“I think young people today have a hard time understanding how difficult things were in the era for women. Women did not move around without a man easily without being harmed or branded. Women had to obey their men. I believe the book depicts the culture/era/location in a wonderful way. I loved the Everglades/hurricane of '29 parts. Perhaps that was so interesting to me because I know the Everglades, the towns she wrote about and have known people who survived that hurricane. Their stories are hair raising. My daughter had to read this in one of her classes and I picked it because of that. I enjoyed it, in fact, devoured it. I guess it took me about eight hours to read it. ”
“This book should be standard in 7th grade English, for all schools. ”
“The dialect is very difficult if you are not used to reading African-American literature. On the other hand, it is a very easy to understand book once you get past that point and it's a story that stays with you forever.”
“I am rereading this book and I must say that it inspires every time I pick it up. After my first reading, I immediately mailed it to one of my girlfriends; I needed to share the joy I received from such a moving story.”
“Powerful and moving- like a force of nature...it influences my psyche even 10 years after I have read it.”
“As an avid reader and a collector of books I sometimes really want to read a specific book however "So many books, So little time. My question: If you were promised a 6 figure non-taxable amount of money to make me read this book what would you tell me about it to gage my interest in moving it up on my TRL? ”
“it's a great book .it's shows the trip that one should tack to now his self.”
“hurston's writing was so ahead of its time. the female protagonist is utterly whole, independent, and a fierce, feminist character. there are few, besides jean rhys, and toni morrison, who pull off such a character with such sensitivity. and the voice, while in the vernacular, is completely genuine, completely authentic and believable. ”
“I'm going to have to go back and read this again”
“No, I didn't get that at all....Janie was a survivor - she showed strength and wisdom far beyond that of any of her men! Perhaps she needed them in a sense that they were a vehicle for her to move her life forward, but then she was that for them too, wasn't she? It was a fantastic book....and I actually really liked the movie too. Yeah I kind of think you have to get to the end of the book to realize how great it its...funny that way. But the writing is also beautiful...”
