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|  | Author: Kathryn Stockett
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  2536 reviews
Sales Rank: 13
Format: Kindle Book
Language: English (Published)
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 1
Pages: 464
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B002YKOXB6
Publication Date: February 10, 2009
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 WOW! September 3, 2010
Khanweezy (Florida)
Beautiful, amazing, soulful, witty, sad, touching, real (not literally)... Actually, I can't find the words to describe the book, but it is great and definitely a must read. 2 things I noticed aside from the story itself that I love about Kathryn Stockett's writing (and I only mention these two because I'm sure the other reviewers have already raved about all her other great qualities):
1. She so perfectly describes the physical aspects of any situation where characters interact, especially body language and facial expressions. I found myself thinking, "I never realized people make that face when they feel that way, but she nailed it!" For example, she describes Skeeter's mother driving away from the house in the car that Skeeter needed right away, and the mother stops briefly, starts driving again, then stops again and finally pulls up to the house. The mother says she forgot something and remembered it on her way towards the road (they have a long driveway). I just thought it was such a perfect description of how people really act when they forget something. "Aww, man! Ahhh, forget it! Nah, I really better go back and get it. "
2. Related to the first, she has a good way of linking body language, facial expression and physical action to tell us what people are really thinking or intending.
READ THIS BOOK!!
a must read September 3, 2010
farm girl
For a first book, this author produced a winner. The characters felt like real people. I really hated for the story to end..a real letdown to have to say "goodbye" to these truly inspirational women.
Wonderful September 3, 2010
I LOVE BOOKS (Italy)
I loved one of the comments on the back cover of this book (on the British print): "A laugh-out-loud, vociferously angry must-read". I would only add "Unequivocally poignant and touching".
I would give it 10 stars if I could. Love, hate, integration, familial relationships, tolerance, hope... this is what the book is about. A delightful, funny, moving read. Upsetting and uplifting at the same time.
Jackson, Mississippi, 1960s. When racial integration was still hardly tolerated, the respective paths of two black maids and a white lady belonging to the upper class circle cross. Their personal tales interweave and blend, with a project in mind which will ultimately rock the proverbial boat.
Each main character writes in first person: Aibileen, who is raising her umpteenth white child with love and dedication while constantly thinking of her own son, now dead.
Minny, Aibileen's close friend, married with several children of her own, a maid with a soft heart but a sharp tongue which gets her into trouble more often than not.
Miss Skeeter, a white lady with her own dreams, whose unconventional ideas contrast mildly, and later on, sharply with the society and family she was born into. She also wants to find out why the adored black maid who raised her, Constantine, has inexplicably disappeared. No one is willing to tell her.
Each lady is surrounded by her own sets of characters in the background, characters that however are primary pawns to what will eventually happen.
The author gives voice to Aibileen's and Minny's language superbly. You will find a language contrast between the well-schooled Miss Skeeter and both maids, which renders a vivid and true portrait of their lives and views.
This is, in my opinion, a rare timeless piece of narrative, which will make you think as well as entertain you like very few books can. Wonderful, really wonderful. Well done to the author Ms. Kathryn Stockett!
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Could not put it down. September 3, 2010
LouAnn Keller (North Carolina)
Excellent book. This is the first book I have read in a long time that I just could not put down. I hope to read more by this author.
GREAT BOOK September 2, 2010
Cheryl
This is a great book, written from the point of view of three different people. it is not confusing when the author goes back and forth between the characters. The flow is smooth and easy to follow. I thought it was a great book and I highly recommend it.
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