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| Their Eyes Were Watching God | 
| Author: Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  400 reviews
Sales Rank: 324
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0061120065
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780061120060
ASIN: 0061120065
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: some pages bent from storage, underlining on a few pages, still a good reading copy, clean & sturdy, 1998 paperback, ships next business day
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| Customer Reviews:
 Their Eyes Were Watching God July 28, 2008
Please read this book! I'm serious! The writing is pure poetry, with fantastic images that will stay with me forever. Also, the historical value cannot be exaggerated. The author, Nora Neale Hurston, gave us a tremendous gift.
 a precious slice of black Americana and Florida history July 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" is one of those so called "American classics" that I knew I should have read but I feared it was some overly self-indulgent, weepy Oprah book. Thankfully I did read it and it GREATLY exceeded my expectations. The story chronicles the life of a young black woman as she evolves from a confused teenager to a mature, confident woman. Her world is the poor, black towns of segregated Florida in the 1920s-1930s. Although she has a rather insular existence the author shows the reader the warmth, humor and lust for life these communities had. The pace of the story is rather prosaic with the exception of some serious drama towards the end. Yet strangely, the lack of pace is not a bother since "rhythm of life" captured by the author fully engages the reader.
Hopefully "Their Eyes Were Watching God" gains readership beyond African-American Literature 101 classes. A masterpiece? Perhaps not, but something special in its own right. Yet I also need to add that non-Americans might find the author's use of the local dialect to be incomprehensible or at least burdensome.
"Lovely" July 11, 2008
I personally enjoyed the use of dialect. I read some of the book aloud to my daughter which is a good way to experience the beauty of their speak. All good books show you things you could never see and enlighten your mind to ways that were unknown. So that when we are done reading their gift stays with us.
prompt delivery June 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book I purchased was in the condition stated, was a very good deal, and was delivered quickly. I am completely satisfied with the service and product.
Their Eyes Were Watching God June 6, 2008
I liked this book. I would laugh and cry reading it, the movie is good, too. Haly Berry is in the movie and I love her movies. You cannot not go wrong getting both the book or seeing the movie.
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