I had seen the cover of this book on the bestseller stands for some time now. I've been very curious about it and interested in reading it, because of that. So I picked it up since it is Historical fiction week in my class and because my book club is reading it for this month. I was not expecting to like it at all. I generally don't care for history at all and just assumed I would not like it because it's classified as historical fiction. Yet this book was history, human rights, feelings, and so many emotions all wrapped up in one. I loved that it was written in three different perspectives: two black maids (who are very different from one another) and a white woman. It is set in a time after Rosa Parks makes her statement on the bus and before MLK is assassinated. Though it is fiction, it really shows what it was like to be a black maid and a black woman in that time. I felt a stronger connection with the black maids (Aibileen and Minny) than I did the white woman (Skeeter), though I did like Skeeter. But to see them work together was even better. They were really great characters and I thoroughly enjoyed Stockett's writing style. I always wanted to read more, especially as I got further along. I get weary about books on the best seller list but this is one that I surely do agree with and recommend.