The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

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Summary: The Autobiogrphy of Miss Jane Pittman
Review: This book was astonishing. I am an African American woman and I felt relieved that this book didn't exlot us and it showed grest strength and love.

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Summary: A Review of Miss Jane Pittman from a Student's View
Review: This book was completely uplifting and sincere. Although fictional, my seventh grade gifted class did believe it was true for quite some time. Gaines had a beautiful way of describing things from Jane's point of view. It was a gorgeous story to read, but my class has one question: Why did Gaines end the book the way he did, instead of ending when Jane was with talking into the tape recorder? We have still not figured out this answer, and if you do have some kind of answer to it, feel free to email me at: [e-mail]
If you have not watched to movie yet, I recommend that you do. It is sometimes foggy when reading it which characters are who, and the movie clears that right up.
I hope you enjoyed The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman...it was book that made my class cry, full of the emotions with Ned...then laugh when Miss Jane explained certain situations.
I give this book five stars.

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Summary: BORING
Review: This book was never ending and had a very complicated plot. Characters pop out of nowhere and in the beggining, her goal is to reach ohio...she never reached it. as a matter of fact, the idea of ohio disapeared in the middle of the book.I wouldnt read this book again..EVER

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Summary: this was the worst book i ever read!
Review: This book was terrible! One minute someone is teaching about equal rights, and the next minute he is dead! The book doesn't go into any detail about anything important. All the stories are also totally irrelivent to eachother! This book was terrible so i suggest that you don't read it!

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Summary: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Review: This brilliant novel spans the life of a southern black woman from her childhood at the end of slavery to her struggles with civil rights in the early 1960s. In the guise of a tape recorded interview of her life, she guides her community spiritually, after the dramatic passing of a highly intelligent community leader. This compelling novel shows heroism, different races' struglles, love, injustice, and even betrayal, a long with many different races' perspectives.

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Summary: This is the story of a black woman's quest for equality.
Review: This is an enjoyable book because the author conveys the events in an easy to relate to manner, and gives the reader a sense of compassion for the characters, providing a more personal reaction to the story. Much mystery surrounds the appearance of various characters in Jane Pittman's life, which is at times an intriguing tool, but Gaines could have provided further introduction for some individuals that came into the story. This novel is the life story of a black slave, Jane Pittman, from when she was a small child, in the mid-nineteenth century, until when she was an elderly woman in the mid-twentieth century. It is the story of her quest for equality after she was freed at the end of the Civil War, and of the life that she found. As we follow her through her long life, we meet many characters that have an impact on her, making her a stronger person and forming who she is as she finds a place for herself in the world as a black woman. The fictional story is told in Jane Pittman's voice, as she would have told it to a historian, as it is noted in the introduction. It has verisimilitude because the narration, done by Jane Pittman, is ungrammatical, showing her lack of schooling, and also making the story more personal and more credible. The theme of this story is that of the perseverance of the human spirit against persecution. Overall, I think this is a well-written book that helps us see what it was like to live as a black woman in those times in the American South.

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Summary: It is an excellent book.
Review: This is an excellent book that perfectly describes the life, love, and tragedies of Miss Jane Pittman. The movie is really good too.

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Summary: bland, umoving, cookie-cutter story
Review: This is my least favorite book of all time. The reason? I find the Civil War era to be fascinating, and the stories about the people who lived through that period, especially the slaves, especially interesting. Those stories have the potential to emotionally stir something within you, to make you analyze the growth of our country, the meaning of war, and the value of life. However, this particular book lacks all of that. The story is a convential, cookie-cutter story about a former slave girl who grows up to be part of the civil rights movement. In the center of the book (aka. her life) there is meaningless fat that never builds into a good story. Save your time and sanity, and read another book about this era or of African Americans that will actually contribute to your life. Suggestions: Gone With the Wind, The Bluest Eye, Beloved

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Summary: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Review: This is one of the truest fiction books I have ever read. Gaines has a way of pulling you right in the story with Miss Jane! I actually felt that I was right there on the porch sitting with Gaines as he listened to her. I could feel the pain that Gaines describes as Miss Jane goes through the trials and tribulations after the civil war. How the black slaves felt when they were "set" free, known as "freedmen". I cried and laughed with Miss Jane throughout the book, reading this book gave me a true feeling of how things were for the blacks. Gaines does not leave out many of the brutal or violent details of the time. Gaines takes you right along with him on the journey of Miss Jane and Ned. I feel the language in the book was very appropriate for a lady from Louisiana. Gaines gave great insight on how the language was "really" spoken during that time. Gaines uses this book as an example of racism and discrimination. The theme of this story is that of the perseverance of the human spirit against persecution. I think this is a well-written book that helps you see what it was like to live as a black in those times in the American south.

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Summary: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Review: This is one of the truest fiction books I have ever read. Gaines has a way of pulling you right in the story with Miss Jane! I actually felt that I was right there on the porch sitting with Gaines as he listened to her. I could feel the pain that Gaines describes as Miss Jane goes through the trials and tribulations after the civil war. How the black slaves felt when they were "set" free, known as "freedmen". I cried and laughed with Miss Jane throughout the book, reading this book gave me a true feeling of how things were for the blacks. Gaines does not leave out many of the brutal or violent details of the time. Gaines takes you right along with him on the journey of Miss Jane and Ned. I feel the language in the book was very appropriate for a lady from Louisiana. Gaines gave great insight on how the language was "really" spoken during that time. Gaines uses this book as an example of racism and discrimination. The theme of this story is that of the perseverance of the human spirit against persecution. I think this is a well-written book that helps you see what it was like to live as a black in those times in the American south.