The Help

I have just recently started reading The Help, and I am already addicted to it. The Help is about Aibleen, an African American Maid in the 1960's who has struggled the past couple years from losing her son. She gets attached to a baby who she works for, the first time she worked after the passing of her son. The book is mainly about her struggles, and problems that many African American maids faced back then too. Racism was a big factor of the problems, and having to deal with the problems makes me sick to my stomach. The Help is a great book to read if you like sad, depressing stories. It's a book where if you start reading, or getting in to it there is no way you are putting it down. I have also seen the movie, and I advise you read the book before the movie because there are more details that are not explained in the book. The Help is one of the best books I have ever read in my life and I recommend everyone reads it.

-Daniela Phillips