Reviews

Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston

lapoflavender's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

hottieb333's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This is an inside look at Black American folklore and Southern life in the 1920/1930s. That being said this is the 3rd book on Black American folklore I've read this year so I found the first 1/3 redundant. The Hoodoo section was very interesting.

grimondgalgmod's review against another edition

5.0

5 stars alone for the paragraph-long description of Moses as the first conjure man. I'd forgotten just how funny Zora Neale Hurston could be.

lexandall's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

misstsbookroom's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious

4.0

mysterymom46's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Spoiler

use of the n word by the black storytellers as they shared stories with the narrator;

yanareadit's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

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

4.5

jerseyfemme's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

tbthewriter's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted 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

4.0

sistaharlem's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5