The Help

I recently read The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It had really high ratings (at last look on Amazon, 5 stars from 1,114 reviews), so I knew it would be good.

I had no idea how good.

It was amazing. I loved it. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It made me so sad for black domestics and the way they were treated. At one point Mike looked at me (sitting there sniffling and trying to keep the tears from overflowing out of my eyes) and said "Why are you reading that if it makes you that upset?" I told him, "Because it is really good."

The book is Kathryn Stockett's first. Memories her housemaid Demetrie prompted her to write the novel. I hope she writes more books, and that they are as good as The Help!