2.25* 
 I feel this star rating might actually be a bit 'nice'. The book was boring with the exposition lasting until well into page 100. I understand the point of the book surrounding the idea of "be your own person" and "you will need to think for yourself and form your own opinions breaking from your parent's", but I thought Scout was a little dramatic in her breaking and forming her own person - and seriously at her age? I feel it should have happened sooner. 
 The only thing I really liked about this book and felt like I could focus on was the flashbacks to things Scout had experienced earlier in her life with Jem and their other friends. The flashbacks were the only part that felt even somewhat close to To Kill a Mockingbird. And don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting or wanting this to be like To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird wasn't my favorite book and I didn't find myself loving it, but I didn't think Go Set a Watchman was going to have the kind of angst Scout felt upon returning home. Her inner turmoil was a little too intense for me and her unwillingness to listen and understand the ones she loved was a little over the top for me. Her character development, as well as the character development of the other characters was fine, but the overall themes intertwined with the character development didn't work for me. 
 Sorry, Harper Lee. You can tell one hell of a story with your unique writing style, but this one fell quite short for me.