Book Review #12: The Help by: Kathryn Stockett

Pages: 444

In the 1960’s where black people are considered dirty and full of diseases, where they can’t even share a toilet with they’re white bosses. In Jackson Mississippi Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter, have an idea to expose the white women in their town. Miss Skeeter seems to be the only white woman who sees the awfulness of the way the black maids are treated, and she wants to do something about it. It has to be anonymous though because in the 1960’s anything Civil Rights could get you killed. The only way to do this anonymously is to write a book of interviews from the Help.

When I first read this book I was amazed at how wonderful it was. It seemed very realistic because no human can make such humiliating things such at not being about to use a toilet used by a white person. I know there has been a lot of such about how “it was written by a white person so she can’t know what it was like…” blah, blah, blah. This book was written by a white woman as a tribute to her black maid!

Since its set in Mississippi you have to read with a southern accent, which just makes it more fun! It’s a funny book at points, sometimes it’s kind of sad, but over all it’s a really, really good book. I really enjoyed reading it. It only took me a few days to read. It was an easy read.

I’m very happy I had the opportunity to read this book. At times I wanted to scream at my book, at other times I wanted to cheer. I felt like I didn’t want the book to end but at the same time I wanted to know what happened. This book will make you feel a lot of things at the same time. I’m glad I read this book.

I loved the recent movie they made of this book! It followed the book really, really well, they got the maids personalities very well and the movie made you feel about the same way as you did in the book only you could see the events going on right in front of you, so you could feel angrier or whatever other emotion ten times worse then when you were reading the book.

I rated this book 5 out of 5, because it was a really good book to read on a rainy Sunday night. It was easy but taught an awesome lesson. It was also written very well. Thanks for reading!