Sunday, November 17, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (November 17)

Happy Sunday!
Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature by Tynga's Reviews where you get a chance to share the books you have bought or borrowed for reading.
Borrowed:
The Help by Kathryn Stockett [women's fiction, historical fiction]

ENTER A VANISHED WORLD:
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 1962.
WHERE BLACK MAIDS RAISE WHITE CHILDREN,
BUT AREN'T TRUSTED NOT TO STEAL THE SILVER...

There's Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son's tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from college, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared.

Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. No one else would believe they'd be friends; fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. Each is in search of a truth. And together they have an extraordinary story to tell...

9 comments :

  1. I've watched The Help movie but haven't read it yet, so let me know what you think!:) Happy reading!

    My StS Post

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    1. Sure, Christie. I will write about it on my blog. So far, I'm liking this book. Haven't watched the movie though.

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  2. Ah, I still haven't read the novel, but I have to, I loooved the movie. :D
    Happy reading!

    My haul.

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    1. One reason I'm reading the book is that it was turned into a movie.

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  3. I loved The Help, such an amazing book and the movie did such a great job adapting it! I hope you enjoy it. My STS.

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    1. I'm enjoying it so far. Haven't watched the movie yet. I liked the theme of the book.

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  4. I've heard a lot about this book but have never picked it up because it is so far outside the genres I am comfortable with. I hope you enjoy it. Come see what I got at Inside of a Dog and Ms. Martin Teaches Media if you get a chance. Happy reading!

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    1. My sister recommended it to me. I really like historical fiction. Thanks for stopping by, Kathy.

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  5. Thanks, Shane. I going pretty slow in my reading.

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