Their Eyes Were Watching God in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jan 13, 2018 Claire rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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What an incredibly beautiful book! There is no way to describe the love, understanding and compassion showing through every page.
The story of Janie’s life is that of a black woman seen entirely through a black woman’s eyes. Her voice is articulate, her life has quite a few bumps, but from every page the vibrancy, the struggle to be who she is speaks from the pages. Really worth the read.

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Jun 13, 2020 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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4 stars. That was intense and heavy but also beautiful and hopeful. I loved the writing. This was my first book by Ms. Hurston (shame on me, I know) but it definitely won’t be the last. Her writing and story telling are fantastic and gripping. Janie’s story is very interesting and difficult at times but it’s told so well. It covers a lot of important topics, particularly gender roles and Ms. Hurston handles the topics with care. This is considered a classic for a reason and I can see why now.

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Apr 29, 2018 Sushicat rated it it was amazing

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Born a slave, her grandmother wants better for Janie. The safety of a prosperous marriage is what she secures for her. But there is no happiness there for her. Neither in her second marriage, though outwardly even more of a success than the first one. Only much later in life does she find the person that matches the yearning of her soul.

This one spoke to my heart.

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Feb 06, 2024 Olivermagnus rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Their Eyes Were Watching God is the classic 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston and is Hurston's best known work. The novel explores the life of Janie Crawford, an African-American woman in her forties, as she recounts her life story to her friend Pheoby.

Born out of wedlock and abandoned by both her parents, Janie has been raised by her grandmother, Nanny, who spent most of her life as a slave in the south. Janie is the first woman in her family who has the opportunity to be defined as something ot ...more

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Aug 19, 2013 Linda C rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Janie Crawford is raised by her grandmother, a former slave and mistress of her owner. Janie's mother was raped at 17 and is an alcoholic and pretty much absent. When Janie starts looking at men and for love at 16 her grandmother hurriedly marries her to a 'safe' man, Logan Killicks, an older widower with a farm. Janie soon learns that love doesn't come with marriage and begins to watch the road to see if something better will pass by. That someone is Joe Starks, with money in his pocket and amb ...more

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