Helpful Score: 2
This was truly a beautiful and thought provoking story. I could not put this novel down. In essence, this is a story of race relations in Mississippi during the 60's. The Help refers to the colored women that worked as maids to affluent white women. The author grew up in Mississippi during this period of time which I believe gave her a great perspective from which to write such a touching story. At times, I laughed out loud, I simmered in disgust and I also shed tears. And portions of this book will stay with me, specifically when a maid secretly tells the white child in her charge the story of Martian Luther King; an alien that comes to this planet and is beautiful and wonderful in every way except people still hate him, only because he is green. The characters are well developed and the narrative is well written and easy to read. I highly recommend!
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