![i read this book over the break. at first i was skeptical when i looked at the book flap and saw the picture of the author (fancy looking white lady writing in the voice of the help in the 60s) but this book was great. so great i couldn’t put it down. plus the bonus of another journalist protagonist!
it amazes and saddens me that this time period was when our parents and grandparents lived.
we watched the movie last night, and after hearing so many good things about it, i wasn’t super impressed. it was so long and a little boring at times. i felt bad for putting tim through it (even though he surprised me by renting it for me :] ) some parts were funny, but overall i would say that the book is by far the better option.](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=1081&tbm=isch&tbnid=yal9X4yL4lXbKM:&imgrefurl=http://yellowbrickblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/help-book-review.html&docid=xehHYTv_OCuAXM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lc55bpNvcJM/TdwtB5tfi4I/AAAAAAAAHPQ/rygpqEcUpqc/s1600/the_help_book_cover_01.jpg&w=916&h=1387&ei=uNYFT7DcM9Ls2AWe6Pi7Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=176&vpy=258&dur=213&hovh=276&hovw=182&tx=106&ty=136&sig=110338051219581529883&page=1&tbnh=154&tbnw=93&start=0&ndsp=55&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0)
i read this book over the break. at first i was skeptical when i looked at the book flap and saw the picture of the author (fancy looking white lady writing in the voice of the help in the 60s) but this book was great. so great i couldn’t put it down. plus the bonus of another journalist protagonist! it amazes and saddens me that this time period was when our parents and grandparents lived. we watched the movie last night, and after hearing so many good things about it, i wasn’t super impressed. it was so long and a little boring at times. i felt bad for putting tim through it (even though he surprised me by renting it for me :] ) some parts were funny, but overall i would say that the book is by far the better option.
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