Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Summary: Dialect
Review: I believe this book is one of the best I've read due to the fact of the dialect and use of language because if readers read the content out loud, readers can experience how they talked and almost how they felt. I thouroughly enjoyed this book.

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Summary: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Review: The novel is about Janie Crawford, a woman living in Eaton, Florida. This novel starts off by explaining Janie's life from when she was a young girl to the present time, and by the end of the book she has brought you up to date. This novel showed excelent description of the characters and of the situations they face. It portrays the life of most black women of that time period. It is a way for Zora Neale Hurston to tell her story. It was very interesting and it made you feel as if you were watching it right in front of you!

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Summary: didn't live up to the hype
Review: I was told I HAD to read this book. That is was the original book about the Black American Woman's experience. Yet, I did not find it engaging. The characters were poorly developed. While the story itself was a good one, and I understand that in its time it was remarkable, I did not find this novel impressive. Frankly, I did not care much about the characters because I barely knew them.

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Summary: Hurston's Dialect Makes The Story A Classic
Review: Even though Zora Neale Hurston's use of Southern, black language can be hard to understand through the beginning of the book, it allows readers to feel like they are actually a part of the story. Whith the dialect getting easier to read and comprend, the plot becomes more intriguing and interesting. Through the character Janie, we are able to see the life of women during those times and how they coped with both the heartbreaks and great times. There Eyes Were Watching God is a book that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. It took me about 10 days to read it; I did not put the book down because I just had to keep on reading to find out what was coming next. I understand why this is a classic work because it was a whole new reading style to me, mainly because of the language.

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Summary: Not a easy read
Review: I just finished this book. It was not an easy read. The story is good but the dialict is difficult to understand. I have relatives that still speak that way and I don't understand them. This book has a lot of symbolism and should be reader with that in mind if not them the read will have a difficult time getting it. I understand why this has become a classic. Classic should make you think and dig deep even with the simpliest story.

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Summary: Hear this book!
Review: This is a great book to listen to on tape, particularly if you think you might have trouble deciphering the vernacular (or even if you read and enjoyed the book and want to experience it in a new way). Ruby Dee gives an awesome, award-winning performance. Listening to her reading the book takes away the "vernacular barrier" and lets you experience the full power of the story and the dialog. Highly recommended -- a moving, sad but ultimately uplifting experience.

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Summary: Zora is timeless
Review: I could not put the book done. Zora Neale Hurston is a talented sister who did receive the acclaim due while she was living.
I feel her characters. I feel their delemma and victory. This story gives me hope and vision and faith! It's a must read!

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Summary: I absolutely loved this book
Review: This is one of the best novels to ever take me completely by surprise. When I started reading I was put off by the thick dialect that Hurston uses but as I kept forging ahead it became second nature and the plot took hold of me. I adore strong female characters and Janie was a great example. I would recommend this book to anyone and ask them not to be too skeptical about the language, it becomes part of you...as does the rest of the story.

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Summary: Beautiful dialect!
Review: Contrast Zora Neale Hurston's beautiful, lyrical dialect with the "comical" Southern black dialect written by white authors--think Bre'r Rabbit stories and such. It's interesting to study, particularly if you're an language enthusiast. Hurston's presentation of this dialect is so much more authentic and is absolutely lovely. THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD is a study in how dialect SHOULD be written (but, unfortunately, usually isn't)--in addition to being a glorious story of self-discovery. I'm an English teacher, and this is the only book from the entire school year that EVERY SINGLE ONE of my students enjoyed...I've honestly not met a person yet who read this book and failed to be touched by it! So, READ it!

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Summary: THEY will tell you this is a must-read
Review: But as an AP English teacher, I can offer my humble opinion...

This novel's renaissance coincided with the sad period in American Literature where the literature anthology was raped by the "multicultural" demon. ...don't expect to be transformed by this work of lit, which is memorable only for some vivid descriptions, and neat characterizations.