It was well-plotted, but I felt Celia Foote's storyline concluded too early. Thought Minny and Aibileen were better imagists than was Skeeter, let alone characters. Maybe it's me, but I didn't see this as a weepfest and thought at least one major/minor character was one-dimensional (it's okay for the minor characters to be one-dimensional, but Stockett gives some who appear less in the novel more depth and complexity). Adept parallels between the hired help and their female employers practically hamstrung by convention.