Once in a great while, a book comes along that touches you and makes you sit up and take notice. This was that book.
The Help centers around three indomitable women who honestly think that they will make a difference regarding the white/black barrier back in 1960’s Mississippi. You laugh, you cry and you cheer for them. You wonder why Stuart didn’t try harder to understand Skeeter and you marvel at the friendship between Minny and Aibileen. You want to annihilate Hilly with her crassness and total lack of regard for people who are different from herself and you want to yell at Elizabeth Leefolt to pay attention to her daughter who looks upon Aibileen as a true mother figure.
This is a book that was recommended to me by several people who said it was the best book they have read in a very long time and it was with a certain amount of trepidation that I purchased it, thinking I honestly didn’t know if I would enjoy it. I am very glad that I did purchase it and read it and I would highly recommend this novel to everyone. This is a book to be savored and not taken lightly. For even though we have come a long way (we voted a black man into the White House), we still have not come far enough. Miss Stockett, thank you for this absolutely wonderful novel and please keep on writing!
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