Not at all impressed with the book. I don't even begin to understand the hype. I read it before the hype, because the premise sounded interesting. It is difficult for me to recognize any originality or anything that makes you think, unless you've never heard of this type of discrimination before in which case it would probably be of interest. To me, the characters were plastic, the maids' stories were a cliche, in fact most of it was a cliche. It would have been much more interesting from an African-American point of view IMHO. She tried to give that pov but I don't think it worked. I have heard it is to be a movie which seems right - no depth to attempt to depict. Sorry I can't recommend it as anything more than a so-so story.
