I caved...

So, all weekend I was anxious because I had finished Harry Potter and Derek was 100 pages into HP by Saturday night. I needed another book, but the bookstore is a two hour round trip into Seoul...I finally caved.

I bought a book to read on my itouch. I know, I know. I want to keep book prices low so I'm determined to always buy paper books - by definition a book. I love the feel of a book in my hands, but I was desperate.

I bought The Help on Amazon for the Kindle app on my itouch. After spending nearly an hour trying to figure out how to link the Kindle app to my itouch, I began the first chapter around 10:30pm Sunday night...an hour past our Sunday night bedtime. An hour later we turn off the lights, deeply involved in both of our books.

Wednesday evening at 6:00pm I've finished the book. Derek finished his the day before. Hum. Probably one of the best books I have ever read in the fiction category. Seriously. The dialogue between the characters is so captivating and the storyline of redemption, perseverance and hope force you to recognize yourself in the story.

Summary: The Help is a book about the domestic helpers (maids) in Jackson, MS, right around the Civil Rights Act (1960's). One outcast of a white girl joins with scared but empowered maids to write a book about the maids relationships and stories about working for the white women in the most confederate-minded town below the Mason-Dixon. I couldn't put it down and now have a headache from reading on the itouch screen.

READ THIS BOOK!