The Help was one of the few books that created complete unanimity in my book group! My DiL, not an enthusiastic reader, couldn't put it down. Our book group also read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley in which he describes the vile and abusive scenes outside a school in the Deep South where young black children were being introduced. It made The Help all the more 'real' to us. I'd first read the Steinbeck in the early '60s and it's surprising how contemporary much of it seemed.
They don't really care do they
Things you find stressful that other people don't notice.