Their Eyes Were Watching God Audiobook

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" A very different story, but very thought provoking. I really enjoyed this book. "

" This was a must read for school... and I feel I was asleep through the whole thing. "

" A very pleasant read. "

" I thought the book would focus more on social issues, instead it was an african american romance novel. Probably the first of its kind. When I first read it i skimmed the book so I understood what was going on I just didnt understand the extent of it. "

" It was a great book. It was really well written how Jaine had to go threw so many things just to find herself at the end............ it was a nice book. "

" This was a good book. It took a little while to get used to the speaking, but when you could understand it, it was a great book. "

" It was an interesting book. A bit fantastical at times, but not so much that it took away from the book. The book had great themes, symbols, and motifs and is rather interesting to discuss with a group. "

" important, beautiful, enjoyable and a quick read. do it. "

" It was too hard for me to fight through the ebonics to get at a story that did not remotely interest me. Boring and difficult read. "

" Janie is a great character! I love following her through all her exploits. She is pretty impressive, because she survives such bad relationships. "

" I read this book many moons ago, but since many of my family members had just recently read this book, I decided to give it another go. Good decision! I dont' remember being quite as in love with this book the first time around as I was this time! What a little gem of an American novel! "

" It's just a wonderful story. I can't put into words how much I loved this novel. "

" This book was so full of feminist symbolism. I loved it!! "

" It was hard to read the dialect, but Janie's voice is so sincere and real. Really loved the story. "

" Gobbled this one up in a few short hours. Love Hurston's writing style, especially the dialog. Takes a while to get properly immersed, but Janie's story told in her own words as well as a nearly poetry-like prose is amazing. "

" Another college reading assignment. It was interesting - worth a read. "

" I wasn't too drawn into the story so found it difficult to get through. "

" Really good. It had a lot of phonetic dialog and food for thought about being human. It was an interesting commentary that Janie was happier when married to a gambler and working in the fields than when she was the respected wife of a mayor. "

" An all time favorite book- love at its core "

" A book full of beautiful prose. The introduction to Eatonville and Janie is just stunning. A great book overall. "

" This is one of the great works of fiction of the 20th century, the equal of anything by Hemingway or Fitzgerald or Faulkner. What, am I'm serious? Yes, indeed. If you haven't met Janie and heard her story, do yourself a favor soon. "

" The only thing that bothered me was after all the beautiful descriptions and imagery, I felt she just abruptly ended the story which I didn't remember from my first reading. "

" One of my favorites <3 "

" This is pretty much the book that made me an English major. I read it in high school and went to college undeclared, but when I re-read this book and wrote about it, I discovered my passion for the written word. "

" An absolute all time favorite. "

" Once you get over the language, it's not a terrible story. "

" Maybe I just didn't get it. "

" The imagery and metaphor in the book are wonderful. It is a classic rediscovered from obscurity by Alice Walker, studied and emulated by modern writers. One of the best books I have read. Loved it as much as 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. I will read all her work. "

" one of my favorite books of all time. beautiful, sensual, vibrant writing. "

" The dialect takes a little time to get used to, but once you get into it, this is a beautiful novel. I loved entering into that crazy world of the past where race and gossip was such an issue, and the simple pleasures only mattered. A sweet and sad romance. "

" I listened to this several years ago on audible.com; it was read by Ruby Dee and she really brought the characters alive. Just thought of it recently and wanted to pass along the recommendation. "

" Quality writing. Quality story. If Hurston is Alice Walker's ("The Temple of My Familiar") favorite author, I can see the reasons why. I am inspired to read more of Hurston's books. "