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A review by sarahrogers1
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
my problem with books like the help is that they are white saviour novels written by white people to make other white people feel good about themselves.
there were aspects of the book that i did like, for example, the friendships between certain characters, a lot of great literary tools, etc., but ultimately this book left a bad taste in my mouth.
things that specifically bothered me:
- the book felt like a self-insert, where kathryn stockett believed that the impact skeeter's book had was going to be the same impact that this book had.
- viola davis (who plays aibileen) regrets doing the movie.
- i felt like certain parts were glossed over compared to what was accurate for the time period.
- stockett was sued by her brother’s nanny for using her likeness that she found to be inaccurate and violating.
there are much better books to read on this topic. specifically by black authors.
there were aspects of the book that i did like, for example, the friendships between certain characters, a lot of great literary tools, etc., but ultimately this book left a bad taste in my mouth.
things that specifically bothered me:
- the book felt like a self-insert, where kathryn stockett believed that the impact skeeter's book had was going to be the same impact that this book had.
- viola davis (who plays aibileen) regrets doing the movie.
- i felt like certain parts were glossed over compared to what was accurate for the time period.
- stockett was sued by her brother’s nanny for using her likeness that she found to be inaccurate and violating.
there are much better books to read on this topic. specifically by black authors.