This book was a best seller for a long time. I resisted the urge to read it then because I don't go in for sterotypes and I had heard that the book did that. That was right and that was wrong, too.

This book is hilarious and entertaining and a wonderful reading experience. It is the story of black maids in Jackson Mississippi in the early 1960's.

A young white female college graduate, who aspires to be a writer, gets the idea to tell their story anonymously in a book after she sees a lot of questionable stuff going on. The characters are vivid and seem pretty real. Of course, a white woman is the biggest villain - it wouldn't be politically correct or accepted publicly in Hollywood if that weren't the case. I tried to rise above that sterotyping and enjoy the book.

anyone who wants a fun reading experience. I felt like I could picture the characters in my head and am eager now to see the movie.

all of the narrating characters.

the worst character, who is, of course rich and white. There was nothing redeeming about her - she is a true villain and probably a composite of more than one stinker.

know what happens to Skeeter, the writer, after she goes to New York. She sort of skated away and I wanted to see what became of her.

like I felt before. Not all black people are saints and not all white people from the South are evil. There is good and bad in all of us.

really knows how to tell a story.

You may not enjoy the portrayal of the southern women in the 60's, but the book is very well written and entertaining. I'd say give it a chance and don't be prejudiced about it like I was.

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