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The Help
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Hey so, while this book and its film adaption have long been favourites of mine I've learnt many things about privilege, racism and white saviourism since I first read this as a teenager. There are quite a few things about how this story came to be that don't sit right with me, hence I've removed my rating and I won't be promoting this any longer. If you want to know more about the reasons for this, google is your friend. The answer won't be hard to find.
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Started Reading
September 14, 2013
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Finished Reading
April 2, 2015
– Shelved
June 22, 2015
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Jun 20, 2016 03:09AM
Yassss One of the best books ever written and the movie adaptation is solid :) amazing review Kai.
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Thanks guys :) I think it's the best movie adaption I've seen so far and that book has me speechless
Yes and you better do it right now and then again right away
I've been stuck at the 37% mark for months...but you inspire me to continue, :)
Dari wrote: "I love this novel!"There's much to love about it :)
Agree completely.... Rare case in which the movie is just as good as the book... and I cannot imagine anyone better then Minnie-Frekken-Jackson...
Mizzio wrote: "Agree completely.... Rare case in which the movie is just as good as the book... and I cannot imagine anyone better then Minnie-Frekken-Jackson..."Yes she is just perfect :D
Some thoughtful comments instead of all these gif's would be good
Christopher wrote: "Some thoughtful comments instead of all these gif's would be good"Good thing this book has more than 80.000 other reviews. But thanks for the unsolicited advice, Christopher.
I always get super excited when I finish a book and see that you have written a review for it. Everything in my head you always explain so well with your reviews, dont stop with the gif's :)
Yeah, but it's just another white savior story....
Sarah wrote: "Yeah, but it's just another white savior story...."sad but true
I so agree with you, I read this long ago when I was still not much aware of these issues and their gravity. The story was so beautiful and I loved it but now I’m doubting everything about it...
I've been thinking about re-reading this novel for a while now, myself. I've learned a lot about racism and white saviourism in the ten years or so since I first read it.
I totally agree! There are so many stories we’ve been told that unfortunately haven’t come close to providing voices to those traditionally underrepresented, regardless of the original intentions of the author. When I first read this book I too held it in a high opinion but after reading books like The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, which actually address how racism is a systemic issue, not meant to be used for an individual hero arc, I don’t see it in the same way. There’s an interesting video on YouTube about the white savior trope which goes over The Help, The Blind Side, and other like books/movies that might be worth the time to check out!!
Thank you for being aware and knowledgeable about the issues of this book. It's amazing to see reviews like yours :)
