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I got this as a gift for my husband. The copy of the book was in good condition and I was very pleased that he read it right away.
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I was drawn in by all of the fantastic reviews and I admit I didn’t dig a little deeper. I’m warning anyone African-American that this book is painful to read and it has triggers aplenty. Stockett’s use of lines like “Black as ” were just tough to get through. Yes it was in Mississippi and the characters that made the observations were black so she tried to cover her tracks but she should not fool herself: it still comes from a white woman. And it still hurts.

I know it’s about context and it was part of the time but we all seem to forget that it was not that long ago. It also wasn’t exclusive to the South. My Grandmother was one of four maids that worked for the Pew family in Pa well into the 80s. That was no picnic. All good intentions aside, those words are still fresh and generations will still have scars hundred years from now. The pain is that deep.

The language she uses is upsetting and I almost stopped reading it offended me so badly. However, some stubborn part of me has to see things through because I was afraid that maybe I was wrong about the book. Turns out I wasn’t.
I gave this book three stars because the story was so touching, despite these major shortcomings. I was personally invested in the characters, even Hilly, who was so wrapped up in her own power and troubles she needed to control the world around her. Skeeter was sort of a sore spot for me. The way she kept coming to halfway conclusions about what was happening around her, but dropping the line of thought before it made her too uncomfortable. From her mother to Ablieen and Minny, she knew it was wrong but wouldn’t let herself feel it, which was disappointing.

In the end I had many different feelings while reading this book. I wonder at these women, the black community the way it was, so united and helpful to each other. The way it is so different now, everyone thinking of themselves. How more and more allies are standing up to those who still think that peop
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