Read The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It's gotten something of a bad rap as an Oprah chick type book, but it's pretty damned good. Not anything terribly high brow, but definitely entertaining and moving. Think A Thousand Splendid Suns set in Jackson, Miss. in the sixties.
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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
- H. L. Mencken
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