“Ever morning, until you dead in the ground, you gone have to make this decision. You gone have to ask yourself, "Am I gone believe what them fools say about me today?”
I think The Help, as a novel and film, will be remembered for a long time. This is suitable since the focus of the story itself is about remembering and acknowledging truths. It is 100% a character-focused story. It’s hard not to feel for all who told the story through their viewpoints (Skeeter, Mabelline, Millie), but also for the secondary characters where, while we didn’t get inside their heads, the writer was convincing enough to make them real.
Generally I dislike such extreme viewpoint swapping, it’s a reading pet peeve of mine. It worked here, though, and instead of skipping over a viewpoint section – been prone to do that many times with other books – I couldn’t wait for each story segment as each rocked. The amazing bonds of the three women and how those bonds stretched out to the rest of the community will inspire just about anyone. Even though it’s an introspective tale, things happen, and when action is taking a background stage, you never notice. It’s not a bloated drama, but a good one.
The issue is one that is close to the hearts, minds, and experiences of many. Even if you were not born or around during that time, and I wasn’t, then it’s easy to latch on to what is happening. If I had to say anything bad about it, I'd say that some of it may lack a little realism. It almost crept over the melodramatic lines too, but I applaud the author for always reeling the story back over that line so it didn't fall in those treacherous waters.
The pacing isn't slow, but it's drama style and is telling a story that isn't action-packed, that suspenseful, or plot juicy, so because of this the pace won't run you down. It is still easy to latch on to and hold on as you keep wondering what will happen to the characters its easy to like.
I read this going in after the hype of both flick and book, and came out realizing The Help is well-known and popular for a reason.
The pacing isn't slow, but it's drama style and is telling a story that isn't action-packed, that suspenseful, or plot juicy, so because of this the pace won't run you down. It is still easy to latch on to and hold on as you keep wondering what will happen to the characters its easy to like.
I read this going in after the hype of both flick and book, and came out realizing The Help is well-known and popular for a reason.
Book Quotes:
“Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else.” “I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good.”
“That's the way prayer do. It's like electricity, it keeps things going.”
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