PRABE Week 2

After spending more time this week on The Gift and my eventual "aha" moment that lead to me no longer reading it, I have moved on to The Help. I'm already happy I did. From the beginning, Kathryn Stockett does well to draw the reader into the lives of each of the women she portrays. I feel myself hurting for Aiblieen as returns to work before she's fully mourned the loss of her son. I'm disgusted with Miss Leefolt and her eagerness to please her "friends" yet her unwillingness to offer any love or affection to her own child, Mae Mobley. I hold my breath every time Minny speaks knowing that most times, it will get her in trouble. And yet Miss Skeeter's demeanor and way of thinking, have me both anxious and hopeful.