The Help by Kathryn Stockett Review

5 Stars

First I just have to say the ONE and ONLY thing that's ticking me off is...Skeeter is twenty three! Not twenty two! The book says so when you read it!

Okay, I'm good now.

Other than my silly continuity error complaint, this book was AWESOME! Multiple people repeatedly told me to read it and I was always planning on it, it just took me a little to get to it. But it was worth the wait!

Kathryn Stockett created wonderful characters. I absolutely fell in love with the three main characters, Aibileen, Skeeter and Minny. And I loathed Miss Hilly Holbrooke. I wanted to hunt her down in person. She's up there on my hit list with Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

I feel this novel is different than the others that deal with the subject. You get multiple points of view, from many different situations. Each character had a very distinct voice and it felt like I was friends with them for years. I couldn't put the book down.

I laughed, I cried and I worried. I also love Kathryn's message at the end about her life and how she actually experienced aspects of this novel. This isn't an author that just decides she's interested and makes a story up. She takes from real life and something she knows. Something she has a passion for, much like Skeeter. I cannot wait to see what she does next!

If you haven't read this book, read it! Please. I'm begging