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I really loved this book. It's been a long time since I've felt so wrapped up in the lives of the characters in a book. Kathryn Stockett does a great job at presenting the complex relationships between Black maids and the white families the serve. This book was so much more than what I was expecting, the story so much richer-I'm so glad I read this.
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If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. And though I am not a super huge fan of audio books, I would not want to experience this book any other way (except as a movie, can't wait to see THAT). Listening to this book read out loud is like sitting at a table with a bunch of women, listening to their riveting stories.
In some ways, I wanted this story to never end. It was at once hopeless and hopeful. I just thoroughly enjoyed it and can understand why it is so popular.
I am grateful to have exp ...more
In some ways, I wanted this story to never end. It was at once hopeless and hopeful. I just thoroughly enjoyed it and can understand why it is so popular.
I am grateful to have exp ...more
I normally don't get excited over books with so much publicity, but I thought The Help was fabulous. The story of black maids working for white women during the in 1960s was both moving and heart breaking at times. I listened to and the audio version was extremely well done, and I thought the different narrators did a wonderful job giving distinct voices to their characters.
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Wow, wow, wow. What a great book. I'm not sure that I really have anything to say that can add to what has already been said about this book. I'm just glad that I finally got around to reading it! If you haven't read it yet, bump it up in priority. Highly recommended. Definitely worth a reread someday.
I reread one of my favorite parts to see if there was a quote I could share, but since that part took place in a conversation between Aibileen and Minny, there wasn't really a nice concise quote. I ...more
I reread one of my favorite parts to see if there was a quote I could share, but since that part took place in a conversation between Aibileen and Minny, there wasn't really a nice concise quote. I ...more
This is really not my genre--I studied so much of the civil rights movement in high school, and I don't enjoy reading about hate crimes. But it's hard not to fall in love with these characters. And the story was more about change than opression, about people learning about each other and reaching out to share common experiences.
Kathryn did an excellent job with character development. I wish there could have been a bit more about Aibileen at the end, but there's really no better (or typical) way ...more
Kathryn did an excellent job with character development. I wish there could have been a bit more about Aibileen at the end, but there's really no better (or typical) way ...more
This book was completely absorbing and had compelling characters with strong narrative voices. I'm generally not a fan of efforts to write in dialects, but the author managed to write the two African-American characters smoothly and believably. Thanks go to my mother for loaning this book to me.
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Jul 11, 2011
Natalya
marked it as to-read
Aug 18, 2010
Lisa
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Sep 26, 2011
Harold Ogle
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Sep 08, 2011
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Mar 04, 2010
Mita
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Mar 19, 2010
Katie
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