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Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston

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readandfindout's review

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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
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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. 

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