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This book focuses on 3 women in the early 1960's in Jackson, Mississippi. Two of them are African American (or "negra" in one of the kinder terms of the time) housekeepers/nannies, and one is an awkward white woman, raised by a friend of theirs, who just can't accept the system as it is for ANY woman at the time. She's also trying to break into journalism and a New York editor challenges her to find a story that no one has done before. She chooses to write about her home town from "the help's" p
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Fantastic read. Three women in Jackson, Mississippi whose lives intertwine as the maids tell their stories to Skeeter. I liked how the three women--Skeeter, Minny, and Aibilene--each have their own voice. Each tells the story of their daily lives. Skeeter then tells the stories of the maids. Interesting secondary characters. Elizabeth who can't love her children or make a decision. Hilly who you love to hate. Celia who's out of place but loved by her man. The Help tells the story of all these wo
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I'm starting my research for my annual best books lists and this is getting *all* kinds of best of the year mentions.
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The Help is definitely at the top of my list of favorite books. Set in the early 1960's, it is the story of three women in Jackson, Mississippi--one white (Skeeter) and two black (Aibileen and Minny). Each woman takes turns narrating from her own perspective and each character is so richly developed that their voices are distinct and genuine.
It is hard to describe the gamut of emotions I felt while reading this book: shame, disgust, delight, sorrow, disbelief, love, regret and the list goes on. ...more
It is hard to describe the gamut of emotions I felt while reading this book: shame, disgust, delight, sorrow, disbelief, love, regret and the list goes on. ...more
This book was lovely. Kathryn Stockett drew me into the stories of each of her three main characters and all the others. I felt the fear, the hope, and the sadness right along with them.
Argh...left my copy at Esmee's gymnastics studio and won't be able tp pick it up until Thursday. Loving the story/characters though!
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