The Help by Kathryn Stockett

So I finished the book the other night. It was a great story. I will admit it started out kind of slow. I wasn't sure how it was going to go, if it was going to be sad or happy or what. But the more I got into it the better it got. I don't know if it's as funny as the commercials for the movie make it seem but it was good. It did make me laugh and it did make me cry. So all in all a good story!

So for those of you who ether don't watch tv or live in a cave and haven't heard of the movie or the book it's a story about a young white woman in the 60's who is tired of the way things are. She lives in Mississippi where racism is still prevalent and all the well to do white families have black maids that not only cook and clean for them but pretty much raise their children.

Skeeter, the girl that is fed up with the way things are, has an interest in writing a book about the help. How they feel about working for white families and raising white children. I wont give a bunch of details since I do want you to go out and read the book or watch the movie. But it's a very touching book. It's not my usual cup of tea, I'm more of a romance kind of girl. But it was still an awesome read. I hope you get the chance to read it sometime.

I plan on seeing the movie eventually. I may end up renting it but I will see it sometime. LOL I love Emma Stone, who plays Skeeter in the movie. If you haven't seen her in Superbad, Zombieland or Easy A you are totally missing out. I love her.

I just finished The Pioneer Woman : Black Heels to Tractor Wheels-A Love Story by Ree Drummond. Most of you probably know her from Food Network. She was on Throw Down with Bobby Flay, she now has her show on FN and she writes a very cute blog with tons of awesome recipes.
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Woman-Black-Tractor-Wheels/dp/0061997161/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2

There is a link to her book. It is an awesome read. It's all about her and her apparently awesome cowboy husband met. I loved it. She talks like any best friend you ever had, not like she is trying to make it more romantic then it actually is. It's just the true story with true feelings and fears of how she met and fell in love with her husband. It starts from her last relationship and ends with the birth of their first child. I don't worry about spoiling the ending because if you know anything about her at all you already know they are married and have children.

It's an awesome love story, has some great recipes and the only thing I want at the end is more of the story. I'd love to hear more about the other three kids and all the adventures that came with that. How she started the blog and why etc. She seems kind of dry on tv but after reading the book and her blog I can tell you that is the worst description of her. She seems like a hilarious person and someone I would love to get to know. So yeah...read it. Then try the recipes. :)