Mayra Gusso Gusso itibaren Yeldari, Maharashtra, Hindistan
I found this book with my stuff and didn't even know that I had it. So far I really like it but it has made me feel really lazy. These maids take care of the kids, and do all the house work. After hearing about a typical day I thought wow. I would normally rate this book about a 4.5 but I thought the language (swearing) was a little bad so I dropped it to a 3.5. Other than that I loved the book. Stockett really draws you into the charactors. I sitll think that I really don't work all that hard, my bathrooms are lucky if they get cleaned once a week let alone everyday. I also wonder were the white society women really that snobby? Is that a Southern thing going to league meetings etc, and would really one person have that much power and influence as Hilly did? I did have one question about the book. On page 417 almost at the bottom,Lou Anne is telling Skeeter why she loves her maid so much "The doctors want me to go to Memphis for shock treatment...she covers her face but a tear slips through her fingers. For the depression and the ... TRIES," she whispers. What is/are the TRIES. I had never heard of that if anyone has an answer I would love to hear it.
This was my first JP book, and still one of her very best. Grabs you and doesnn't let go.
I just realized it's a fantastic depiction of codependence.
I won't give this book a starred rating for two reasons: first, I only read a couple of chapters so it seems unfair to even attempt to assess the book as a whole, and second, the part I did read was so horrifying to me I can't convince myself that it deserves even half a star. This part contains what some might consider a spoiler What I read of this story was so over the top and ridiculously obnoxious it was painful. Not to mention that right off the bat the character abuses an animal because he thinks it will be funny. Now some people will forgive him for it because he's supposed to be awkward and naive, even though he's a 40 year old adult. Maybe he was just trying so hard he didn't think about how others would read his actions. For me, though, no reasonable person would think what he does to that animal is reasonable or funny. I've read in another review on http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=... that later on in the book there are instances of beastiality, which again are supposed to be humorous. While I have no problem with puppy or pony play or other similar fetishes, I cannot cross the line into actual beastiality.
Jeaniene Frost has quickly become one of my favorite writers. I liked the action of the series and play between cat and bones. The Other characters have developed also. I rated this as a 5 star read.