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Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Dee Ruby ISBN: 0-694-52402-6 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (263 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book inspired me.
Comment: I learned so much from this book. I never expected to be anything but annoyed by the african-american dialect, but the author has turned it into poetry. There are phrases that stand up to Shakespeare. I also learned some important things about the experiences of black women, and the complexity of relationships in the black community.
The thing I loved most about this book, however, is the main character. She is utterly believable, heroic and flawed. Her odyssey is somehow universal. In the end she proclaims that we much eash learn how to "go tuh god" and live for ourselves. This is the quest we are all on, the path to adulthood, and it crosses flimsy boundaries of gender, race, and nationality. I think Janie managed to find "god" or "good" in loving someone completely. She learned to live for herself by ignoring the negative opinion of her community about this love, and following her heart. If only we could all be so brave, there would be no room left for hate in a world so overflowing with love and courage.
Rating: 5
Summary: Black folk literature - with a dash of feminism!
Comment: In "Their Eyes," Hurston uses simple words to paint a stunning setting and story in the South, all from the eyes of a woman. This novel provides something that I've never quite tasted before in black literature: feminism. It's subtle, albeit, even hidden, but it's there. The main character, Janie, initially seems to contradict all typical ideas of independence and strength as our heroine, but by the end of the novel, we feel a comanding sense of sisterhood with her...and begin to understand all the dynamics of her life. The author's use of slang and written dialect gives the story flare - you may find that you're mumbling to yourself in the same manner as the characters! I can't even begin to go into all of the reasons why this book is a "MUST READ" for anyone...it's unique, emotionally gripping, and you won't be able to put it down. In fact, you'll finish it in a couple of days! Take my word for it, as my opinion of this author and her novels is humbly accompanied by many famous authors of our time: enjoy this story that Miss Zora has spun for us!
Rating: 5
Summary: This Is A Must Read!
Comment: Zora Hurston had to experience what she wrote about in "Their Eyes Were Watching God". This book is explosive to have been written at a time where African Americans didn't use the language that Hurston uses. Against all odds, "Their Eyes Are Watching God", is an Award Winning Novel.
With dialect that is not so easy to understand, Hurston keeps your attention with the life story of an African American woman named Janie. The things that Janie was going through years and years ago, not only African American woman, but women of all cultures are still experiencing.
Never knowing what was around the corner, Janie took chance after chance trying to find the true love of her life. Just as women experience today, these men whisper sweet nothings in her ear, and once they get her they use Janie for their own purposes. She's hurt that these men, her husbands keep her in bondage. Through it all, Janie explemfied courage, and wisdom. She knew when it was time to let go and move on. Women were jealous of Janie and her zest for life. They assumed things that were not always true of Janie. To the rescue was Janie's friend Phoeby. Always there with an open ear.
Then one night, it happen, out the blue walked the love of Janie's life. Someone who would love her like we would want to be loved. Mr. Tea Cake....what a name! Tea Cake was the man that Janie had waited so long for. Brushing her hair, teaching her things that only men (at that time) would do, letting the real Janie show.
No it wasn't perfect, but it was a better life than that which she had previously experienced. You know all that glitters isn't gold but bronze was just fine for Janie. The bond that Tea Cake and Janie had was so very special. Through trials and tribulations they stuck together. Tea Cake treasured Janie and even worshiped her. Death separated Janie and Tea Cake and now Janie must find a way to carry on. This book is remarkable and highly recommended.
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Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God (Cliffs Notes) by Megan E. Ash ISBN: 0764586610 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 11 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ISBN: 0684801523 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Awakening by Kate Chopin ISBN: 0380002450 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 10 February, 1982 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne ISBN: 0553210092 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1965 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison ISBN: 0679732764 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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