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Oct 23, 2019 Jen • Just One More Page rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, stand-alones, female-non-male-authors, favorites, historical-fiction, adult, racism, social-justice

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Aug 24, 2011 Elle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-reads, historical-fiction, chick-lit

I LOVED this book. I loved the characters, I loved the plot. The only thing I didn't love about it is that it left me wanting more. I wanted more time and follow up. This is honestly a book that could do very well with a sequel. At the end I didn't feel disappointed in any way, but I felt a strong desire to know more about the lives of Skeeter, Minny, Aibileen and Yule May after the story ended.

I know that there has been some controversy about this book, but I think that it was very well writte ...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Diana S rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books, read-in-2013

I loved this book! I couldn't put it down! Getting a glimpse of the 1960's in Jackson, Mississippi and learning about the lives of some wonderful characters. I found it very engaging! A book club could have a great discussion with this one!
A favorite quote: “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” ...more

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May 12, 2012 Kaitlin rated it it was amazing

Having heard great things about this book, I decided to check it out from the library when it FINALLY became available. It is a much longer book than I expected, but I enjoyed every page.

This book was eye-opening for me. I know it's fictional, but I had very little understanding of how deeply divided the people of the south were fewer than 50 years ago. I heard about it in history class, of course, but seeing it through the eyes of the individual is quite another thing. I agree with another revi ...more

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