BOOK #34

It bears repeating that I'm not a fan of over-hyped books. About 90% of the time, they don't live up to the hype. I was pleasantly surprised by The Help. Come to find out, all the reviews were true. An EXCELLENT book. I heard whispers about it when it first came out. Then the whispers got a little louder and then it became a roar.

The story is told from four different viewpoints so each chapter is a different ride. Three of the viewpoints are from black maids working in the mid 60s in Mississippi and the fourth viewpoint is from the struggling writer who writes a book of their personal maid experiences under a cover of secrecy, darkness and shame.

I read this on my Ipad which gives me the ability to bookmark words or passages. I bookmarked the hell out of this book. So many passages were moving or just plain sad. But Stockett weaves the story and the emotions with such a fine pen that the minute you start to feel bad, she moves you into a better emotion.

I was pleased to find out that this movie is already in production. That, actually, a friend of the author's bought the rights before it was even published and Stockett is doing the screenplay. Like Water for Elephants, I'm eager to see how the movie turns out.

I recommend this to everyone - fiction reader or not.

A great book club choice, BTW.