Christian’s Reviews > The Help > Status Update

SUCH. GOOD. STORYTELLING. However, how did the TV host “hazard” a guess that it was Jackson? It could’ve been literally anywhere. An obvious plot point so that Jackson started reading the book. Also, Miss Skeeter’s chapters are obviously much longer than Minny or Aibileen’s. Hate that.

The story with Stuart is romantic. It’s kinda cute. Skeeter’s mum’s storyline seems to come from nowhere, like when was she hinted at being sick? Maybe the surprise is the point?? Constantine’s story is not as impactful as I thought it might be, but I think it’s because I was expecting it to be worse.

Celia is one of the most compelling characters in the book for me. SO MUCH GROWTH. I actually really hope for the best for her and Johnny, they seem like a really good couple. And Aibileen and Minny of course. Hilly can go die in a ditch. Skeeter’s alright, but she doesn’t move me as much.

I know this probably isn’t the right thing to be taking away from this book, but sometimes I just hate white people. White girls specifically. So much drama and judgement and power-mongering. Hypocritical and kind of dumb. The white girls in this book kind of kill me. Thee most interesting things in their lives is their husband or their clubs. Pissed off rn.

I kinda hate Skeeter. And it’s seeming like she’s the main character, rather than it being a trio of main characters. Aibileen and Minny are not given as many chapters as Skeeter. I saw something like white saviour being tossed around, and it could be right. But despite this, this book is SO engaging. I LOVE THE WAY ITS WRITTEN.

Ms Hilly is getting on my damn nerves. So is Miss Skeeter, bothering Aibileen. I feel so bad for Aibileen. I hope something good finally goes for her. Ms Hilly has no good logic in her brain. I actually hate her. She’s scared of “diseases” yet doesn’t take care of Mae herself. She scared yet she hired a black maid to do cleaning and cooking. I hate her so much

Love this, love the characters, love the feeling of a progressing plot. I kinda i also love reading this because it makes me feel productive in a really weird sense.

Immediately transported to an openly racist time. Despite whatever dramatisation, I still feel so unhappy about what “coloured” people went through during this time, when people made you feel unwanted or like your presence was something wrong. Not comparing myself at all to their more painful experience, but it’s reminding me when I felt like that. This book already making me feel.