New Year Resolution

I've been doing pretty good at my goal of reading more so far, and I decided to keep at it because I am really enjoying it.  One of my resolutions for 2010 is to read at least 10 books (hopefully more).  I've been choosing books that are on bestseller lists and that get 4-5 star reviews.  I usually read self-help, self-improvement, inspirational type books.  But I want to start branching out and reading different genres.  So I chose a fiction book called "The Help" by Kathyrn Stockett.  I just finished it last night and I was kind of bummed that it was over.  I wanted there to be more because I really enjoyed it a lot.

From Publishers Weekly:  What perfect timing for this optimistic, uplifting debut novel (and maiden publication of Amy Einhorn's new imprint) set during the nascent civil rights movement in Jackson, Miss., where black women were trusted to raise white children but not to polish the household silver. Eugenia Skeeter Phelan is just home from college in 1962, and, anxious to become a writer, is advised to hone her chops by writing about what disturbs you. The budding social activist begins to collect the stories of the black women on whom the country club sets relies and mistrusts enlisting the help of Aibileen, a maid who's raised 17 children, and Aibileen's best friend Minny, who's found herself unemployed more than a few times after mouthing off to her white employers. The book Skeeter puts together based on their stories is scathing and shocking, bringing pride and hope to the black community, while giving Skeeter the courage to break down her personal boundaries and pursue her dreams. Assured and layered, full of heart and history, this one has bestseller written all over it.