2020: Janie was ahead of her time, which means Zora was too. Unfortunately, I don't think this book passes the Bechdel test, but for once, I won't hold that against her.

I'm really glad I went for the audiobook version; Hurston's prose is lyrical to the ear, no matter how difficult it might seem to the eye. Lovely guitar riffs provided transitions between scenes, and Ruby Dee's performance did Hurston's words justice.

Tea Cake was a mess even before he got rabies. I was so excited for him to come on the scene, especially after the first two losers, and then he lost me entirely when he ditched his wife and bought mac and cheese for the whole town with their savings? What was even happening then!?

I imagine Janie living freely and happily until a ripe old age, and never marrying again.