. But why should he be? 
 Go Set a Watchman was written first, this is how Lee initially invisioned her characters. So in fact the Atticus we know from TKAM is not how he was originally, this is. 
 Also, I think that people are hurt because a white guy that white people saw as an ally of black people actually wasn't. And it upsets them because they want to see white people as being good, they want to justify their actions because he was good and so they are doing no wrong. But that's not how it works. 
 And honestly, the Atticus in this book is sadly probably the more realistic of the two. Because whether we want to think about it or not, a lot of white people did see black people as inferior, and still do. It's a sign of our privilage that we want to believe he is good. We are offended, as white people, that he turns out not to be the person we thought. 
 "Then let's put this on a practical basis right now. Do you want Negroes by the carload in our schools and churches and theaters? Do you want them in our world?" 
 How many people do you think were upset because this statement is disgusting. I expect more were upset because the guy they thought was good, actually isn't. People are offended not because racism is really disgusting but because they are personally offended. 
 So yeah, a lot of feelings surrounding this one. I hope a lot of people read it. I think we all need to recognise that maybe the depiction of Atticus in TKAM was a little idealistic, and this one is closer to reality.