Friday, May 27, 2011

Book Review Time!


I saw this fun link up on a couple of other blogs and thought I'd join in on the fun! Hopefully it will encourage me to read a little faster since my goal is to read more books than I did the year before. At the rate I'm going, I'll never catch up...life as a mom I guess?

I can't believe I waited as long as I did to read this book. It was truly wonderful and extremely interesting. It is set in Mississippi in the 1950's and examines the different types of relationships white families had with their "help". A budding writer decides to secretly start writing a book from the helps perspective admist the civil rights movement. I cried and laughed while reading it and it was quite thought provoking.



I am fascinated by anything to do with WWII and after reading so many rave reviews I thought this book would be a sure winner. The author alternates chapters between a little Jewish girl during the war and a young American woman living in present day Paris. The beginning of the book made my heartache with pain and I couldn't wait to read what came next. I found that the present day chapters continuously slowed the pace down and eventually towards the end my interest started to fizzle out. It is still a decent read though.

11 comments :

  1. I really need to read the Help. It sounds like a fabulous read! Thank you so much for linking up and sharing!

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  2. I have read The Help and I thought it was great. Did you know its going to be a movie? I believe its coming out in August.

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  3. I wanted to read The Help and this just reminded me!

    I LOVED Sarah's Key though. The current chapters did drag a little but I couldn't put it down. I cried my way through that whole thing!

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  4. i loved the help. thought it was so very amazing. and now i'll have to check out sarah's key. i'm looking for a new book to get into!

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  5. I stillllll haven't read The Help. To be honest, it just doesn't sound interesting to me, but I already know that in reality I will love it. It's on my list of things to read.

    Thanks for sharing your reviews!

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  6. The Help has been on my reading list for a while, I just need HELP making time to read.

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  7. I've had The Help on my list for awhile, but just haven't gotten around to it. Now I want to go pick it up!

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  8. This is one of my favorite books of all time. i can't wait for it to come out in the theaters to see how they do!

    Are you on pinterest? If so, join in on the linky:
    http://penelopeblue.blogspot.com/2011/05/five-friday-pinterest.html

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  9. The Help is one of my favorite books to date. I couldn't put it down!

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  10. I know, how good is the Help! I thought maybe the hype would make it less amazing too me, but I literally could not put it down!

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  11. Thanks so much for the comment :) I have never heard of either of these but now I can't wait to give The Help a go! Great reviews :)

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