I remember adoring this book the first time I read it. So much so, that when I was sharing with a new-found friend the books I found most amazing, this one sprang immediately to mind. She didn't care for it though, and on reread though I still love it, I think I can understand why this wouldn't appe...
BABTBBC BLURB: When Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. She endures two stifling marriages before she meets the man of her dreams, who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds.This African-American class...
I love classics! What a treat listening to Hurston's writing narrated by Ruby Dee. She really does an amazing job bringing Janie's world to life. I'm so glad I listened to this on audiobook instead of reading it. I suspect I would have had a difficult time getting into the vernacular, since I ke...
I was in the 11th grade when I first read this book. I appreciate my 11th grade English teacher for making my class read this book. This book is beautiful, and it will ever stick with me throughout my life.
Honestly, most parts of this book are either wildly over-analyzed or completely underrated. Some of the issues (such as Richard Wright's insistence that there is no relevant racial commentary) are blown way out of proportion, others (such as the character studies of Janie fleshed out thanks to Pheob...
While the language hard to understand, even when read aloud to get the inflections presented within the text, overall the book was a very interesting one to read. The amount of underlying themes within the book was staggering and the various names at times ironic. The decision of the author to tel...
I loved this book (see my five stars?) and am sure I wrote a review and if I did not, I would have placed a link to a review which described closely my feelings about the book. However, what happened to my review and pictures, well it's beyond me and no, I'm not writing another. I read this book a...
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