I really should have known I would not like this.
Well, I was stationed in Mississippi and found it almost a foreign country compared to California. Henry very much! No, I think Welty is an intellectual snob, and too many people are reluctant to say they don't get it or find no resonance. I love long novels, but I don't think it's the short story form that's the problem. I'm here for enjoyment, thank you! I'm spoiled by Diana Gabaldon, Alexandre Dumas, Bryce Courtenay and so many other wonderful story-tellers. Anyway, now I'm old and have nothing to prove. My dad drove a Mercedes but didn't see fit to send me to USC. TWISTED, SICKO, BORING, DEPRESSING - DOWNER!įinally on "Good Reads" I found a few other people who had the courage to admit they really didn't like Welty. Would be a great tool for teachers, if teachers are still allowed to teach creative writing. A southern drawl is completely necessary when reading Eudora Welty aloud.ĭo you think The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? Others were not enjoyable at all in context with a SOUTHERN writer. Would you listen to another book narrated by the narrators? In fact, I have several volumes of her works in writing. Would you be willing to try another book from Eudora Welty? Why or why not? What's better than a lively character who is unresolved? Well, perhaps a lively character who is resolved. I suppose even that is the mark of a fantastic story-teller. Then, snap, Eudora changes stories and her characters are left hanging in the air.
Short stories with great characters and fantastic depth play across the pages, make you care who they are, what they feel. That being said, Eudora tends to leave her story endings as wide open as her eyes always were. It is purposefully inclusive of her impressive span of writing. The collection is exhaustive, covering her entire portfolio. What did you like best about The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty? What did you like least?