tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post9049462793583911780..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: 'The Help' by Kathryn StockettPaula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-26989620269546397732019-03-24T18:45:34.224+11:002019-03-24T18:45:34.224+11:00Hi Jane, I felt just the same, which made me nervo...Hi Jane, I felt just the same, which made me nervous starting. A book with such a sober theme has the potential to take characters we love to places we don't want to find them. But The Help didn't put us through it. There's Aibileen's son Treelore, of course, but he'd already died before the book started. It was easy on the emotions, without lessening the impact of the theme in any way. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-37503229622790635492019-03-24T01:10:02.482+11:002019-03-24T01:10:02.482+11:00I loved this book as well. I read it a few years a...I loved this book as well. I read it a few years ago, and thought the movie did a good job of capturing the essence of the book as well as it’s plot. <br /><br />Such a rich set of characters—I could identify with Skeeter, and hope I have the courage she possessed, and I loved and admired Abileen. There were times when I felt the story creeping towards violence and my pulse would race, fearing the worst, but thankfully the author didn’t go there.<br /><br />Excellent review—makes me want to reread the book.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-16633916084672002342019-03-21T13:28:17.877+11:002019-03-21T13:28:17.877+11:00Hi Sheree, Ah, I can imagine that possibly being t...Hi Sheree, Ah, I can imagine that possibly being the case, within a 2 hour time frame. Haven't seen the movie, but by the sound of it, the book does take a more sensitive approach, especially when she tries to breeze in and direct how things must take place from the start, and the pair of maids wise her up to the seriousness of the venture. I haven't seen it to compare the two, but the book leaves such a complete package sort of feeling, I'm not sure I'd want to rock the boat of my imagination now anyway :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-16357999341173961402019-03-21T11:18:01.019+11:002019-03-21T11:18:01.019+11:00Love a good backlist read! I missed this one too -...Love a good backlist read! I missed this one too - I did watch the film a year or two ago, though, and I must say I had mixed feelings about it, which is probably why I never picked this one up. I'm glad to have read your review, because it sounds like the book does a much better job of privileging the perspective of the "help", while the film very much filtered it through a white-savior lens. Thank you! Sheree @ Keeping Up With The Penguinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387035714160789080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-41817007590397288402019-03-20T09:05:01.102+11:002019-03-20T09:05:01.102+11:00Ruth, I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. It&...Ruth, I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. It's one of those easy flowing novels that basically reads itself, and you're finished before you know it. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-6260315253948269572019-03-20T02:25:23.361+11:002019-03-20T02:25:23.361+11:00I cannot wait to read this, and maybe I'll mov...I cannot wait to read this, and maybe I'll move up to one of my summer reads. I loved this movie and I often wondered what the book was like. Well, you have encouraged me to hurry up and get to it. <br /><br />P.S. I got my copy at a used library sale. : ) Oh, yeah, and you're not alone coming late to the party. I'm with ya!Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-28584707688099089322019-03-19T20:55:50.755+11:002019-03-19T20:55:50.755+11:00Hi Meredith, I have my eye on the movie, after see...Hi Meredith, I have my eye on the movie, after seeing Emma Stone plays the role of Skeeter, and she's a great actor But yeah, sometimes you wonder how they can compress everything from a great book into a short two hours.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-11903625420143913752019-03-19T16:57:48.884+11:002019-03-19T16:57:48.884+11:00I watched the movie, Paula, but it sounds like the...I watched the movie, Paula, but it sounds like the book (as is usual when comparing book over movie) has more depth to it.Meredith Rescehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119649437940781847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-11881530202782958802019-03-19T15:53:05.024+11:002019-03-19T15:53:05.024+11:00Hi Brian, that sounds like a perfect prescription ...Hi Brian, that sounds like a perfect prescription for our troubled times. And yes, by the time we get around to reading some books of note, they are certainly no longer new releases :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-27227096957314093632019-03-19T13:30:45.959+11:002019-03-19T13:30:45.959+11:00I also tend to read books "late". I real...I also tend to read books "late". I really should read this. There is indeed a lot of acrimony going on concerning race these days. I think that it is best to try to listen to others, do ones's best to apply ethics and reason to the issue, and then do what one thinks is right. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com