"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

OK, I may be the one of the last female readers in the United States to read "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett.  I read the description of the book when it came out but it just didn't catch my interest.  It was not until I saw the previews for the movie that I decided to download a sample to my Kindle.

I read the sample, downloaded the book, and then did not get off the couch all day Sunday until I finished the book.  It really was a great read.  I hope the movie does it justice.

The book made me think back to a friend I had in elementary school whose parents had "Help."  I was never comfortable being waited on by their "Help."  I used to sit at the breakfast table with the family and wonder why they were telling this woman to pour me some more milk when I was perfectly capable of getting up and walking over the refrigerator on my own.

I look forward to reading more of Ms. Stockett's books.

I Enjoyed this Book

I just finished The Bride's House by Sandra Dallas.  I hated to finish it. 

Was it something really new and different?  No.  

Was it predictable?  Yes.

Did I care?  No.

It was a good read by one of my favorite authors.  Her best book?  No, but I loved the characters.  I loved the story.  I loved the setting.  Good enough. 

If I was going to rate it on a 1-5 scale on how much I enjoyed it, I would give it a 5.

My Reads Lately

I have had some enjoyable reads lately, even if I do get side tracked a lot with Triple Town, a new Kindle game that I find quite engaging.  It is that competitive streak that I have with myself always going for higher and higher scores. 

Of course some of my latest reads were Kindle free books because I stalk the free books constantly.  I just finished Spinning Forward, and now I see there is another book out called by Terri DuLong called "Casting About."  I don't know that I would pay for the second book, but as a free one "Spinning Forward" was just right. 









Pinned for Murder and Love Letters from Ladybug Farm are books I purchased for my Kindle as they are series I have been reading.  Light reading, but fun. 










 

I also read Only You  and Bake Sale Murder off the free list.  Both light reads perfect for bed time or grabbing a chapter or two while waiting in the car for the youngest.

I plan on reading the new Fannie Flagg once I finish Hometown Ties.  (Unless I finish Hometown Ties before Fannie's new one is published, then it will be one of the other 231 unread books on my Kindle.

Now I am Hooked

Loni and BFF kept talking about this new show on TNT called "Rizzoli and Isles."  Since I don't have cable, I decided to check out the show  on my computer.  Now I am hooked. I am enjoying the show so much I decided to check out the "Rizzoli and Isles" books by Tess Gerritsen.  To date I have finished books 1-4 and have downloaded book 5 to my Kindle.

At first I was a little disappointed because I started reading the first book with the idea that it would be just like the series, but there were enough differences that it bothered my sense of how it should have been.  Once I was able to separate the book from the series, I couldn't wait to read what would happen next.  

The books I have read to date are:

1. The Surgeon
2. The Apprentice
3. The Sinner
4. Body Double