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davidd044's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
SPOILERS. wow. wow. wow. i have a good amount to say about this book. THERE ARE SPOILERS
*this was the first book i read this year and i loved it*
~i loved the narrators (skeeter, minny, aibleen) and how they all had something special about them for when it was their turn to narrate. Skeeter's inner banter was so funny, and i teared up some during aibleen's chapters.
~the conflict and the complicated-ness of all the relationships in Jacksonville was really well thought out
~it was emotionally provoking. i laughed, i teared up, i was shocked and so upset at the miscarriage part (even though i had watched the movie and knew about it), it was so well written!
~lovable characters! not all of them, obviously (ahem, hilly), but yeah!
~I HATE HILLY AHHHHH. all of the women and mens lives revolve around her and how she can say this and she can say that and she has everyone in the palm of her hand and personally i think she's a controlling crazy jerk who i absolutely despise
~the fact that i finished a 500 page book in like 4 days shocks me
~the amount of times i smiled or opened my mouth in shock is crazyyy
~THE ENDING. ill leave it at that. THE ENDINGGGG...
ok other than all that, i feel like a small part of the end dragged on, but then it picked up for a great finale, so that's that.
also, i'm so conflicted about her mom. she kind of slayed a few times but also was annoying to skeeter so yeah.
overall, such a journey and i so recommend!!
*this was the first book i read this year and i loved it*
~i loved the narrators (skeeter, minny, aibleen) and how they all had something special about them for when it was their turn to narrate. Skeeter's inner banter was so funny, and i teared up some during aibleen's chapters.
~the conflict and the complicated-ness of all the relationships in Jacksonville was really well thought out
~it was emotionally provoking. i laughed, i teared up, i was shocked and so upset at the miscarriage part (even though i had watched the movie and knew about it), it was so well written!
~lovable characters! not all of them, obviously (ahem, hilly), but yeah!
~I HATE HILLY AHHHHH. all of the women and mens lives revolve around her and how she can say this and she can say that and she has everyone in the palm of her hand and personally i think she's a controlling crazy jerk who i absolutely despise
~the fact that i finished a 500 page book in like 4 days shocks me
~the amount of times i smiled or opened my mouth in shock is crazyyy
~THE ENDING. ill leave it at that. THE ENDINGGGG...
ok other than all that, i feel like a small part of the end dragged on, but then it picked up for a great finale, so that's that.
also, i'm so conflicted about her mom. she kind of slayed a few times but also was annoying to skeeter so yeah.
overall, such a journey and i so recommend!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
heidi_downing's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
An interesting read about a heavily challenging subject. Well written for the most part. However, I felt like I couldn't give it a higher rating as for the most part it read like white saviourism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
gmjohnson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
bestamericangirl1's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Slavery, Racism, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs
rachelkpope's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs
michaelion's review against another edition
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My opinion might be biased. Of the few movies me and my mom have watched together in my life, I could probably count them on one hand, this was one we both loved when it was available On Demand on Dish or DirectTv or whichever one of those cable providers had that service. The next year I bought the book at the Scholastic book fair, one with a cover from the movie poster, and I read that book six times. The spine is worn out and the edges of the cover are all bent up because I used to try to carefully put it in my backpack, but I haven't carried a backpack since sixth grade, so all my backpacks were actually big bags / purses anyone could see from a mile away, so of course my homework and any books I carried would slide and get smooshed and wrinkled and folded up if I dropped something in there and it landed wrong.
I don't know what impact this book left on me. I assume an important one. I still love the book despite the controversy, maybe also in spite of it. My grandmother was born in Jackson. She and Mae Mobley would've been a week apart, if they were both alive and real, respectively. Her side of the story, what would've been my grandmother's I mean, isn't shown, but maybe someone story she would've known was. Maybe her auntie or cousin or someone who she went to church with, had her mother not moved out of the South before she was three months old. I don't know. The story's very real. Whether or not it connects to you personally, who doesn't have a soft spot for those?
I don't know what impact this book left on me. I assume an important one. I still love the book despite the controversy, maybe also in spite of it. My grandmother was born in Jackson. She and Mae Mobley would've been a week apart, if they were both alive and real, respectively. Her side of the story, what would've been my grandmother's I mean, isn't shown, but maybe someone story she would've known was. Maybe her auntie or cousin or someone who she went to church with, had her mother not moved out of the South before she was three months old. I don't know. The story's very real. Whether or not it connects to you personally, who doesn't have a soft spot for those?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Excrement, Grief, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Dementia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicide
emarrbee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Domestic abuse
phantomgecko's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Like many before, I didn't love that the author is a white woman. I think it's a great book premise, a good way to make white people look at themselves, but you can't know unless you've lived certain things. idk, I'm white too, and I thought the things that happened in the novel seemed plausible, but how would I know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
fractalonyx's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs
pleasereadittome's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Cancer