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I really liked it. Once you got in the flow of reading the slang, it was an easy and fast read. It was a compelling story. She kept me guessing the whole time. I know that with a classic book like this you're supposed to read into a lot and try to find the hidden meanings, but I just took it for a interesting story to read. I did notice that Hurston didn't have a high opinion of men and was a little feministic. I guess I don't really know if all men talked about beating their wives or what, but
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1998)
Read for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2017: Read a book published between 1900 and 1950 and Read a classic by an author of color.
Had to reread this before I teach it to my juniors... hopefully they like it more than I did.
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it was amazing
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