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Comment by Cathryn Bauer on October 27, 2011 at 6:36

I read The Help on Tuesday, the day I flew back from D.C. to San Francisco.  This book is a must-read, difficult as it is.  We need to not forget that there was a time in our history when there was such gross inequality woven into the culture.  Class and gender inequalities hurt everyone, including those who are supposedly on top.  Didn't seem to me like any of the characters in that book were very happy.

Comment by Gwen Brass on October 26, 2011 at 22:47

I just finished A Discovery of Witches.  It's the author's first book and I guess is part of a trilogy.  I really enjoyed it.  If you liked The Golden Compass, you would like ADoW.

 

Comment by Lucy Carrillo-Grubbs on June 23, 2011 at 20:21

zI'm reading Unbroken, a true story about resilience, by Hillebrand. Great read so far. I finished the Help it was sooo good I couldn't put it down.

Comment by Cathryn Bauer on June 23, 2011 at 18:43

I intend to read The Help.

I am between books at the moment, waiting for something to arrive from Amazon and for Ted to finish reading something else.  It's In the Garden of Beasts, the memoirs of a minor State Department official who wound up as the ambassador to Berlin in the 1930s.

 

Just finished reading Ladies of the Lake by Caitlin Matthews.  The Starz TV series, bizarre as it is, has revived my interest in Arthurian literature.  One of my all-time favorite books is The Once and Future King.  Very interesting to get more of an understanding of the archetypal, powerful women of this great mythology.

 

Comment by Cynthia M. Cathcart on June 23, 2011 at 18:19

Well, Kelli, that's really how it was back then; and when you think about it, it wasn't really that long ago.  As I said, my maternal grandmother and her sisters and my paternal aunts were 'the help' for most of their lives, so I do have very personal knowledge of the truth of the book.  Just get yourself together and get ready to see the movie; if I can get my emotions together enough to go see it, you can.  I believe it comes out around August 11 or so.

I have a Kindle now and have just been reading away.  I must admit that I had to have 'The Help' in hardback so I could just feel it.

I just finished Shania Twain's 'From This Moment On' and it was a wonderful read.  I am now reading 'The Chicken Chronicles: Sitting with the Angels Who Have Returned with My Memories' by Alice Walker (The Color Purple).  It's different, but Alice Walker is different; it's also very soothing to me.

Next I'm going to read Ashley Judd's 'All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir' -- I don't seem to have enough time to read all the books I want to read, even with my Kindle; I just take it one page at a time.

Cynthia

 

 

 

 

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on June 23, 2011 at 16:59

I just got done reading "The Help."  Great book but I didn't like the ending.  Very sad.

Comment by Cynthia M. Cathcart on April 27, 2011 at 19:23

Glad someone else out there besides myself knows about "The Help" -- Kelli, the truth that's being told in the book is 'sad' but so true.  I already knew about "the Help" because my grandmother, great-aunts and many of my elders who are no longer with me went through the experiences of the brave women in "The Help" -- my maternal grandmother was born and raised in Kosciusko, Mississippi and she and her sisters were the "Help" and my paternal grandmother was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, however, she didn't have to be the "Help" because she was a "white woman" of German, Italian and French descent . . . Anyway, I can't wait for the movie to come out, though I know it's going to be very emotional for me.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on April 27, 2011 at 18:38

I am in the middle of reading "The Help" right now.  Love it.  It is sad but also very good.  Since we read for a living, it takes me a while to get through a book, but I still enjoy reading right before bed for about 30 minutes or so, that's why it takes me so long to get throug a book!!

Comment by Debbie Taggart on April 27, 2011 at 9:30

*They're *also great for walking the dog.  Too bad I didn't proof before I hit ENTER...

Comment by Debbie Taggart on April 27, 2011 at 9:28

Since I always seem to be commuting huge distances, I've turned into an audio book person.  There's also great for walking the dog.  When I've got a good book, I can't wait to get out there and walk.  My dog loves audio books too!  The last one I just "read" was Life by Keith Richards.  It probably helps if you're a Rolling Stones fan, or even just a rock or blues fan.  But it was really good!  It has kind of an odd narration in that there are three different narrators, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to how they use them, but the main narrator does a spot-on immitation of Keith.  For most of the book, you feel like you're hanging out with Keith while he's telling you wild stories about his life and his thoughts on writing and making music.  Towards the end there are even a couple of chapters that are actually read by Keith, himself. 

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