Book review for their eyes were watching God.

   For English class we recently read "Their Eyes were watching God" which was a really great book. It was written by Zora Neale Hurston. I really enjoyed this book while reading. I enjoy reading a good book but sometimes  with school assigned readings I am a bit wary. Sometimes they can be very good and interesting and other times can be a complete bore. This book was on the interesting side and I might read it again just to read it again. It had great imagery and symbols and really connected you with the characters, something I loved.

     The book is about the journey of a Woman from her entrance into womanhood until the time she finds her true love. She had to conquer a bumpy road to get there and it wasn’t easy.  Her name is Janie and she is a very interesting character. She is smart and very independent for a black woman at the time. She grows throughout the book and learns much more about life. That is what the story is about. Janie meeting new people and learning more about life. She portrays this very well in her symbols and imagery and makes you connected to all the characters. I was able to imagine every character, town, and event in my head which made the book much better.

                The Author Zora Neale Hurston used great imagery throughout the book. It gives you a clear picture of every event character and place. I could imagine this whole book in my head something that makes a book much better. She also gives every character a loveable or hate able personality. This makes you connected to every character in one way or another.  Also the books symbols seem to give the book a deeper meaning and make you think about it more.  This adds a whole new level to the book and makes you want to re-read it again.

                Overall this book was great. It was really interesting to read and brought me in. My only criticism is that I couldn’t understand some of the Dialect but that is very extreme nitpicking and it’s not a problem at all. In-fact it makes the book even better. Zora had great imagery and connected you to every character in the book. I was always sad if a character I liked left or be happy if I disliked them. I would give this book a perfect 10 out of 10 and recommend it to anyone, teen or adult, looking for a good read.