The Help

My mother gave me this book to read month's ago. I didn't get a chance to read it until recently. Although I wanted to finish it before I saw the movie based on the book, I only got half way through. I almost always prefer a book to a movie, and this one was no different. However, I believe the changes made for the movie were appropriate.

The book has graphic details which many people don't know or forget about the South during the civil rights movement. The characters in the book are detailed so I could picture their faces, cry with their drama and laugh at their quirkiness. The detail of some of the events scared me at times. Some also made me sad, and happy, and angry.

This is a great book which touches on just enough of the issues of the period, and also allows us to see the hope, fear, and misunderstandings from both sides. I was cheering for the “Help” the entire book.

Although we've come a long way since this time, there is still much prejudice today.

Read this book to get a glimpse into the life of high society Southern citizens and their servants during the early 1960's.