The Help
by Stockett, Kathryn
The Help is a 2009 novel by American author Kathryn Stockett. It is about African American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. The novel is told from the perspective of three characters.
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On Dec 23, 2010, thissideofgaudy said
Very rarely do I read a book straight through. Usually, I have two to six going at once. Not this time. I read the entire book in two days.Although I was born roughly in the middle of this narrative, the world described had mercifully disappeared by the time I became aware of the world around me. From the very beginning, I was astounded by the stupidity and pointlessness of many of the "taboos" believed in by the employers. These taboos not only covered the "help", but also constrained the women themselves in virtually all aspects of their lives. A person's qualifications and achievements seemed to be secondary to where they came from or what social group they were part of. I came away with a sense of both how far we have come and how some prejudices are still hiding even inside those of us who feel enlightened.
On Oct 6, 2010, ccqdesigns said
Wow, what a book. I am from the south, and I was 10 years old in 1963. I remember the Sears where my mother worked having a Colored and White Bathroom and a Colored and White water fountain. I remember the outside door at the theater that said colored and led to the balcony and our delight when they finally opened it up to everyone and us teenagers could sneak up there.I was not one of the kids that had a full time maid or nanny that raised them, but I had friends that did. What thi ...more Wow, what a book. I am from the south, and I was 10 years old in 1963. I remember the Sears where my mother worked having a Colored and White Bathroom and a Colored and White water fountain. I remember the outside door at the theater that said colored and led to the balcony and our delight when they finally opened it up to everyone and us teenagers could sneak up there.I was not one of the kids that had a full time maid or nanny that raised them, but I had friends that did. What this book did for me is fill in the gaps that I never knew. I saw what was going on, I heard it, but I never really understood it, and my parents were more like Skeeter, people were just people. Yes, we had a housekeeper that came once a week because my mother had to work full time. She cleaned our house, ate at our table, cooked our dinner that night, and we visited her family at the holidays and took them a turkey at thanksgiving and wrapped presents at Christmas.But I wonder now what else we did that I was not aware of. How did we treat her and others that was considered "normal" then? Were we guilty of the prejudice and segregation-ism that is portrayed in this book? I have to say probably because we were a product of our time. I can only say that I am no longer that product. Everyone should read this book. Everyone. It is so true, correct and real it could have been my town or any town in the south in 1963.
On Oct 4, 2010, Stampinmama said
In 2010 I decided to start reading a lot more- I set my yearly goal at 30 books and I have already hit 30!!!-this is an acomplishment for me working full time--"The Help" has been my favorite book so far this year--and has me thinking of the civil rights era so I have been trying to read other books based on that subject.
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
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- 2009
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Amy Einhorn Books, Putnam. First Edition, First Printing 02/10/2009, 2009. Amy Einhorn Books, Putnam. First Edition, First Printing 02/10/2009. Cream paper over boards, with yellow cloth spine and gold lettering. Near Fine/Near Fine. In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with cream boards, dark gold spine cloth, and gold gilt lettering on spine and front board. Text block clean & tight, no writing, no markings noted. 451 numbered pages. Dust jacket very good with just ghost of shelf & edge wear;… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Stockett, Kathryn
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by Stockett, Kathryn
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New York: Amy Einhorn Books / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. First printing. Near fine in a fine jacket.. Signed first edition of this story of three women in mid-century Mississippi struggling against their roles, adapted into an Oscar-winning film. Octavia Spencer earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie adaptation of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
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Dark-purple and light-purple boards with gold writing on spine; front board embossed with gold filligree. Deluxe edition of this novel comes with wrap-around addition to dust jacket (included) with quote from NPR.org and ISBN on back. Top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled; some dirt stains on top of back dust jacket. Shelf wear top top and bottom of dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
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- 2010
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Penguin Books Limited. Good. 196mm / 131mm. Paperback. 2010. 464 pages. Cover worn<br>Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver. Some lines will never be crossed. Aibileen is a black maid: s mart, regal, and raising her seventeenth white child. Yet somethi ng shifted inside Aibileen the… Read more about this item Item Price
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