I finished reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett after it sat on my end table for over a year! I kept hearing about how good it was and the movie is coming out next month, so I decided to read a book before seeing the movie for a change!
The Help takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in the early sixties. The story is told by three different women. Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, is fresh out of college and dreaming of being a writer while her mother is dreaming of her getting married. Aibileen is a maid who is raising her seventeenth white child. Something inside her changed when her son died at work while his white bosses looked the other way. Minny is a maid who can cook like no one else but she can't control her tongue. The three of them join together to work on a project that puts them all at risk.
It is a great book that grabbed me at the beginning. It is funny, sad, heartwarming and thought provoking. I recommend it and hope you let me know what you think if you decide to read it.
i love the help. a favorite. i am in old montgomery alabama and it reminds me so much of the society i still live in today ~ not the discrimination, but the ladies society. :)
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading that on Sunday! I loved EVERY minute of it - I hope the movie does it justice :)
ReplyDeleteI read this and found it interesting too. A slice of life for sure.
ReplyDeleteLoved this book! I can't wait to see if the movie does it justice.
ReplyDeleteJust your description made me want to read this book....think I will get it today!
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting on my mom to finish it RIGHT NOW so that I can read it. She says it is wonderful!
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I'll have to check it out...Summer is the time to read some good books...thanks for the recommendation!
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday!!
I'm always struck by the cover of that book, but however they describe it on the back never makes me want to read it. I might now though.
ReplyDeletei want to read it SO bad my mom has a copy. i better steal it.
ReplyDeleteGreat review (and review comments). I'll have to get myself a copy of it.
ReplyDeleteGlad to know you enjoyed The Help. It's in my stack ... and I'm hoping to get to it and through it before seeing the movie.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of this book but haven't read it yet. Glad to hear you liked it:)
ReplyDeleteOoooh! You totally just sold this book to ME! ha. Sounds so good. I have actually never heard of it or the movie. But I have been wanting a new summer read. This sounds perfect. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving a sweet comment on my blog too!
♥Jazmin