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The Help
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The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film--a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.
Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure.
Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780425232200
EAN:
9780425232200
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
544
Authors:
Kathryn Stockett
Publisher:
Berkley Books
Published Date: 2011-05-04
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Excellent read. Full of local southern color. Hope that Ms. Stockett writes a sequel to this book. Enjoyed every minute of it on my cell phone Kindle.
I absolutely loved The Help. I’d already seen the movie and enjoyed it, but reading the book gave me so much more backstory and detail that really filled in some of the gaps. The additional layers made the characters feel even more real and complex, and I appreciated how the novel explored their motivations in ways the film didn’t have time to cover.One of my favorite aspects was the dynamic between all the women and the glimpse into life in the South during the 1960s. The story does such a powerful job capturing the tension, fear, and quiet strength that defined the civil rights movement on a personal level. The relationships—both the alliances and the conflicts—were compelling and at times heartbreaking.I also loved that the book was told from multiple viewpoints. I’m always drawn to stories that switch perspectives, and here it really worked to show how each character saw the events differently and carried her own secrets and hopes. It made the narrative feel richer and more authentic.
Loved this book...learned so much more about the 60's down south. It was quite sickening. I also loved the movie. For the first time in my life, and it's been a long one, I was actually so disappointed when I had finished.
Very good
Great book - better than the movie! Really makes you stop and think.
