Book 36 "The Help"

The Help

By

Kathryn Stockett

I can't believe I read this book. Honestly. I have been avoiding it for a long time. I didn't want to get sucked into all the hype of the movie. I didn't want to buy a book that completely dominated the book shelves. Everywhere I went, whether it was Target, Barnes and Noble, the little used book store in whatever town you wanna call it.

Not to mention the fact that this book just radiated chick flick. Just look at the cover of the book (or movie poster). You have four ladies front and center. Four main characters ALL women. HELP!!!! (Literally).

My wife read the book first. We ordered it on our Kindle and she FLEW through the book like she was eating a buttery croissant. A croissant. Not a steak, not big, thick, juicy black angus beef burger. So, she reads the book and loves it. In fact, so much that she wants to have a date night now to see the MOVIE. She recommends the book to me. I read the first chapter. Oh dear Lord....this is going to be a tough assignment.

So, I put my block headed thinking aside and read the book, and feel that Stockett has written a beautiful piece about Civil Rights. The fact that the meaning of the book is entangled between the story of working maids in Mississippi and Ladies League in the 60's, doesn't overshadow the point of treatment of BOTH women and minorities.

There were slow moments in the book. However, at the time where Miss Skeeter makes the decision to write a book revolving around the maids and their struggles, the book begins to pick up the pace.