Average Bufph Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Kathryn Stockett
2011-04-05
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...
Kathryn Stockett's The Help offered a different flavor 'cause it dives into the deep South's racial divides. It was a real eye-opener. The characters were so fleshed out, you could practically feel their heartbeats. It wasn't what I typically lean toward, but it showed me a new side of history, which was mighty enlightening. Sometimes ya gotta step outside your comfort zone to understand more of what makes America tick.
