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I watched and loved the movie, and I've been meaning to read the book ever since. Took me a while to get there. But it was a great read, one extremely easy to read for a subject such as (the non existence of) civil rights in 1960s in Mississippi. What I really liked about the book, other than its ease of reading, was that it was told in three separate voices, and all of them were distinct.
I remember when I watched the movie that there were accusations of the same old same old white savior menta ...more
I remember when I watched the movie that there were accusations of the same old same old white savior menta ...more
This was an easy-to-read novel about life in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s. I enjoyed the alternating viewpoints throughout the story. The characters were fully developed and entertaining. I definitely finished the novel wanting to know more about what happened to these characters. They felt very real to me. Stockett really tried to capture the fast-paced changes occurring during that time-period. Some characters kept up and some didn't. That just added to the entertainment.
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Chris Torretta
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