The Help

A good book. I really liked the language, and found it hard to put down.

Most of the book is written in dialect, but it's not full of apostrophes and obvious abbreviations. Instead, whatever word is actually said is written ("a" instead of "of" or " o' " being the simplest example). The effect is to cut down on distractions. The words are very natural. I could hear Aibileen's voice in my head when reading her sections, and Skeeter and Minny's voices were fainter but there. Most books - even most books in first person - can't evoke the sound of a voice for me, just the personality of the character. This one did.