Sophia C. reviewed on 10/30/2011 + 289 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I read The Help after seeing the movie. While I enjoyed the characters and the feel-good sense of three women trying to make a difference in early 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, the more palpable separation between the characters' lives and the broader context of the civil rights movement seemed more like a gloss over. Transitions between the first person perspectives of Aibileen, Minny, and (why the title?) Miss Skeeter were more drawn out than in the film, which also condensed the action into a shorter time frame. Nonetheless, I found the Help in novel form to be an inspiring, worthwhile read.

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