Indian Readers discussion

Blurb :
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step....

In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women--mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends--view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.

Current participants:
Liz
Gorab
Manju
HP
Would love to have others join in for reading or discussions.

Have already read ...(and perhaps forgotten the smaller details)
enjoyed it a lot and I specifically remEmber Skeeter....whom I liked

I will start tomorrow.

I couldn't start today either....

Em wrote: "Have already read ...(and perhaps forgotten the smaller details)
enjoyed it a lot and I specifically remEmber Skeeter....whom I liked"
Great! Hope we enjoy it as much or more as you did :)

i had read 20% of the book some months back. but will read it again as i dont remember the whole story now.

Started yesterday and could read only the first chapter.
Loving the dialect. And you could sense the intensity of the topic right from the beginning.

I totally agree.

Will start today :)

4 of us now. Great! Welcome HP.

His life time buddy, Iniya, is also reading this one. so its 5 of us now. famous five!!;)

High five!

Initial chapters are quite long. Read till Chapter 2.
Wish I hadn't seen the movie first. I know what they mean now :(

am in chapter 7, nothing different from other books like this.

haven't seen the movie. how is it?

Movie was good. Book should be better. Haven't read any other book on this topic.
Which is your fav book in this category?

have not read many. The Kitchen House, Homegoing, The Invention of Wings and Calling Me Home. I liked Homegoing better than other books.

Oh yeah I recall your recommendation of Homegoing. Would be in my immediate tbr... (of 2017 :P)

Manu you read so many books :O

Two chapters done :)

Hajarath Prasad wrote: "Manu you read so many books :O

Two chapters done :)"

buddy influence.:P:P

liking it? have you seen the movie?

Gorab wrote: "Oh yeah I recall your recommendation of Homegoing. Would be in my immediate tbr... (of 2017 :P)"

will wait for your review. :D

Manu : Nope. I've had my eyes on it, but when I knew that the movie was a book adaptation, I pushed it back. Will watch after I finish reading

Gorab wrote: "Oh yeah I recall your recommendation of Homegoing. Would be in my immediate tbr... (of 2017 :P)"

We will BR if poss. :)

Hajarath Prasad wrote: "Manu : Nope. I've had my eyes on it, but when I knew that the movie was a book adaptation, I pushed it back. Will watch after I finish reading"

A good decision :) Wish I could time travel and do the same!

Em wrote: "Gorab wrote: "Oh yeah I recall your recommendation of Homegoing. Would be in my immediate tbr... (of 2017 :P)"

We will BR if poss. :)"

Sure thing. Deal. *Shakes hand*

Read till Chapter 7. Enjoying it so far. Surely Skeeter is going to be the best character... and Hilly the worse!

We have heroes and villains in our stories. :P

:D just like every fairy tale! This ain't no fairy tale but....

Have read 15 chapters.
thoughts....
(view spoiler)[felt a bit pretentious in between. Loving the plot otherwise. (hide spoiler)]

i have read only 2 chapters.

vijay is also joining our buddy read..

Gorab wrote: "Have read 15 chapters.
thoughts....
[spoilers removed]"

Yes, it is..

Lis wrote: "vijay is also joining our buddy read.."
Awesome. Welcome Vijay :)
Didn't read anything over the weekend. So still at Chapter 16.

Gorab wrote: "Have read 15 chapters.
thoughts....
[spoilers removed]"

You are a fast reader..
Still in 5th chapter..

The babies grows up and learns all the things from maids but still the maids are considered to be having so many illness... And even the food is prepared by the maids.. that won't cause the illness to spread?

Everything is based on the convenience of the rich white people?

Though racial discrimination, but also could be generalised for the servant class....

how much you guys have read and how are you finding it so far?
I'll pick this up again from tomorrow.

catching up with Manju, reached chapter 21 (at 61%)
(view spoiler)[the stories are getting interesting. i don't like the part between Stuart and Skeeter. with the political connections and all, i know it should be important to the plot.
the way the author keeps hiding things... found that irksome.
"That thing" Minny did.
What Cecile is upto?
What happened to Constantine?
What happened between Patricia and Stuart?
C'mon.... you either tell what happened or you don't! Just don't keep bringing it up like a 100 times and keep dragging it off!
grrrrrrrr
(hide spoiler)]

finished it yesterday and it was okay. (view spoiler)[I was waiting for an explosion at the end because of the book but nothing like that happened. Almost everyone got a happy ending. (hide spoiler)]

Finished it yesterday.... and totally agree with you Manju. Yours is the best review and most thoughtful.

Gorab wrote: "Finished it yesterday.... and totally agree with you Manju. Yours is the best review and most thoughtful."

thank you!! :D

Jaya recommended The Underground Railroad on this subject, will try to pick it but then I have Roots: The Saga of an American Family and Someone Knows My Name on my tbr too. will read those two first.

I think it was Vinoth who had lent me his copy of The Help at a book club meet years ago. I thoroughly loved it. Although I have forgotten most of it I remember Aibileen and Skeeter and the pie incident.

Unlike Manju I actually liked the book. (view spoiler)[I wanted a happy ending :D (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Parikhit wrote: "I think it was Vinoth who had lent me his copy of The Help at a book club meet years ago. I thoroughly loved it. Although I have forgotten most of it I remember Aibileen and Skeeter and the pie inc..."

lolss (view spoiler)[ I don't hate happy endings but it had a flimsy ending.:) (hide spoiler)]