Amistad Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Great book for easy reading.

It's amazing novel.

Worth reading this. So emotional and heart-wrenching...a journey of self-discovery, love, and independence.The prose sings with rhythm and wisdom, turning everyday life into something almost mythic.I was surprised by how alive Janie’s voice felt...fierce, funny, and heartbreakingly real.It’s one of those rare books that feels both timeless and freshly alive every time you read it.

A very beautiful story depicting the struggle that being a woman of color was like in the early 20th century! Janie’s character is a very interesting one, and I particularly enjoyed her growth throughout the novel!The writing style does take some getting used to but I think Zora Neale Hurston’s style adds so much authenticity to the story! Definitely a book to consider reading!

Oh, this book. I’ve read it twice now and I think the second reading is even better than the first. Granted, the first time I was reading it I was reading about three novels a week (not to mention chapters in textbooks and various other assignments) in college, and I blasted through it as quickly as possible simply because there wasn’t enough time in the day. Now, I got to savor it. And that’s what should be done with this text. Like any good folk or artistic tale, it’s best taken on the slow and low setting for true enjoyment.Zora Neale Hurston’s amazing book, apparently written in a fit abroad over the course of six weeks, was not well received. At the time, American Black writers were not writing in the vernacular of their people. Many culturally beautiful concepts were exempted from texts, as well, to save face from White readers. Of course, that often meant that it wasn’t quite true to life. Zora took the plunge, wrote her dialogue in what I would consider an almost perfect pronunciation vernacular, and blended it triumphantly with the more traditional ways of writing while never shying from the way things were done in the Black American south. She was labeled a racist. Her incredible book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was not well received. And, personally, considering the way her life petered out at the end, I think she took it very hard, especially because this book was fairly close to her heart.Although it is not based on her life, Zora had experienced much of what Janie, the protagonist, goes through. Her home of Eatonville was Zora’s home. The surrounding Everglades were well known to Zora, and Zora, herself, was frequently a woman above: refusing to allow her life to be dictated by the opposite sex. Zora had divorced several times, found the love of her life who nobody in her familial and friend circle would truly accept, and who tragically would not stay with her due to extreme circumstances. All of his is reflected quite heavily upon the goings on of Janie and her decisions on how to live her life.You see, Janie doesn’t truly settle in a world that says she should. Some people might call her a flake, but she wants to savor life, much like a good story. The whole tale is told from Janie’s perspective to her friend Phoeby when Janie returns to Eatonville after some time being away from the all Black community she had helped, to a small extent, to found and become successful with her late husband. Her whole story is as heartbreaking as a song and as beautifully written as a poem. It has a breath, a life to it, that Hurston’s writing demands in all of her works. This one in particular, for being so feverishly written, and so lovingly tragic stands now as a triumphant story. Alice Walker, in fact, helped to bring it back into the spotlight, sadly, well after Zora had passed.A highly recommended, culturally stunning, masterpiece for Black readers and for all of those, regardless of race, who dare to live their life how they intend.