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An amazing book that looks at the relationships between African American housemaids and their White female employers in the early 1960s in the town, Jackson, in Mississippi. The book is written by a White woman from Mississippi. A book that made me cry with anger, with sorrow, but aslo with wonder and laughter. A fantastic work from first time published author, Kathryn Stockett! A book that is not as full of anger and pain as it could have been; and in my opinion, it is exactly that, that makes it such an original and enjoyable read? 11 out of 12 = Five Star Read
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Reading Progress
April 5, 2012
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Started Reading
April 18, 2012
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Finished Reading
May 12, 2020
– Shelved
May 12, 2020
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
June 25, 2022
– Shelved as:
this-book-tho
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rated it 4 stars
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Grace wrote: "Agreed!"
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Greta wrote: "What an intriguing topic, thank you Baba :)"
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Bobby (da chocolate brownie) wrote: "good review. you gave me some facts about that book"
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Thanks Nicole :). I don't actually care about why it is criticised, as a super book nerd, I am happy to hear anyone's story :). This is a great book that has opened this era up to a much wider present-day audience than any other literary voices have managed, in my opinion.
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