tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post5433953426621411517..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: The Help, Chapters 10-19Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-74672927699565745142011-11-15T19:17:23.200+00:002011-11-15T19:17:23.200+00:00Yeah, I feel the whole 'To Kill a Mockingbird ...Yeah, I feel the whole 'To Kill a Mockingbird was all scandalous and Celia's husband and Skeeter reading it means they're cool' thing, but also, it kind of reminds me that The Help definitely isn't as good as it or Gone With the Wind, so it's not a great thing to do, imho.<br /><br />Are we going to literally pin Stockett down and force her to tell us things? Because that sounds like hilarity, the likes of which BEA has never seen! (not that I'm going to be able to afford to go, probably. Humph.)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60737462118567731352011-11-15T17:26:50.944+00:002011-11-15T17:26:50.944+00:00(i'm kind of a little nicer to skeeter because...(i'm kind of a little nicer to skeeter because yeah, emma stone, and now, on with our regularly scheduled commenting)<br /><br />"who's now in prison because Hilly's such an EVIL WHORE" ACCURATE. All I could think of there was Ron Burgundy and "You are a smelly pirate hooker!" That's you, Hilly. Boooo!<br /><br />I felt more like the TKAM references (and there certainly are a lot) were more there to be like "Look! This book was New and Controversial at this time! And look what it says about the people reading it!" But until we pin down Stockett, we can't find out, I guess. *envisions her being at BEA next year and us forming a task force to root this out*<br /><br />ALL THE HUGS FOR CELIA AND MINNY. ALL OF THEM.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-54306765891904464792011-11-15T15:03:19.304+00:002011-11-15T15:03:19.304+00:00haha true, harsh is fun :) I think I like her her ...haha true, harsh is fun :) I think I like her her mostly cos of Emma Stone which is obv a stupid reason to like a character but shushRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-54921560639567715842011-11-15T14:59:56.053+00:002011-11-15T14:59:56.053+00:00I am being harsh on Skeeter and I know it- but it&...I am being harsh on Skeeter and I know it- but it's fun to be harsh! Hehe I just CAN'T STAND HER FRIENDS AND I DON'T THINK SHE SHOULD EITHER! In a nutshell...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-35461914377825561172011-11-15T14:21:16.663+00:002011-11-15T14:21:16.663+00:00I think you're being a little harsh on Skeeter...I think you're being a little harsh on Skeeter. While obviously I don't agree with the racism going on down south at the time, that was the general feeling at the time and not just down south. And I mean these are people she's been friends with since she was little so she's probably stuck in the middle of wanting to still like these are old friends and trying to reconcile that with them just awful. So yeah it was annoying and you want to be like "suck it up!" but it's easier said than done.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com