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452 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141039282
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Description
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has...
Community Reviews Summary of 89,438 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 56%
hopeful 49%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 29%
informative 29%
tense 23%
dark 12%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 13%
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: 18% | 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 crime452 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141039282
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 February 2010
Description
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has...
Community Reviews Summary of 89,438 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 56%
hopeful 49%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 29%
informative 29%
tense 23%
dark 12%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 13%
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: 18% | 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