Comments on The 3 R's Blog // Reading, 'Riting, and Randomness: (E)Book Talk: "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett

Wendy (Literary Feline) - I really liked The 19th ...

2009-11-26T20:31:58.870-08:00

Wendy (Literary Feline) - I really liked The 19th Wife - it's going to be one of my Books of the Year too - but I think The Help might be a better gift. And yes, you definitely should read it :-).

I am glad to hear you enjoyed this one, Florinda. ...

2009-11-26T20:09:28.255-08:00

I am glad to hear you enjoyed this one, Florinda. As always, you've written an incredibly insightful review. I hope to read this one day. And now I'm thinking it might make a good Christmas present for my mother-in-law . . . I had originally wanted to get her The 19th Wife, but for reasons I'd rather not go into publicly, I think it would be wiser not to.

Amy RGB - It was the "New South" by the time I got...

2009-11-24T19:24:51.102-08:00

Amy RGB - It was the "New South" by the time I got there, but I did live in Memphis for ten years, which is basically Upper Northwest Mississippi. A lot has changed, but some things haven't changed quite enough.

Kathy (Bermudaonion) - I'll be really interested in your take on the book!

I think I'm going to be the last person in the wor...

2009-11-24T12:16:07.523-08:00

I think I'm going to be the last person in the world to read this book. I'm really anxious to read it too, since I lived in Mississippi in the early '60s.

Great review! Nice to hear your thoughts as someo...

2009-11-24T10:50:22.696-08:00

Great review! Nice to hear your thoughts as someone familiar with the region. It's going on my TBR list!

Wendy - I almost feel like I want to find someone ...

2009-11-24T08:44:42.782-08:00

Wendy - I almost feel like I want to find someone who didn't like this book. It's partly just contrary-mindedness, but I'd also really want to know WHY NOT.

Heather - It's like The Hunger Games of adult fiction: The Book Everyone Loves :-). Yes, you really do have to read it!

Jill (Softdrink) - That was my Top 10 just for books published this year, but I'm pretty sure it'll be one of my broader "Books of the Year" picks too :-).

I'm ambivalent about a lot of Southern literature because of the eccentricity factor - not that some of it isn't deserved :-), but sometimes it just goes too far. I'm really glad that The Help didn't suffer from it!

And I see it made it into your top 10 list for the...

2009-11-24T07:59:25.263-08:00

And I see it made it into your top 10 list for the year. Yay! It's definitely one of my favorites, too. And I agree, too much of Southern fiction seems to be unnecessarily quirky.

All I've seen are glowing reviews of this one, I h...

2009-11-24T07:13:29.562-08:00

All I've seen are glowing reviews of this one, I have got to read it soon!

So glad you loved this one ... I have not seen any...

2009-11-24T06:41:28.483-08:00

So glad you loved this one ... I have not seen anything but good reviews and I loved this one as well. It definitely deserved the "win" for best book of 2009 during BBAW.