I’m not sure this book would have jumped off the shelves at me, but it caught a friend’s eye and was given to me in turn. I tend to like opening a book without reading the back cover for the publisher’s cliff notes. I had no idea what to expect, but I like to try books and foods at least once.
This book is riveting – period. It centers on a 1962 Mississippi town and fully fleshes out the racial roles and tensions of the time – at least of the female gender. The women are strong and scared, and they embark on a thrilling ride to begin to break the race barrier. Each chapter is written in the first person, but the narrators change throughout the book. The differences in the literary voices and the way the story unfolds is intoxicating. I found I would be holding my breath as I read through the book.
If you haven’t heard of The Help, give it a try. I give it 5 stars. Look for it here…
- 1 – hated it – not even worth the dead trees
- 2 – got through it, but wouldn’t keep it in my library
- 3 – really enjoyed it, was entertained, and would read more by this author
- 4 – loved this book, need to keep it on the bookshelves and recommend to a friend
- 5 – this blew my socks off and rocked my world
