The Help
ISBN:
9780241958001 (0241958008)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Southern,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I feel like I'm reading so many interesting and important books these days. This one was definitely not an exception. Seeing the world through Aibileen and Minny's eyes was truly exceptional, I was scared for them, angry at how they were being treated, disgusted by people. And I was impressed by the...
This is a book where coloured maids in 1963 are afraid to speak up. This is a book where they gain the courage to tell a white lady what actually happens inside their lives. No one is ready to hear the truth, everyone is scared for their future, but bravery is a strong attire to have, and the maids ...
Glad I read this. It took me a long time to finish.
I really disagree with people who say that The Help is cliché. I’m going to go as far as to say that it offends me when people call this a cliché. Because as someone who has been apart of discussions like the women in this book about racism, no one is a cliché. Maybe people are calling it a cliché b...
Here's another on the DNF pile. I just can't stand this. I know it's wildly popular, but that doesn't mean everyone will like it. And I fall in the minority.
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