The Help

My friend Megan has started a book club and invited me to join. I've never considered myself as much of a reader, but apparently I LOVE it! This was the first book we read. The Help by Kathryn Stockett. This book was amazing! I loved every moment of it and had a hard time putting it down (ask Jake!). I read it in less than a week (which is super fast for me- especially when I was working 2 of the days in the week). The characters became my friends and I loved being brought into their world. The author did an amazing job of giving each of the characters a distinctive voice. The story takes place in the 1960's in Jackson Mississippi and is told from the perspective of 3 different ladies: Miss Skeeter, a young Ole Miss graduate who is pursuing a career in journalism; Aibileen, a black maid who is raising her 17th white child; and Minny, a plump black maid that has a lot of spice and a mouth that has gotten her fired from numerous jobs. These 3 ladies "will come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed." If you are looking for a good book to read, go get it... now! Good luck finding it in the library though. Last I checked there were currently 109 holds on the book at the Mesa libraries. Let me know if any of you have read it or decide to read it. You will love it!