Rita Diaf Diaf itibaren Sarybulak, Kazakhstan
This is a review of the tapes read by Rufus Beck. I've also read the book in the original version, but haven't found the time to review them yet. Love. See, that's all I can say about the books. Yes, they may not be perfect. (though frankly, I don't see it). There could be interesting analyses about how and why and what makes them what they are, and I have thought about this, many thoughts, but for the purpose of this site, all I can say is: LOVE. I LOVE the books. I've been captured by the very first sentence I ever read (book 2, btw, which I then put away to go into the bookstore and buy all three that were available then). I haven't stopped loving them since. I don't really have a favourite, though if I had one, it wouldn't be number 7. It couldn't be, simply because it was the last one. But as a whole, I love them more than words can say. (oh, and the tapes, which this review is about, are absolutely amazing. You need to listen to them, if you speak German and love HP. It's a must.)
This was a wonderful book. Stockett manages to write about a touchy subject very convincingly, and sketches out her characters beautifully. Set in the South, the book’s story is narrated via 3 main characters – Skeeter, Abileen Clark – Skeeter’s friend Elizabeth Leefolt’s maid, and Minny Jackson, Abileen’s friend, also a maid, who often gets fired for talking back to her employers. I loved the detail in the book, and also the way Stockett managed to converse in different voices (as Skeeter, Abileen, Minny) without losing authenticity.