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So far I love the 3 narrators and how the author use 3 distinctive voices to narrate the story from three different POV The end is really good.
the whole setting of the novel is so then and there, one can smell the food in the kitchen, the sounds of the cars, one can feel the segregation in the city and the ghetto.
One would feel sorry for the injsutice of Yule May and her being in prison for stealing an old ruby ring so her children can go to college, yet that dream is questionable.
the whole setting of the novel is so then and there, one can smell the food in the kitchen, the sounds of the cars, one can feel the segregation in the city and the ghetto.
One would feel sorry for the injsutice of Yule May and her being in prison for stealing an old ruby ring so her children can go to college, yet that dream is questionable.
This book really hit home. It is a sad story in that it tells just how bad it was toltry to survivive in Mississippi during the earky days of the Civil rights movement. The main characters (all maids) tell the story through their eyes. Minnie, Abiline Lorraine and others spoke in colorful language and you really get an idea of how they were feeling. This book has someone for everyone....men, women and children.Careful - you might have trouble getting used to the dialect (southern) that was used
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I have read this book twice, in 2010 and in 2014. Yesterday I updated my rating from 5 to 4 because of recent discussion about the film - that it should not be used as a "go-to" resource for learning what race relations were like in the U.S. in the 50's and 60's. And upon thinking about it I would agree that there are a lot of better options if your aim is to learn more about that topic.
But, given that one doesn't try to make the book more than what it is - I think it is a book worth reading jus ...more
But, given that one doesn't try to make the book more than what it is - I think it is a book worth reading jus ...more
The year is 1962 and the place is Jackson, Mississippi and the times they are a changin', in Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help. While the movers and shakers of the time provide a backdrop to the tale the central characters are a small clique of young twenty-something socialites and their maids. In essence, they are the satisfied and the disaffected. Hilly has it all and she rules the roost in her little kingdom. She would gladly make it more rigid and restrictive to maintain her crown. And then
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very distinct voices and quite a tearjerker
I know people said this book was good but I had no idea it was that good. Well worth the hype.
The characters are all well written. The three main characters Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter tell their stories of growing up in the south during the 60's. More so, Skeeter decides to write a book about the truth about what it is like to be a African-American maid to young southern Caucasian families.
Yes, there is controversy surrounding the authors research, the woman who says she stole her likeness. ...more
The characters are all well written. The three main characters Aibileen, Minny and Skeeter tell their stories of growing up in the south during the 60's. More so, Skeeter decides to write a book about the truth about what it is like to be a African-American maid to young southern Caucasian families.
Yes, there is controversy surrounding the authors research, the woman who says she stole her likeness. ...more
I picked this book for my book club in November 2009. When it came out. I loved this book. The characters, the historical setting, the dynamics of the women's relationships, and the story all were fascinating and important to me. I loved this book so much that I refuse to see the movie that is now coming out. It would only ruin my imagination of those characters and I don't want that to happen.
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I liked the book. I did think it sugar-coated Jim Crow life in the South quite a bit; but still an easy & enjoyable read.
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