"The Help" movie

newccuser
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:50:31 +0000

I really disliked the book. I thought it was a cheap, chick-lit, made for mass media type of genre fiction. It kind of had a summer movie release vibe from the get-go, like it was a screenplay instead of a novel.

It’s the type of book that is perfect for a teenage girl in high school or early college who doesn’t like to read but wants to give off the impression to others that she is intelligent and enjoys reading. Either that, or for mid-age housewives who are emotionable and cry when they listen to “opera” singers Andrea Bocelli and Paul Potts.

As an alternative, I’d suggest Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”, which is a much better, more high quality piece of literature dealing with the same topic as “The Help”.