4.25 ☆

This is the second piece of work that I've read by Zora Neale Hurston, the first being her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road. I have to say, I liked this one slightly more.

The writing style in this novel, was absolutely stunning- so beautiful and lyrical. I also really really adored Janie. She was incredible. She's had a very tough life. A life that was at first defined by her grandma, and then her toxic husbands. And i feel like more than anything, this was a story of her coming into her own and finally regaining that control, indpendence and security.

I'm not sure if I'd go as far to as to say this was a feminist novel, but there was definitely commentary on the injustice and struggles faced by black women, and women of colour.

I just really loved it, and i hope Zora Neale Hurston has more work that I can get my hands on, because this was stunning.