Their Eyes Were Watching God

4.0 avg 399522 votes 25774 reviews 377138 want to read

About this book

Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) is a classic Harlem Renaissance novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. The novel follows Janie Crawford as she recounts the story of her life as she journeys from a naive teenager to a woman in control of her destiny.

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 399522 votes
Open Library 4.2 50
1★2★3★4★5★
Goodreads 4.0 399522
1★2★3★4★5★

25,774 reviews · 377,138 want to read · 16,188 reading now

Apple Books 4.5 102
Hardcover 3.9 499

Reader Profile

Enjoyment80Difficulty80Influence62Popularity74Classic89
Dark Warm

4.0/5 · 399522 readers · 219 pages · ≈ 4 h 03 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read Their Eyes Were Watching God?

About ≈ 4 h 03 m — 219 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mTheir Eyes Were Watching God~4 h 03 m

How many pages is Their Eyes Were Watching God?

219 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Their Eyes Were Watching God219

What genre is Their Eyes Were Watching God?

It sits on the Classics, Psychology, Historical Fiction shelves.

Is Their Eyes Were Watching God in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in Their Eyes Were Watching God?

The main characters include Zora Neale Hurston, Jerry Pinkney.

Where does Their Eyes Were Watching God take place?

It is set in Florida.

Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?

Zora Neale Hurston.

Setting Florida Characters Zora Neale HurstonJerry Pinkney
Their Eyes Were Watching God ★ 4.0 · 4 sources Check price →