I just finished listening to The Help written by Kathryn Stockett and performed by Jenna Lamia, Bahni Turpin, Octavia Spencer and Cassandra Campbell. It is a wonderfully written and performed first novel.
Ms. Stockett set her book in Jackson, Mississippi at the beginning of a very difficult time in our history. The stories of two African-American maids and one white socialite were touching, enlightening, sad, joyful and often funny.
The Help left me feeling sad that my time with these women had ended but confident in the ability of the women, both black and white, to overcome the limitations set upon them by the time in which they lived.
Listening to books is a great pleasure and a way to extend my “reading time” and this book is by far one of the best I have ever “read”.
-Audrey
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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I also read "The Help" and have to say that it is one of the best books I have read! I fully agree with Audrey's review...You hate to leave these women at the end. I have to add that I was in shock when the book ended at the point that it did. It was a great ending but.....I wanted MORE!
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