Christine O. (crissyreader) reviewed on 10/8/2009 + 275 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

The Help is one of the best books I have read recently. It tells, in three woman's voices, a tale of black maids working for white families in the 60s in Jackson, Mississippi. There are many colorful characters in this book, the Junior League wanna-be who comes to an event in a revealing, sexy gown when the protocol is no cleavage. There's the loud mouthed black maid, Minnie, in an abusive relationship who finds a home in which to work as well as her sense of dignity. Included is the heiress who begins the whole idea of having maids anonymously tell their stories about their employment. The most touching part of the book for me was the relationships between the white children and their black nannies. Those tales were the best for me. This is an amazing first novel for Kathryn Stockett.

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