Currently

This fine friday marks the end of the week.In total I have 292 pages of The Help this week alone. That means I am 408 pages in, and a little over half way to the end. My three favorite sentences of the week include:

 1. "A man-a naked man- is out by the azaleas!"

  2. "Before I know it, she done pulled down her panties and tinkled in it ( the old toilet sitting in the front yard) and I'm chasing after her with half a dozen horns honking and a man in a hat taking pictures.

  3." 'And isn't it kind of expensive, carting all this tin across the world to Ethipoia?' Mary Joline asks. 'Doesn't it make more sense just to send a check?' And this, ladies and gentlemen, is my favorite quote of the week! The ladies club is made up of fake, as clearly ignorant, fools who pretend to care about the world surround them! This just shows the proof of that ignorance.

The rising love interest..

The Help would be the last book I would imagine to have a love interest that could take up a whole chapter. However, it seems to be one of the only things on Miss. Skeeters young mind. While other women at her age are already married, poppin out babies and holding get togethers at their houses, Eugina chose a different path. The simple white picket fence life was not enough for young Eugina. She dreamed of hard hitting journalism, not hard hitting stains or chasing little ones around. By following her dream she gave up men, so much so that her mother was beginning to believe her daughter was a lesbian. But imagine her mothers joyfulness when a man, who is very tall and very handsome, shows up one their door step wanting to take young Eugina out on a date. Ever since that day Miss. Skeeter has been head over heels. My predicition: this handsome young man seems to love the fact Eugina won't settle for anything less than her dreams coming true. However, perhaps writing the stories of black maids isn't what he had in mind. The heat of her novel is going to cause a fire between the two, but i have high hopes for them in the end. Well that's the word on the streets. Fresh Money out!

The price of good help

As I go further into my reading I have learned a lot about these three ladies. My favorite character is still AiBileen, she has had a rough life but she doesn't let it show; which takes quite a bit of courage. While talking to miss. Skeeter, Aibileen let out a little secret that her son, treelore, was going to write a book about being a black boy living in a world filled with white people. The moment the words hit Miss. Skeeters ears they haven't left. The idea inspired her and encouraged her to write a novel about the lives of black maids doing a white woman's dirty work. After much debate and persuasion, Miss. Skeeter received a phone call from Aibileen agreeing to help her with her story. At first their nerves were high and the tip toeing didn't help. But Aibileen came up with a plan to write down her own story and then Miss. Skeeter will change the names and edit it! As of right now the plan seems to be working! AiBileen and Miss. Skeeter seem to even be building a friendship, however, perhaps things are working too well. Miss. Skeeter has been lying to her mom to talk to Aibileen, using church as an excuse to get out of the house. How long until her mother finds out? Things can never stay perfect for very long, it is only a matter of time before they are ruined. Well that's the word on the streets! Fresh Money out.

Currently

The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, has proved to be a great read! I am only one hundred and twenty five pages in and my jaw has already dropped from the events that Stockett has written. My three sentences of the week that Stockett has written are:

1."The marches  in Birmingham, Martin Luther King Jr., The dogs attacking colored children. Darling, its the hottest news in the nation."

2."I do this with you, i miswell burn down my own house!"

3."Shhh please!" This is my favorite, because it is miss Aibileen telling mrs. sketter, a white woman to shus up!

Currently...Sorta

I forgot to post a Currently comment last week..and Mr. Hill needs one...So here goes nothin! Last friday I had only read one book: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly. It was an exciting read that I couldn't put down! However, I also read Rules for my unborn Son. A book that my brother read filled with pages of rules for the unborn son. It's funny and is the complete opposite of The Lincoln Lawyer. My favorite sentences came from it....

1. "Live in New York."
2. "Philanthropy isn't only measured in dollars."
3. "No tattoos, unless you're in the armed forces"
     this one is my favorite since I have friends in the armed forces and each of them have a tattoo!

The Help

The lincoln Lawyer was a good book, however, the show must go on! So now I have moved onto a novel called The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett. I've heard marvelous things about this novel, but now it's my turn to see it if the rumors are true. As of now I am one hundred and thirteen pages in, and the rumors seem to be truthful! This novel follows the story of three women in 1962 in the state of Mississippi, one of the most racist states in the United States. Stockett provides an inside look at  the lives of Aibileen Clarks, a black and kind hearted maid, with a sad history; Minny, a black maid who wears her thoughts on her sleeve and never holds back; and Miss. Skeeter, a white socilite fresh out of collage with a degree in Journalism and loads of ambition. From the outside looking in these three women seem to be sterotypical women of the 60's. However, each one has their own personal struggles and beliefs that set them aside from any other woman of the 60's. Well that is the word on the streets! Fresh Money out.

Good vs Evil

Well ladies and gentelmen, I have come to the end of the Lincoln Lawyer! By the last page and the last sentence, my heart was racing! Connelly certainly knows how to pull in a reader and keep them hooked until the end. Throughout my reading though the question of 'how does one recognize evil?' was brought up in my mind  again and again. Michael Haller looked innocence in the eye and could not recognize it, how could any of us? He deals with dirt bag killers for a living, therefore, you would think he would be so desperate to see a glimmer of innocence he would jump on the first opportunity he saw! Unfortunately, Haller nearly gave up his life in order to see and believe in innocence again. I highly recommend The Lincoln Lawyer to someone who enjoys a hardcore plot and a roller coaster of emotions. Well that's the word of the street! Fresh Money out.