A review by changeablelandscape
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a slow sad book about... well, thematically it is about mortality, not just an individual death but about the state of being a human being, that everyone loses the people they love and then eventually loses their own life, that all we have are our own memories and other people's stories, and that often the stories people tell about us are false, or maybe too true and not at all how we see ourselves or would like to be remembered.  It is not an easy read but it is incredibly well-crafted and I am glad I read it.
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