tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post7533717697176377233..comments2023-10-31T09:56:10.369+00:00Comments on Verity's Virago Venture: Their eyes were watching God (Hurston) 199verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-65645426155752096132009-11-13T13:05:44.143+00:002009-11-13T13:05:44.143+00:00I'm glad you enjoyed this book, It has been a ...I'm glad you enjoyed this book, It has been a while since I read it but I loved it then, Maybe it is time for a re-read. Her folk tales and other stories are still in print as is her autobiography.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253945468320087764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-62631946127924379372009-11-13T09:50:32.690+00:002009-11-13T09:50:32.690+00:00I'm glad this post has enthused so many people...I'm glad this post has enthused so many people - it truly is a wonderful book and I can see why Virago reissued it in a beautiful hardback.<br /><br />Claire and Claire - I think it will be interesting to read the other Hurston book. Watch this space.<br /><br />Rachel - let me know what you make of the autobiography!<br /><br />Mrs B - I do recommend this entirely - bump it up to the top of your reading pile!<br /><br />Makedo- How interesting that it is required reading!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-43523461773730072332009-11-13T04:52:21.748+00:002009-11-13T04:52:21.748+00:00Their Eyes Were Watching God is required reading f...Their Eyes Were Watching God is required reading for high school (junior year, if I remember correctly) here. It's a beautiful book, and tremendously moving. She also collected African American folk stories, and retold them in their own dialect. I don't know if they're in print - mine came in a university course packet - but if you can find them, they're incredible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-67287151888252723582009-11-12T23:57:08.346+00:002009-11-12T23:57:08.346+00:00I have this too, I got it from bookmooch. I still ...I have this too, I got it from bookmooch. I still haven't read it. You make it sound very interesting and that's a beautiful quote. I really must read a Virago soon! It's been a while.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-89183359954487117602009-11-12T22:29:39.009+00:002009-11-12T22:29:39.009+00:00I read this for a university course on feminism an...I read this for a university course on feminism and postcolonialism (how many isms can you fit in one course?!) and loved it. It was so evocative. I have her autobiography somewhere...I must read it one of these days.Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-10348478789714869732009-11-12T21:23:10.104+00:002009-11-12T21:23:10.104+00:00That's my absolute favourite passage from the ...That's my absolute favourite passage from the book.<br /><br />My copy isn't a Virago but equally gorgeous. It has a similar feel to the last red one above.<br /><br />Like Claire, I will be looking out for the other Neale Hurston title that you mentioned. She writes so beautifully.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-71371222752530241062009-11-12T21:14:01.173+00:002009-11-12T21:14:01.173+00:00I didn't know there was another Hurston book o...I didn't know there was another Hurston book on the VMC list; I must hunt for that. There is also another Virago copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God, which I had before I found the green one :) (which I think is stunning).<br /><br />I am so glad that you enjoyed this; I think it is a beautiful book and lyrical is the best way to describe the language.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.com