A review by ellaep
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

emotional reflective

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

4.0

I want to begin by saying the audio-book narrator did a phenomenal job with the storytelling and voices, just so good! The writing is different from anything I've ever read, somehow managing to be flowery and descriptive, whilst also succinct and clear. The main character is so well written, I felt her every feeling, and the way she describes her (very tough) life without any malice. Regardless of the situation, the tone of the story remains welcoming and hopeful, as though in the main-characters soul there is pure love for life and gratitude to be alive. It's hard to explain, because the book deals with so many difficult topics and the main characters life is full of hardship from the start, and yet somehow I came out of the story feeling lighter because I got to exist in the main characters mind for a few hours.