The Optimist's Daughter

De: Eudora Welty

Narrado por: Eudora Welty

This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.

Public Domain (P)2011 Random House Audio

Enjoyed it.

While I am sure there could be more entertaining readers, you just can't beat hearing an author's words read by the author herself. I found it wonderfully fascinating, and Mrs. Welty's deep southern drawl surely helps one imagine this novel.

A perfect southern book

I love southern stories and authors. the slow, southern drawls of the reader were great.

Superb reading and writing

What a pleasure and privilege to hear the voice of Eudora Welty read her own work! The slow cadence of her voice matches the story of the daughter and the Greek chorus of women in the small town in "Miss-ippi" who bring the past to life. I grew up in Alabama and Tennessee, so this rings true for me and, I would hope for all who've left home. It is the voice of my grandmother.

I love listening to books read by the author.

This book was a bit slow to start for me, and the story didn’t get interesting until the middle of the book. I felt there wasn’t enough character development for the judge’s daughter, Laural. I truly enjoyed Eudora Welty’s authentic old Mississippi accent. That alone made the performance enjoyable for me, from a phonology and linguistics stand point.

magnificent

A treasure to take you back to another age and let you begin to understand....

Eudora Welty

This was my first Welty book. I've wanted to get to know her my entire life, and I was not disappointed. Her prose was rich with character description and development. And I loved that she was reading it to me. How precious is that? She used to read to the children at the public library, one of them was a friend of mine. How precious is that?

Southern charm and attitude

I loved this book and was especially impressed that Eudora Welty narrated it.
Life is the Deep South has a charm that encapsulates the people, the weather, gardens, and architecture. Eudora Welty gets that and shares it with the reader. You want to inhale the aroma of the food and air. The pettiness of the women is timeless.
Death is inevitable but, to be remembered in a kind way is best

The optimists daughter

Wonderful story beautiful imagery. So incredible to hear the authors
Southern voice. I would listen again.

Introduction to Welty's style

The Optimist's Daughter is the work that Ms. Welty won the Pulitzer Prize in Literature. This is a nice introduction to Ms. Welty's writings as well as listening to it in the author's own voice. She does a remarkable job.

BEAUTIFUL

Eudora Welty reads it herself. Written and read in her own unique voice. Beautiful. Just beautiful.