Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story

"Cartoonist Peter Bagge sweeps through Zora Neale Hurston’s life at a breakneck pace, sacrificing poignancy to sustain a sense of electricity. Like his subject, Bagge’s full of contradictions, making him a surprisingly apt chronicler of this larger-than-life figure. He doesn’t hesitate to climb inside Hurston’s mind, and he fits remarkably well there. Bagge has fun with the colorful milestones of Hurston’s life, from her psychic visions to her folklore trips, but his style really shows its worth in interpersonal moments. It’s irresistible to try and imagine what Hurston would make of this book, and inevitable to conclude that she’d approve."