What readers think of The Help, plus links to write your own review.

The only criticism I have is that the story does not focus enough on each character's deep personal troubles such as those of Miss Celia, Minny, Ms. Skeeter, and Aibileen. I would've loved to read more about who they are so I could fall deeper in love with all of them!

I haven't finished reading this book, but a line on Page 6 stuck in my mind. "I spoon out the congealed salad and the ham sandwiches..." Really? No one caught this while editing?

I think the book deserves the credit it has been receiving, now the movie...I'll see, that may be a different story.

Determination on Skeeter's part is what drives this book. What starts out as a quest to find an answer to a question, finds it's own path, in the context of the times.

It is understandable that one may want their voice heard, but because of circumstances they are unable or unwilling to express them.

The early sixties was a time that deserves stories such as this. It was a time when change was coming, the tree of segregation was being pruned - twig by twig.

Then in 1965, that tree was struck by lightning - The Civil Rights Act severed that tree.

The Help is just one story, on the branch of that tree.

That is what I liked about the book; most everyone in the book branched out and helped to change the times.

I sense that the movie is going to focus on the characters that were uprooted...I hope not.

The book is well-written and I throughly enjoyed the characters. It was a long book which I don't mind since it was very enjoyable. The last few chapters I was getting concerned since I knew the ending was soon and I did not read any situations coming up that would develop a good ending. The ending was very disappointing in that it was too easy and actually I believe it was allowing the author to do a sequel to this novel. I don't appreciate that possibility due to my time reading this novel. The ending just seemed like a hurried effort and it certainly was not very original to the story.

The book was a good read. It was an eye opener and yet it was like a journey into the lives of each character. I was a bit disappointed with the end of the book. It seemed such a sad and abrupt end. I am looking forward to seeing the movie and hope the end will have more of a closure than the book.

I agree with some of you as far as a few of the language inconsistencies go, however a few can be explained by simply rereading the parts of the book you couldn't make sense of the first time. Exa: It would be weird that the two year old Mae Mobley was potty trained before complete sentences, if it wasn't also noted that her mother refused to spend much time or hands on with her daughter- including with the potty training, and physically showing Mae how to get the job done, therefor, Mae was probably past being ready, and behind with her training until finally being shown by her maid, who it says, had mentioned that Mae's mother refused to do so herself.
I also flipped past a few sections that seemed to drag, but all in all, I think most will find it an enjoyable read, though I do wish the author had included more of an ending.

I couldn't put it down and when I wasn't reading, I was wondering where she was going with the story. I loved the fact that it jumped from one person to another and gave their stories. Was some what disappointed because you don't know how things worked out. Like---Where was the one maid's daughter? I thought it might turn out to be Miss Skeeter and did the maids keep their jobs with their white employers. Will there be another book to answer these questions, I sure hope so. Will gladly buy it!!! Good writing.

A heart warmer. You immediately get caught up in the lives of the three diverse, courageous women who travel a journey much like many of us only in a different perspective.