Never Heard of Zora Neale Hurston????

When I was looking on goodreads.com about Zora and Me I noticed that someone said they had never heard of Zora Neale Hurston.  This very much surprised me.  Obviously, I am not the most educated of book bloggers.  My degrees are in criminal justice, library science and ministry.  And when I take those Books You Should Have Read quizzes, I always end up on the VERY low end.  But Zora Neale Hurston?  Seriously?  As an undergrad I read her.  I mean, come on?  Anyway, it made me feel a little better about my reading history to see that someone had not heard of her, but it makes me feel bad for the people who haven't heard of her, or read her stuff.  It was Zora's name in the title that drew me to this fictional tale of Hurston's childhood, seen through the eyes of a fictional best friend, Carrie.  I am also really surprised at the low ratings of this book.  I can understand folks who say they don't think kids would enjoy it, whatever, but when I rate a book, I rate it on my enjoyment of it, and I can't see someone not enjoying this beautiful, yet dark, story of childhood in Eatonville, FL.  I recommend it highly.  Tough story, but great story.