Reviews

Hungry Hearts: Stories of the Jewish-American Immigrant Experience by Anzia Yezierska

booksarebetter's review against another edition

3.0

The stories are important, in that they tell of immigration of women, however I did not enjoy the writing style. 3 ⭐

oanh_1's review against another edition

4.0

Excellent. A powerful evocative voice.

msjoanna's review against another edition

4.0

A very readable collection of short stories about immigrants in New York in the early part of the 1900s. The women who populate these stories are all searching for themselves and for their piece of the American dream that they bet on when they left their villages in Poland and Russia to come to New York. The women now find themselves barely scraping by while trying to break free from the poverty and daily grind of children and sweatshops. I found the characters compelling and their voracious desires for bigger, more real lives to be both heart-wrenching and yet surprisingly optimistic.

lberestecki's review

4.0

3.5 Stars.

In general, short stories aren't my favorite thing to read, but I enjoyed this collection. The author did a great job of capturing the immigrant experience and of writing about different experiences. There were some stories that I enjoyed a lot more than other, but I didn't dislike any of them. I would definitely recommend this collection to people who enjoy short stories.

Received from NetGalley.

julieh46's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ashep's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

emmatalksaboutbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

cvanwerven's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

krn_'s review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75