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534 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780606231732
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 05 April 2011
Description
The wildly popular "New York Times" bestseller and reading group favorite. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never h...
Community Reviews Summary of 90,027 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 55%
hopeful 49%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 29%
informative 29%
tense 23%
dark 12%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 40% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, MiscarriageModerate
Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Hate crime534 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780606231732
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 05 April 2011
Description
The wildly popular "New York Times" bestseller and reading group favorite. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never h...
Community Reviews Summary of 90,027 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 55%
hopeful 49%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 29%
informative 29%
tense 23%
dark 12%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 12%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 40% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, MiscarriageModerate
Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Hate crime