Sean and I saw the previews for this movie and knew immediately that we wanted to see it! Such a refreshing change from the big budget blockbusters of the summer. Plus, we are fans of Emma Stone. So we made mental note of it and put it on our "must-see" list - oblivious to the fact that it was based on a book! Ha! Fast forward a little bit to then end of July. My family is getting ready to go on a road trip and my sister wants to borrow my brand-new-never-before-read-had-to-wait-until-I-finished-the-Harry-Potter-series book 'Matched'. Say what?! That's MY book. MY birthday present. I haven't read it yet and you want to borrow MY book?! So I was searching for alternatives for her to borrow and on a whim picked up 'The Help' at Costco, thinking I would let her borrow that and read it when she was done. Well, I caved and let her borrow 'Matched' {which she still needs to return!!! Hint, hint, hint!!} and kept 'The Help' on the bookshelf for Sean and I. Yeah, we both made it our next-read and were reading the beginning at the same time! I let him finish it, though, and then I read it.
Such. A. Good. Book!!! Seriously, a must-read. And I purposely bought the book with the original cover, not the movie poster version. I wanted to read it independently of the movie. This book was a real page-turner and I couldn't hardly put it down! This really surprised me because I had just come from reading the suspenseful, action-packed Harry Potter series and couldn't believe how drawn in I was by the story in 'The Help'.
After we had both finished the book, we saw the movie and loved that, too!
So well cast and acted. And stayed very true to the book. I would say, if you have time, read the book first - but seeing the movie first will not ruin the book. Either way, ENJOY!!!
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I haven't seen the movie yet, but I agree about it being a must read. Great book.
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