Tuesday reading review: The Help

So it is not Tuesday but I was really busy yesterday and this morning with playdates with the girls I am just doing a book review.

Kathryn Stockett

I decided to do a review on this book since the move is coming out August 11, I'm so excited and I just can't hide it.  This movie comes out in the middle of the week but I just may sacrifice some rest and go see it. I read this book back in November, it was the first book I purchased on my Kindle after hearing great reviews from my cousin and stepmom who are also avid readers, they surely did not steer me wrong on this one.  

This book is set in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, a time where black women were "The Help" in alot of white houses, well now, a young white college girl named Skeeter decides she wants to write a book about what really goes on in these houses and it just goes from there.  It is not one of those sad treating black people bad  back in the day books, it is actually funnny and I couldn't put it down.  The book follows Aibileen and Minny and their thoughts as they take care of house, each one narrates their own chapter about what really goes on in the homes and I promise you could almost hear their southern voices, or either pretend you are southern  and try reading like that...yes I did find myself doing that some, don't judge me.

The homeowners who are upper class white ladies in the story are also Skeeters good friends and when they start reading the book and wondering if it is really about them they start having hissy fits

I recommend this book to anyone of all races, it is just and exceptional read and I know you will find it entertaining.
Amazon: $13.70
Kindle: $9.99

Great read, I give this 5*****
I may read it again...

Check out the trailer for the movie

Tuesday reading review: Keeper of Secrets...Translations of an Incident

I love to read and decided to showcase a few several of the books that I have read and found to be really entertaining to me...hint, hint.  I have always been an avid reader and since I have gotten this Kindle back in October I have become even more addicted to reading cause I can download a book whenever I get ready.  The one good thing about the Kindle is I can set up my account for a certain limit meaning I am not paying an arm and a leg for a book.

On to the first book:

Keeper of Secrets...Tanslations of an Incident

by Anjuelle Floyd

This book was great and literally took me two days to read, I actually had to make myself put the book down so I would have something to read on the roadtrip back home to Memphis.

The book is actually made up of 8 different stories and each story contains their own characters and at least one of the characters is connected with one of the stories.  The one thing they all have in common is an incident in a restaurant that happens at the beginning of the story.   

Each story is about a couple dealing with love, intimacy, truths, and coming to terms with these three things.

The first story starts off with Raven, a therapist, and Drew Clark, a lawyer, who have been married for 16 years, two months after marrying Drew Raven aborts a child of a man she used to ( and still maybe) love.  After that she can't stop thinking of that baby and at the same time try to come to understand her mothers betrayal and lies to her and blames her for the problems she is dealing with now, to love her husband or move on.

Have you ever read a book and thought wow I feel like this book is talking to me? That is how I felt about this book, it truly opened my eyes and had me take a look at things that I keep to myself and and realize I know what I need to do, many times while reading this book I found my mind wandering and had to come back...more on that later.

To find out more about this book and the author follow this link, Keeper of Secrets...

Price: 99 cents on Kindle

          $11.66 on Amazon

This book was awesome and I would recommend it over and over again.  

Definitely gets 5*****