Book Review

Can I just say how much I love my local library? I am totally scoring on awesome books! Of course I have to wait weeks for them to become available, but I've requested so many now that I always have a new one waiting for me. Just last week I checked out The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and it is definitely a book I'd recommend! It takes place in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960s and is told through numerous perspectives, including African American maids. The segregation and racism between Blacks and Whites were so prevalent throughout the book, it was hard to believe that the story takes place only 50 years ago! It definitely brought to life a world that, I'm embarrassed to say, I've not thought about too much. I love it when I think about the book throughout my day, even when I'm not reading it. I even caught myself thinking in the dialect of the book! I was sad to have the book end, and actually felt that the book wasn't quite finished for me, but I'm sure I would have felt that way no matter how it ended. All in all, this was a book that brought out a variety of strong emotions, and made me want to sit down and discuss with friends.
*This was a rather clean book too, except for some minimal language and one scene that was almost borderline. It was definitely not necessary nor crucial to the story that I would have rather done without.