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

Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance

Zora Neale Hurston with Genevieve West, Tayari Jones

304 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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From "one of the greatest writers of our time" (Toni Morrison)--the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God--a collection of remarkable stories, including eight "lost" Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the ...

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Moods

reflective 63%
funny 58%
emotional 48%
challenging 30%
lighthearted 26%
sad 22%
dark 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 12%
inspiring 11%
tense 10%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 25%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 43% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 15% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 24% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 37% | N/A: 6% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 17% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.92

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