Cane River I enjoyed - because it exposed so much truth about colorism in America.
That's really just in the experience of black folks - but it showed how it developed. It was more than just house v. field slaves - it was an experience of have/have not and a certain degree of mobility in America.
The Help - I've ranted enough about it on here. 
I'll save everyone that. I just remembering feeling terribly hurt when they were the 'next big thing' at DU. And The Help didn't really tell the truth. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry was written how many years ago? And it better exemplified to me - the stories handed down as part of our oral traditon of 'this was the reality of Jim Crow'.
My husband is really on me to write a non-fiction "The Real Help". 
But - I should write from today's perspective of having a ton of knowledge on the Dominant Culture - while the dominant culture has ONLY stereotypes of me. I.E. Very little is known about the secret inner lives and relationships with ourselves and others of black American women.
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