I
cannot get over this book. I loved it from the first page, and I'd have
to say it takes the top spot for the books I've read this year. I fell
in love with all of the characters. Each was so real and different and
very believable. It looks at hard issues and makes my heart ache that
there are so many prejudices between people...many of which are very
hard for me to comprehend since I grew up in the mid-west instead of the
deep south.
At first, I was a little disappointed with the
ending. I wanted Elizabeth to stand up to Hilly and trust Aibileen and
let her keep her job. But then I realized that one of the reasons I
loved this book was for its realism, and really, if it had all ended
happily with everything resolved, how realistic would that have been?
I
have been raving about this book ever since I finished it. I would
recommend it to everyone, with just a word of caution: It does have
quite a bit of language in it; some of it didn't bother me, while some
of it felt excessive and inappropriate. Also, there is one uncomfortable
scene that I skipped over because I'd been warned about it ahead of
time.
This review was written before the birth of this blog.
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