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3. Bookstores opened two hours early on Tuesday for the release of Harper Lee’s latest novel “Go Set a Watchman.”

The manager of a Barnes & Nobel in Mission Valley said the excitement and desire of this book is matching that to the releases of the Harry Potter books.

The novel is set in the 1950s, 20 years after the events in Lee’s beloved “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The new book is considered a more accurate reflection of the 1950s South than “Mockingbird” ever was, as well as a difficult reminder of how far we haven’t come.

The much-anticipated novel is, however, stirring up controversy.

Critics say “Go Set a Watchman” hosts an ugly and racial plot. The emotionally complex story focuses on some of the characters from “Mockingbird” including Scout and Atticus Finch. The conflicts surrounding the Finch family are seen through Scout’s childhood, as her father, Atticus, is a card-carrying member of the KKK.

“Go Set a Watchman” is rumored to have been written before “To Kill a Mockingbird” as Harper Lee’s first ever publication. This work of fiction was published in the original manuscript in an attempt to showcase the original vision to her work.