finished this book LATE last night {book club is tonight}
loved it.
set in Jackson, Mississippi in the early 1960's.
portrays the relationships between the white ladies and their colored maids.
one of the many things i loved about it was how the author wrote in the voice {and language - and it was like a different language!} of the maids.
one line from the book: {there are LOTS of great ones! i want to go back and reread it already...}
"Wasn't that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I'd thought."
i'm not sure i would have read it {or heard about it} unless i had to read it for book club.
thankful that i read it.
and, usually i just get the book club books from the library but for some reason i bought this one.
also very thankful for that!
put it on your "stocking" list or something!
it's a good book!
8 comments:
YES! YES! YES! Read this during the summer while waiting for the baby.
SUPER book! I pass it along to anyone who will read it! Glad you enjoyed it!
my blog about it from the summer: http://cmjw13.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-ive-read.html
Oh yeah! I was just thinking...I need a new novel to read.
I'll go to the library tonight!
It is really good. Our bookclub read it too - and now some are even giving it as teacher's gifts for Christmas. A novel anyone would enjoy.
I just went online to reserve it at our library, I am number 855 in line, ridiculous!
on my list! love book about that time and about that subject -
My kid's school librarian gave it to me last week and told me I needed to read it! Now I am even more excited to start it :)
We just picked this book to read for our book club next month! Can't wait to read it now.
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