I just finished reading “The Help” (which is also the first book for the book club I started).
There’s a quote on the cover of the book (not shown here for some reason) that says something along the lines of…this is the next big thing since “To Kill a Mockingbird”, if you only read one book let this be it. I completely concur! Go out and get this book! There’s probably a wait list at your library, but I got it for 30% off at my Barnes & Noble at just under $12. I actually went in on it with my sister because she wants to read it too.
So what’s all the hype about this book? For one, the movie based on the book is coming out in mid-August. It’s the trailer that’s playing now with Emma Stone (love her acting).
The Help is a historical novel based in Jackson, Mississippi during the Civil Rights movement. It follows the lives of African American women, “the help”, and the white families they are employed by. Chapters switch from being told by African American maids and one, white woman who dares to write about the lives of these maids.
If you are too young, like me, to have been around in the 1960s to see segregation and racism in full force, this novel will astound you. It’ll probably grab you if you lived through it too.
Congrats on accomplishing one of your goals (starting a book club)!
Thanks Janelle! Yes, I able to get a couple friends and their friends to go in on a book club. I think there’s 8 of us. It’s been hard coordinating our schedules to meet just once, but I think it will work beyond this book too. I am excited.
Hi! I just ran across your blog, and saw this post. My friend was just telling me about this book tonight, and how I should read it. It’s good to hear that other people have enjoyed it too. I’m pretty new to Central PA and have been looking for a book club and chances to meet people. Is your club open to new members?
Yes, The Help turned out to be a great book. I can’t wait to see the movie in theatres. The book club I’m in is open to new members. I honestly don’t know if we are going to do another one after this book. It might have been the summer that made scheduling a time to get together impossible, or maybe it’s just different work schedules between members. For instance, for this book I was hoping we’d get together a couple of times while reading the book, but we are only going to get together after we’ve all finished it and to see the movie together, all in one-go.