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Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston
3 reviews
micalyia's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I know if I had read this when I was younger I would have ate it up, looking for themes and literary devices.
Some of the short stories stood out to me more than others, many of them are alive of life stories about black people’s experiences during the Harlem renaissance and are set in eatonville, Florida or Harlem, New York. Many of the stories also explore marriages. While some of the actions and topics might have people raising their eyebrows they are very much applicable for the time in which the stories are set.
Some of the short stories stood out to me more than others, many of them are alive of life stories about black people’s experiences during the Harlem renaissance and are set in eatonville, Florida or Harlem, New York. Many of the stories also explore marriages. While some of the actions and topics might have people raising their eyebrows they are very much applicable for the time in which the stories are set.
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
readandfindout's review
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
John Redding Goes to Sea: 4 stars
The Conversion of Sam: 3.5 stars
A Bit of Our Harlem: 3 stars
Drenched in Light: 3 stars
Spunk: 3 stars
Magnolia Flower: 4.5 stars
Black Death: 4 stars
The Bone of Contention: 3.5 stars
Muttsy: 3.5 stars
Sweat: 4 stars
Under the Bridge: 4 stars
‘Possum or Pig?: 2 stars
The Eatonville Anthology: 4 stars
Book of Harlem: 4.5 stars
The Book of Harlem: 3.5 stars
The Back Room: 4 stars
Monkey Junk: 4 stars
The Country in the Woman: 3.5 stars
The Gilded Six-Bits: 4 stars
She Rock: 3.5 stars
The Fire and the Cloud: 2 stars
The Conversion of Sam: 3.5 stars
A Bit of Our Harlem: 3 stars
Drenched in Light: 3 stars
Spunk: 3 stars
Magnolia Flower: 4.5 stars
Black Death: 4 stars
The Bone of Contention: 3.5 stars
Muttsy: 3.5 stars
Sweat: 4 stars
Under the Bridge: 4 stars
‘Possum or Pig?: 2 stars
The Eatonville Anthology: 4 stars
Book of Harlem: 4.5 stars
The Book of Harlem: 3.5 stars
The Back Room: 4 stars
Monkey Junk: 4 stars
The Country in the Woman: 3.5 stars
The Gilded Six-Bits: 4 stars
She Rock: 3.5 stars
The Fire and the Cloud: 2 stars
Graphic: Racial slurs and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Infidelity, and Racism
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This is a collection of short stories by Zora Neale Hurston, this book includes 8 stories that have never been published before now. Some of the stories were sad, some were humorous, and some were a little bit confusing.
There was often mention of the female characters taking abuse from male characters, Hurston had commentary on that and more often than not the aggressor ended up harmed or slighted instead. I appreciated her commentary on it, domestic abuse is a problem now and it was basically rampant back then.
There were some stories that I didn't like very much, mostly because I didn't understand them. I do plan to listen to this audiobook again, probably some time next year (2024).
This was my first time reading Hurston and it won't be my last.
I'll be giving this collection of stories a 4 out of 5 stars.
There was often mention of the female characters taking abuse from male characters, Hurston had commentary on that and more often than not the aggressor ended up harmed or slighted instead. I appreciated her commentary on it, domestic abuse is a problem now and it was basically rampant back then.
There were some stories that I didn't like very much, mostly because I didn't understand them. I do plan to listen to this audiobook again, probably some time next year (2024).
This was my first time reading Hurston and it won't be my last.
I'll be giving this collection of stories a 4 out of 5 stars.
Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
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