The Help

After hearing great things about the movie, I decided to check out the book first. Such a great story! It was eye-opening to think that the reality presented in the novel very well could have been the realities of people living in our nation just 50 years ago. I love the characters of Miss Skeeter, Aibileen, Minny and Celia Foote. There were a lot of funny moments integrated into the book well, especially considering the weight of the topics being addressed. The transformation of character is clear for many of the individuals in the book - some for the better, a couple for the worse. The Help was such a good read and was hard to put down.