This is an incredibly well written book for someone's first novel! Kathryn wrote this book to try and make you feel like you were there, and she succeeded. You take a walk in the 1960’s in Jackson, Mississippi through the eyes of Aibileen, Minny, and Miss Skeeter. Thought the eyes of Aibileen and Minny you learn the hardships black people went through and what it's like working for a white woman. Through the eyes of Miss Skeeter you discover what it's like having a maid working for you and the dangers of having contact with black people.
   Have you ever thought that you're life was the worst? Think again. Black people in Jackson lived a terrible life. They were working constantly and struggled to keep up financially. On top of all that, they had to worry about not getting caught having contact with white people. This book tells us about 2 black woman's lives, Aibileen’s and Minny’s, and one white woman's life, Miss Skeeter. Although they are supposed to stay away from one another, Miss Skeeter wants to write a book about the life of a black woman. The three of them work together to write a book called ‘Help’. By publishing this book, they put everyone's lives in danger.
   At first, I thought this story was going to be boring and just talk about segregation. Kathryn certainly proved me wrong! At some points in the story there was great suspense. You didn't know whether the character was going to be okay or not. This caused me to keep reading the story. Also, it was very interesting to know about the type of lives both races led. The book did include events that really happened, like the story of how Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white woman on the bus.
   Overall, I think this story is a marvelous work of art. I would recommend this book to any teens and adults out there who love realistic fiction. It is jam-packed full of suspense and comedy. If Kathryn wrote someone speaking and didn't tell you who it was, you would be able to tell who it was by the way they speak and use their words. I expected this book not to be that great because it was Kathryn’s first book, but I was proved wrong.