One of those books that are as good as the hype. Kathryn Stockett takes us through America's south - particularly Mississippi during the 60's. In a no holds barred plot that is divided into chapters from the point of view of each of the main characters, the story unfolds. Of the black household help and their white mistresses.
Skeeter, a tall, socially awkward white college graduate fumbles through her painful life while documenting the good and the bad points of a black helps life. She recruits secretly and painfully many of the towns domestic help who tell her stories, most of which involve the closest of her friends. It is so real and sometimes so painful, you have to put the book down for a few moments. Telling it as it is, the story of women divided by racism. I could see traces of similarity between the story and our very own caste divisions. A must read.
PS: Another book I picked up because it was being made into a movie.
8/10
Skeeter, a tall, socially awkward white college graduate fumbles through her painful life while documenting the good and the bad points of a black helps life. She recruits secretly and painfully many of the towns domestic help who tell her stories, most of which involve the closest of her friends. It is so real and sometimes so painful, you have to put the book down for a few moments. Telling it as it is, the story of women divided by racism. I could see traces of similarity between the story and our very own caste divisions. A must read.
PS: Another book I picked up because it was being made into a movie.
8/10
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