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“Started off very interesting and inspiring but as it went on the book seemed to lose its way.”
SuzanneK wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“dust tracks on a dirt road is a autobiography of Zora Neale Hurston. She was born eaton florida which she called an all negro town. As a child her mother became ill and died. She found an interest in books at a young age and they became something of an obsession. She later became an author and showed her interesting and metaphorical twists on books and her own original stories .I enjoyed her comical and detailed life story and hope you will too.”
alyssa d wrote this review Monday, March 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I enjoyed this book a great deal, but for an African American growing up in the south at the turn of the 20th century to write a 200+ page autobiography with absolutely no racial tension seems a little strange to me.”
Toby Niles wrote this review Friday, February 10, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Definitely not my favorite Hurston book, but it was a pretty good read. Her descriptions are lovely to read, and it reminded of another book by Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God. After reading this, you can tell her life is what inspired her ideas for fictional works.”
Amy G wrote this review Thursday, February 21, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“one of those books which i found parts enjoyable but other parts just dragged but overall i liked it”
thomas p wrote this review Sunday, October 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ADORE this book. What a crazy woman. I love, love, love it. Incredibly inspirational.”
moothril wrote this review Thursday, July 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I particularly loved the first 2/3 of the book and the ending but that little bit in between seemed to drag. Her story is facinating. Her message is to never give up. What a fabulous woman and a role model for anyone that doesn't think they will ever make the climb up the hill. ”
Fran wrote this review Monday, September 20, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book made me fall in love with Zora and reinforced for me what it means to embrace my power as a Black Woman.”
Dana H wrote this review Thursday, May 8, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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madmasters wrote this review Sunday, February 24, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
"It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it."
"I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrappen in rainbows, with a harp and a sword in my hands."
"To me, bitterness is the under-arm odor of wishful weakness. It is the graceless acknowledgement of defeat."”
