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The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back.

Cover of The Help
Hardcover
Pages 466 pages
Published 2009
Audiobook 18h 6m
Languages English, Czech, Dutch +9

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Publisher's Summary

"Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college.…

Weighted Score
4.19 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.20 ★
v (Ratings Count): 1,065
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.20
True Ratings 1,065
Written Reviews 74
Shelved (Popularity) 2,063
Users Read 1,284
Rating Distribution
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44%
4
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3
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2
4%
1
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Featured Characters

Eugenia Phelan
Treelore Clark
The Leefolts
Mrs. Walters
Hilly Holbrook
Aibileen Clark

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