tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post2070004370456224581..comments2024-03-26T05:16:51.801-04:00Comments on Girls Just Reading: Book to Movie: The HelpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00850572015439464123noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-7718648013768109612011-09-20T04:45:15.164-04:002011-09-20T04:45:15.164-04:00I must be the only blogger in the world who hasn&#...I must be the only blogger in the world who hasn't read the book or seen the film! I really must remedy this ASAP :)Stephanie @ Read In a Single Sittinghttp://www.readinasinglesitting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-54694357398514158692011-09-13T21:29:17.247-04:002011-09-13T21:29:17.247-04:00Interesting. I'd never heard any backlash from...Interesting. I'd never heard any backlash from it. I don't think it would or can change my mind. If there is truth in the lawsuit, then the family of the maid deserves to be compensated.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805703235065408842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-1129649535354970832011-09-13T18:53:54.573-04:002011-09-13T18:53:54.573-04:00Yeah, the New York Times and Huffington Post have ...Yeah, the New York Times and Huffington Post have run a number of stories regarding the suit. It's pretty telling that Stockett's father went on the record basically saying she'd love the suit because it'd up her money in sales, and the brother supported his maid suing her for essentially making her a character, and a self loathing black character at that. I abhorred the book for it's writing style, and tried to circumvent that but every article interviewing Stockett left me with a similar bad taste in my mouth. I'm glad the movie was good though, that I'm actually looking forward to!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841266262788191817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-73893875819848729952011-09-13T15:21:45.492-04:002011-09-13T15:21:45.492-04:00I hadn't heard that and I'm surprised beca...I hadn't heard that and I'm surprised because people love to run that stuff in the press over here. I know that she was inspired by her family's maid but I hadn't heard about the stealing part.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805703235065408842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365675166605528050.post-42880419682511028492011-09-13T15:18:41.779-04:002011-09-13T15:18:41.779-04:00The Help was definitely one of my fav books of all...The Help was definitely one of my fav books of all time. I was really looking forward to see the film, until I read in the British press that the author actually stole the story (some parts verbatim) from her families maid. That just made me so sad, that I don't think I can bear to watch the film now :-(<br />Her maids story was heartbreaking especially as Kathryn Stockett never asked her permission to use her life story as the basis of her book.Vannessa@Luxuriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004543876391503184noreply@blogger.com