the help

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

i'm still not sure how i feel about this book. it was decent but it definitely was not as earth-shattering as some seem to think. it is definitely NOT on the level of "to kill a mockingbird." i feel like the author wanted to write a book about every controversial issue during the time period. what she managed to do was to touch on a lot of things but none of them very deeply. the ending felt abrupt and too convenient. i was honestly expecting this to be a tragedy that would have me crying but that definitely did not happen. i think my review of this book would have been better if i had not had such high expectations from the start. as just a work of fiction it is good enough but not as some great social commentary.

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one month later...

so much for keeping this updated while traveling. oops! i didn't realize just how tiring it is to drive across country in 3 days, especially through some of the more "different" areas of the country (ex. missouri). but now i'm here in georgia and i've been loving it! it's the weirdest feeling but i feel like i've known many of my classmates my whole life and not for just a few weeks. i feel like i just belong here. i haven't even really had a problem with being homesick except for the first day after my parents left. i've just been too busy to dwell on how much i miss home.
i feel like i should be complaining about how busy and hard school is but quite honestly, i'm not that stressed. i'm having the time of my life out here and i find the classes quite enjoyable. i'm glad that i got my bachelor's in chemistry before starting, though, and did more than the minimum requirements of prerequisite courses. it's made things a WHOLE lot easier, especially in biochem and anatomy/pathophysiology. the rest of my courses are pretty easy thanks to my experience in the field (thank you gibsons!). i'm just a little nervous that having things too easy right now will make me lazy for when things get harder in the future. but i'll deal with that when it comes.
besides school, i stay busy by getting used to the city and settling in with a new group of friends. i'm used to being fairly antisocial because i knew that i already had all my friends and i knew i could get together with them whenever i wanted. i don't have that luxury here so i have to force myself out of my comfort zone. otherwise, it will just be me dealing with myself all day every day and that is a good way to drive myself insane.
i miss and love everyone back home! i enjoy getting emails and letters, even if i don't reply with lengthy novels as my mother has come to find out. i know i don't keep in touch as much as she'd like but i figure that's a good sign because it means i'm establishing myself here and not having homesickness hold me back.
i'll try to write again later this week. no tests for the P1 students so we're partying all week! (not really, mom. don't worry. i'm not drinking or anything.) keep safe everyone!