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The Help

Kathryn Stockett

Start date: February 27, 2012

Finish date: March 5, 2012

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Why we're reading this: I've had this book since it came out. Heard it was an excellent read so it became a must read for me, but…more
[close] I've had this book since it came out. Heard it was an excellent read so it became a must read for me, but has been sitting on my shelf waiting for a turned page.

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Mar 08, 2010 Jenn rated it it was amazing

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Awesome! That is the way I truly feel about this book. I was very sad to see it come to an end. I wanted to read more about Abie, Skeeter and Minny. I wanted to know what happens to all the spineless white women, especially Hilly. I would love to read a second book, maybe The Help II.

I realize that many white folks didn't know any better about their behaviour towards black folks, but I still find it astonishing that humans can treat other humans so disrespectfully. Like Leroy and Minny. Like wh ...more

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Apr 19, 2010 Suey rated it really liked it

I loved the three different voices in this book and felt very connected to them and their situations. I thought using this setting, black house maids, was a great way to tell this part of our American history. I learned a lot.

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Jun 09, 2010 Michelle rated it really liked it

I loved it halfway through ... but was very disappointed in the ending.

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Mar 17, 2011 Beth rated it it was amazing

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Two black maids and one young white woman in early 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, alternately narrate THE HELP, a fictionalized account of the production of a book of true accounts. The white woman, Skeeter, is writing the book. Various black maids tell her stories of their everyday lives working in white households.

The civil rights movement is going on; apparently, though, some rich society women are slow to catch on. So the reader can easily forget that these are the 1960s and not the 1860s as bl ...more

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Apr 01, 2009 Connie rated it it was amazing

This was a cannot put down book

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Aug 23, 2011 Lena English rated it it was amazing

I really loved this story. It was well written and just made you need to know about these womens lives. I especially liked the epilogue of sorts where Stockett told about her experiences with her colored help. I know it sounds cliche but this book made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time! I highly recommend it to everyone.

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