Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

178 reviews

e_neu's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This really is a work of art! It was refreshing to read an African American classic that focuses on the struggle to find love as a black woman. Zora Neal Hurston tackles so much in this book from colorism and even the struggles between male and females in the black race. I really enjoyed reading this.

It was really helpful to read this immersively with the audiobook. It really helped make the dialogue pop. Zora Neal Hurston does a fantastic job of writing African American southern dialect, that hearing it read to me sounded like a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hoopoebird's review

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism

suzyvee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a little bit difficult to get into at first because of the way it was written in the dialect/vernacular the characters would’ve spoken at the time. The story itself is set in the early 20th C, and follows Janie, a biracial young woman, as she grows through her late teen years through adulthood and her 3 marriages/partnerships. I am finding it very difficult to describe my thoughts on this book, as I think a reread would help. 4 ⭐️ 

CW: racism, sexism, domestic violence, rape, death, drowning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

louiepotterbook's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

a lot of death due to a hurricane. tea cake starts hallucinating due to having rabies and becomes violent.

kmoyer07's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, and Classism

corabookworm's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Read this for a Women's Lit class and really enjoyed it. It's short and quick, written in an intriguing writing style, and packed with tons of emotion. Parts of it were uncomfortable to read, just because of the blatant racism and sexism, but I think that's also kind of the point. Good book overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Gun violence, and Rape

m_cant_read's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I liked the book enough, but out of all the books that I have read for school, it was not one of my favorites.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

rosejoy's review

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

booksnart2023's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death