http://www.listchallenges.com/kaunismina-bbc-6-books-challenge?ref=share
49 for me. the fact BBC figures most folks have only read 6 of these is really sad/disappointing... i knocked that out with just the first 6 listed.
there were several duplicates on that list, but yea the 6 estimate is sad
also fuck the lovely bones
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so i came here to post my thoughts about Their Eyes Were Watching God because i just finished it and i'm not a student of English anymore but i would like to talk about it
so here is my thinking
i enjoyed the storytelling. the language was funny, easy to read, conversational, etc.
and in terms of a feminist book, it's a massive improvement on the late 19th century trope of "oh you're a lady? better kill yourself. only way out of man-pression." the lead character is very, very strong.
however, she's also super flighty. she leaves her first husband to chase after true love, and finds someone she thinks she's happy with, finds happiness, but quickly becomes unhappy, leaves him looking for REAL REAL happiness, finds it, and then the last male depiction in the book is LITERALLY RABID. he gets bitten by a rabid dog and is foaming at the mouth. kind of heavy handed. and then she gets vindicated by white ladies and it all works out.
idk, like i said, i dig it from the feminist lens, she takes her happiness into her own hands and doesn't accept her role or place. but then beyond that, the male characters in the book are all either aloof, stupid, downright evil, insane, or rabid.