The Help

Love this book! So far The Help is a fantastic book! Even though I’m only on page 54 I feel like you know what each of the women are like. Kathryn Stockett has done an amazing job capturing the essence of what it was like to be a maid back in 1955. She also uses amazing imagery and provides many sensory details, which tend to lure you into the book.

My favorite part of the book so far is the new relationship between Minny and Miss Celia. Miss Celia is so nice to Minny, Minny isn’t sure what to make of it because she’s used to white woman being rude to colored woman. Minny thinks that most white woman love shopping and gossiping with their friends. Minny realizes that Miss Celia isn’t like that at all. She wears tons of make up and gets beautiful for the day but stays in bed. The only time of the day she gets out of bed is to learn how to cook from Minny.

I am excited to see how the relationship progresses. I also can’t wait to see if Miss Celia tells Mister Johnny about Minny because Miss Celia promised Minny that she would tell him in about ninety days.

So far, I would highly recommend this book for many types of readers because it contains many different lessons about or American history.