I enjoyed this book! I liked it so much I passed it along to a few friends and family. I read this book a few years ago, way before the movie was made. The movie was good, but I enjoyed the book so much more. The movie just couldn't do it justice.

Really good book, was a nice read, easy and it flowed. Interesting topic also, different from other things I normally read. Would definetly recommend it, even if you are not interested in race issues.

I've watched the movie a few times and my daughter in law gave me the book for Christmas. I couldn't put it down! I love the way it was written and I hope this Author has many more tales to tell. It is hard to believe this is her first book...it is that good. If you aren't a sit outside summer reading person, then buy it and cozy under a blanket or by a fire this fall, you won't be disappointed.

I really enjoyed this book. It is heartwarming and heartbreaking.

I could not put this book down, I picked it up one morning and did not stop reading until I was done later that night. Funny and makes you think. Decent writing style, a good read for anyone.

I love this book, could not put it down. This is the first time in a long time that a book has keep me this involved. I only wish the author would write some more books.

This book touched my heart. It also moved me in many different ways. While reading this book, I experienced a variety of emotions. I really like the way that it was structured - the reader was able to see the perspectives of different characters in the novel. As well, each character can develop in their own way that way.

This is a terrific read. Really thoughtful and feels very authentic.
It's set in Jacksonville, Mississippi in the early 1960s. Told from the POV of three women who all know each other: Aibileen Clark, a middle-aged African-American maid who is raising the children of a white woman, and who has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson, an African-American maid who gets in a fight with her employer and evokes her wrath making finding work difficult; and "Skeeter" Phelan, a young white woman (who's friends with Aibileen's boss and Minny's former boss) and recent college graduate who wants to be a journalist. When she moves home after college she finds that her family's maid has disappeared and her mother won't say why she left. The stories of the three women intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help", with complex relations of power, money, emotion, and intimacy tying together the white and black families of Jackson.

The book has been turned into a movie staring Emma Stone, coming out this summer. The book is really well done and complex, and while I am sure the movie will be great, I would definitely recommend reading the book first!