⭐️⭐️⭐️½ Rating this as a Pick mostly because I really appreciate Zora Neale Hurston's writing and because some of the stories, although painful, were truly gorgeous. However, I think this collection of stories would have been better read in many short sittings rather than in just a couple of days because they are largely unhappy.
The first story, John Redding Goes to Sea, remained my favorite throughout. Devastating but incredibly beautiful.