tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post3269130144744501081..comments2024-02-16T19:58:15.656-05:00Comments on AScattergood: The Help: The MovieAugusta Scattergoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post-64665275267760547682010-09-24T08:23:25.980-04:002010-09-24T08:23:25.980-04:00Thanks for your comments!
Check out today's bl...Thanks for your comments!<br />Check out today's blog post for my notes from her fundraiser this week. <br /><br />http://ascattergood.blogspot.com/2010/09/kathryn-stockett.htmlAugusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post-59968762330110551142010-09-19T21:15:41.111-04:002010-09-19T21:15:41.111-04:00The writing in The Help is fantastic. Turning it i...The writing in The Help is fantastic. Turning it into a movie is another matter.<br />Having grown up in the Delta and had Help in our home before and during the era of the book, I am very uneasy with some of the book's characters. In addition, I fear the complexity of the relationships will be distorted and the white women be portrayed in a very bad light. Scottie DavisScottie Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post-24705815720481940652010-07-28T23:02:25.737-04:002010-07-28T23:02:25.737-04:00Lee-I think I've lived in New Jersey too long ...Lee-I think I've lived in New Jersey too long to qualify as a local in the movie!<br /><br />And Ruth, yes, I agree. There were a few characters which didn't ring true, but I know the book is tremendously popular and suspect the movie will be too.Augusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post-89015193300839648052010-07-27T14:40:05.021-04:002010-07-27T14:40:05.021-04:00Hi, Gusty! I just finished the Help last weekend ...Hi, Gusty! I just finished the Help last weekend and passed it along to a friend (I like to cycle books in and out of the house). I wondered why Hilly was painted to be so malicious, and hoped that would be explained/resolved in the end, but it wasn't. Other than that, I found the book engrossing.<br />RuthRuth P. Stevenshttp://www.ruthstevens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8369463518787303229.post-82502715863975443852010-07-24T17:33:45.933-04:002010-07-24T17:33:45.933-04:00What fun! You should go hang out -- see if you can...What fun! You should go hang out -- see if you can get in the movie...Lee Stokes Hiltonhttp://spoonandink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com