Dianne (gardngal) reviewed on 9/9/2013 + 271 more book reviews

Originally published in 1937 at the height of the Depression, the story of Janie Crawford is a powerful look at a young black girl coming into maturity and finally fulfillment. The every day struggles to survive are vivid. It is difficult to read due to the author's use of the black vernacular if you are not familiar with it. Words that are now banned by our society are used freely, i.e. the "N" word. It has been stated that this is "a bold feminist novel, the first to be explicitly so in the Afro-American tradition." There are studies of this author's works on the college level, so it has been brought back into print. Very powerful and worth the read! D.

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