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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

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Feb 16, 2020 Donna rated it it was amazing

Excellent book, great story. Reflects a life I never lived but now can understand a little. The dialogue is in dialect which can be difficult. You might want to consider an audio version to vet the feel for it.

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Feb 22, 2008 Jenny rated it really liked it

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Janie, a black woman, finds herself and finds love after two miserable, loveless marriages. This book is a beautifully written coming of age story and shows a fairly unbiased picture of what black life was like in Florida in the 1920s.

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Jan 27, 2011 Sarah rated it really liked it

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I chose this for our library's book discussion, sight unseen - or unread. I really enjoyed this book. Janie grows and discovers her voice in varied African-American communities in rural Florida during the 1920s. Richard Wright, Hurston's contemporary, criticized this book for not being political enough, "The sensory sweep of her novel carries no theme, no message, no thought". Maybe for him a book about a woman's self discovery isn't important, but I found this a very satisfying read. The descri ...more

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Mar 28, 2017 Deb rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, classics, bipoc

3.5 stars. I've always wanted to read this book. I started by listening to the audio version & reading along. Ruby Dee is excellent, but I was too impatient to continue with her. She did help me get a feel for the dialect, though.

I didn't fall in love with this one, but I'm glad I read it. ...more

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