The Help (ou La Couleur des sentiments)

Dear readers,

As always, hope you're all ok with you?! :) ;)

Anyway, today, a bit of reading! I've a read a great book (a movie has been made already and having seen the trailer, it sounds real good, so let's see when it will coming out in October!) and maybe you've heard about it as well as me (newspaper, critics or simply seen the book in the library! :) ;) Having heard a lot of good critics about it, hesitantly at first, I recently tried the adventure of reading this book and tell you what? I didn't regret it for a second! The book is real good anf well-written, simply and not complicated, you're not bored at all, always wanting to know what's going to happen after!! The suspens is killing you until the last few pages! :) ;)

But first, before telling you about the plot, just a few pictures to give you an idea, hoping you might want to read it! :) ;)

cover of the book

poster of the movie

The plot? City of Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. "Where blackmaids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver..."

3 main characters in this book. All have a story to tell..(of course they're not the only one...).: First, there's Aibileen, who is raising her 17th white child, nursing her with all her love and trying to get over her son tragic's death. Then, we have Minny, another maid, "whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue! :) and there is the "white Miss Skeeter, home from college and who wants to know what's happened to her beloved maid and why she has disappeared?

"Skeeter Aibileen, and Minny. No one would have believe they'd be friends, fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another." Indeed, each one of them has a incredible story to tell...

I let you now discover what going to happen, and I promess you the pages turn themselves! :) Can't wait now to see the movie!!! ;) :) Hope it'll be same for you! And of course the trailer (if you're interested! :) ;) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ajv_6pUnI

Take care and see you soon for another article (short or long)! see you soon, xxx :) ;)

Friendship

Dear readers,

Hope you're all ok since the last time?

Lately, I've to come to realize something...I know that we have all our life, busy with different things such as work or studies or whatever we have to do. I got that and understand that we've all things to do...(sorry if I'm repeating myself along this article) but sometimes more the time is passing by, more we have things or different occupations to do. We don't really, in the end, find time to see each other, so busy or focusing on something else with our life, that we don't seem to take time now to see our family and friends...I'm aware that if we'd see each other every day or to many times, we'd become crazy or don't have much to say...just that sometimes I really miss that, maybe it's being away but it's a feeling that come back regularly, which is never too far away...I'm conscious that we also sometimes need some time alone or...I don't know...

Just that when I saw (well maybe for the 100th times but never mind, I still love it) Friends or How I met your mother, speaking of friendship and everything, I really miss my friends, always imagining what we could do or say...all those things we like to do together...but we don't do so often because we are all busy somewhere. It's suck so much! for being honest. And can't believe I haven't seen some of my friends for quite a long time now. It's crazy. I know and really hope I will see them soon, it just that miss them!!! Again, I understand that we're all growing-up and have many things to do or think about...I really know that...but...you know...It's always nice to see them (friends or family), even if sometimes we don't agree or....drive each other crazy but you and I always know where to find them. (needed or not).

For me, it's way of recharging the battery but mostly to have a really good time with them! :) (as much as possible et ne m'en lasse pas! :) ;)

Anyway, sorry to annoy you with that, just what I feel right now. Thanks for listening as always. :) hopefully it'll more joyful next time! (rire).

Take care and see you soon I hope! xxx

Jane Eyre -Charlotte Brontë

Dear readers,

First, how are you ? Hope you're ok and that going back to school for some or going back to work for others, after this nice summer, wasn't too hard! For myself, I got back to uni, a bit hard I' ve to say, but maybe once in the rhythm it should probably be ok! :)

And now, you might have already guess of what I'm going to talk about in this article? Indeed, of Jane Eyre! Again? Why? Let's see! Because a new adaption has been made recently and finally came out after month and month of waiting!!!! Well, for some you might have to wait a little bit more.... it came out in USA last March and in UK this week but for example in France, you will have to wait until...January to be able to see it! (I know!). So, if you're too impatient and can't possibly wait until then, well, only one solution for you, either jump in a Eurostar or in a plane, to London for a week-end and go to cinema to see the movie (rire)! :)

Anyway, let's come back to the story of Jane Eyre. For those who might have forgotten or need a reminder, a quick resume of this most beautiful story ever written! Jane Eyre, is an orphan and by a promise made by her uncle Reed, her horrible aunt, Mrs Reed has to take care of her. She isn't liked by her or her cousins. Lonely, she sometimes likes to read but often has to hide from them. One day, Jane is send to Lowood School where she will pass most of her childhood (ten to eighteen years old). She will became a teacher and be really liked by her young students. Anwering an advertising for a governess place, she goes to Thornfield, house of Mr Edward Fairfax Rochester! :) She will have to teach Adéle, French ward of Mr Rochester. They will rapidly become friends as with Mrs Fairfax (who is working for the master since quite a long time now), she is quite nice and likes Jane.

Along the novel, Mr Rochester and Jane will become closer and closer. He treats her as an equal but has his own secret (for those who have read the book, you already know of whom am refering to!). Many events will happen in between but fortunately it ends well! :) So, for the Charlotte Brontë's fan and/or Jane Eyre's fan, run to see it, I think you'll love it as much as I did, hopefully! :) This new adaption is quite good, interesting with good actors as Jane Eyre (played by Mia Wasikowska) who are given us a new Jane Eyre, strong and believing that she can be better as much as anybody! and a quite nice, really really nice Mr Rochester(not beautiful but as a certain charm and it gives him some kindness (even if he's normally rude) (played by Michael Fassbender). It stays faithful to the novel (even if sometimes you might find that some characters are a bit less present than in the book, as Grace Poole or Miss Blanche Ingram (whom for once is not blonde but has dark hair like in the book) or that some parts of the story are maybe quickly pass over or simply not in the movie (know it's hard to put everything in a single movie but I don't know, I think they're quite important too). But otherwise, this new movie is quite nice and you'll have I think a good time plunging yourself in it again and again, imagining how life was in the late 19th century and how the character are). And some nice scenery too (e.g: When Jane leaves Thornfield hall after discovering Mr Rochester's secret and doesn't really know where to go before meeting St John Rivers who will help her). So, I hope after all that, you will still want to see it and that I didn't scare you. It's what I feel but you might have of course a different opinion. :) Enjoy! ;) :)

See you soon for another article , take care, xxx