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emmapaige3413's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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? No

4.5

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rachel_here's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

3.25

The Help takes place in the city of Jackson, Mississipi, in the year 1962. We follow the point of view of three characters: Skeeter, a white woman in her early twenties who dreams of writing and struggles to fit in; Aibileen, a black maid who has looked after the children of white women for many years; and Minnie, Aibileen's best-friend and a great cook, but whose temper often get her in troubles with her employers. The three of them feel trapped in their current life, but all is about to change when Skeeter decides to write a book about the lives of black maids in the South and seeks Aibileen's and Minnie's help for her project.

I remember fondly The Help (or "La Couleur des Sentiments" / "The Color of Feelings" in its French translation) from back when I was in middle-school, where I watched the movie, and then highschool, where I read the book. The story is entertaining and easy to read enough, and I particularly enjoyed Aibileen's point-of-view chapters. But fondness for this book and its movie adaptation alone can't make me forget its issues regarding the treatment of its subject matter (which many articles have already discussed online), so I'll have to settle for 3.25 stars. Despite being a fine book, it's still an extremely flawed portrayal of racism in the United States that banks too much on being a nostalgic, feel-good story to offer a true understanding of a still-too-pervasive issue. One must just be aware of that before picking up The Help.

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grayscale08's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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aliyah02's review

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I hardly give 5 stars but this might be one of my favourite books.
All the characters were well written and the author switches the POV's each chapter so you get to see each character experienced what the others have already experienced .

It was well written and I highly recommend

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