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Title: Delta Wedding: A Novel (A Harvest/Hbj Book) by Eudora Welty ISBN: 0-15-625280-5 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: March, 1979 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Pure drudgery
Comment: I must admit I have not yet finished Delta Wedding. If I do, it will be by sheer force of will. It is a laborious read. Nothing has drawn me into this book and the authors run-on style is tiresome and confusing. I often have to re-read a long convoluted sentence and then ask myself, "Just what is she trying to say?"
I realize I am in the minority, but this book is not the least bit enjoyable to read.
Rating: 4
Summary: A richly drawn evocation of a simple family wedding
Comment: On its surface, "Delta Wedding" is a story about the preparations for a wedding by a Southern clan. As one of the characters remarks, the family takes "you in circles, whirling delightedly about [but} nothing really so very much happened." Anyone expecting a page-turner about plantation life or a thickly plotted potboiler will surely be disappointed. Instead, you must be willing to believe that "old stories, family stories, Mississippi stories [are] the same as very holy or very passionate."
The plot, such as it is, is simple: the extended Fairchild family reunites for a wedding, and everyone brings their dreams, memories, grudges, and intrigues. As with any "typical" family reunion, there is a pervasive threat of scandal that never quite pans out, and several petty incidents get blown out of proportion by the affected characters. The sheer number of kinfolk can be overwhelming at times, but they are clearly delineated (although it must be said that the black servants rarely transcend stereotype, which is undoubtedly an accurate portrayal of how a rich Southern family would have viewed the help). Welty's drawling humor gives the narrative much warmth and vitality; her ability to switch perspective seamlessly from one character to the next is truly without equal.
All in all, Welty writes beautifully of familial relations and social manners; she can truly be considered the Jane Austen of the South.
Rating: 4
Summary: an exceptional portrait of southern life
Comment: I first bought this book a year ago, seeing it laying on a table of "recommended books" at [a store] and thinking to myself that it sounded intriguing. I got home, opened it up and....put it down w/in ten minutes. Being somewhat widely read, this does not often happen to me, but I admit I found this book at first utterly boring.
However, a few days ago, I decided to try again and this time I opened up the book-and kept reading. The story draws you in slowly, until you feel you are present in shellmound, sitting in the settee in the corner watching this all take place. The setting description was vividly realistic, the characters believable. The characters ARE the plot line: the novel unfolds through the eyes of both outsiders (ellen and laura) and also through the eyes of the fairchilds themselves [in the forms of shelley and dabney].
This thought provoking narrative of a large and intricately woven Southern family is brought to life through the evocative words of eudora welty, and stays in the heart long after the last page is turned.
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Title: The Ponder Heart by Eudora Welty ISBN: 0156729156 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: October, 1967 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty ISBN: 067972883X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty ISBN: 0156768070 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: November, 1978 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty ISBN: 0156189216 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: February, 1982 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Losing Battles by Eudora Welty ISBN: 0679728821 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 11 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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