The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalcomedyslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn emotional novel that is weighty, grounded and unhurried. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
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 a ring on her finger.
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- Author
- Kathryn Stockett
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 487
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