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A true southern classic, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God is the story of a black woman in 1930s Florida who tries to find her way in the world after her mother abandons her and her grandmother dies. Janie Crawford marries a man she didn't care for, to keep peace with her grandmother, but leaves him when he begins to abuse her. She is swept off her feet by a well off man who promises to devote his life to her, but he too abuses her emotionally and physically. She eventually find
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I wanted to like this more than I did. There were some beautiful passages, but I had a hard time engaging with the main character, who didn’t seem as strong to me as a lot of the reviews made me think she would be, and I really didn’t care for the plot. It was worth the time, but just wasn’t my cuppa.
I had always heard of this as an early feminist novel, and I guess it is progressive according to the sensibilities of the 1930's. But by modern standards, it's anything but! If I'd been in her shoes, the marriage with Tea Cake wouldn't have survived the honeymoon, let alone all the jealousy that came after it!
And I never would have let a man order me around for years like she did with her second husband.
Shrug.
I guess I got excited by the first third of the book. Something about it, especially t ...more
And I never would have let a man order me around for years like she did with her second husband.
Shrug.
I guess I got excited by the first third of the book. Something about it, especially t ...more
Wow. Once I was able to really delve into the language, this book blew me away. The main character, Janie, is a strong woman who learns so much about herself throughout her many relationships with men. Great novel.
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