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title: "The Optimist's Daughter: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) Kindle Edition"
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# The Optimist's Daughter: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) Kindle Edition

**Brand:** eudora welty
**Price:** 145 kr
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- **What is this?** The Optimist's Daughter: Pulitzer Prize Winner (Vintage International) Kindle Edition by eudora welty
- **How much does it cost?** 145 kr with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Not Plot but Thought
  

*by H***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015*

This is not a plot driven book. It is a character study with Eudora Welty's powerful ability to tell her story through images and examples such as a lit-up bridge visible in the distance, flocks of birds and other powerful images. Through the death of her father and the encounters she has with her new step-mother, Laurel Hand is able to move forward into life rather than becoming stuck in the past.Although short in length, the book moves slowly because the reader needs time to evaluate and apply the other messages given by the author through her use of images. Ms Welty does not tell us what to think, she lets us come to our own conclusions. This is a book that can be read many times and still find new meaning.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Very Complex Book-Be Ready To Read it Twice
  

*by K***A on Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2008*

On its face, this is a "little book," not only because it is short in length, but because its written in simple prose, straightforward language, and tells a bittersweet, simple story.  But don't be fooled;  beneath the surface lies a swirling tale of frustration and betrayal.  Blink, and you will miss it.  I did.  On my second slower reading, I found layers in the layers, resentments and disappointments, flashes of anger and bitterness-even among friends, families and lovers.Through the telling of this simple tale, the author pursues various themes, using character study, plot development, symbols (birds, flowers, and other household objects).  Very few insights are given in a straightforward, declarative manner, but are unfolded slowly, in independent presentations, to which the reader gives weight by finding connections.For example, one of the larger themes the author pursues is the way love and interdependence intertwine.  In that regard, the author writes: "But Laurel had kept the pigeons under eye in their pigeon house and had already seen a pair of them sticking their beaks down each other's throats, gagging each other, eating out of each other's craws, swallowing down all over again what had been swallowed before...They convinced her that they could not escape each other and could not themselves be escaped from."Later in the novel, she revisits this theme describing how Laurel's mother, on her death bed, angrily confronted her husband's inability to "see" her pain and frustration (which the mother refers to as "her betrayal") by calling him a coward--but simultaneously and steadfastly clinging to his hands, and refusing to let go.Among other themes, as the title suggests, the author explores the notion of optimism, with the converse for the author, not being pessimism, but being realistic--the strength to face life and go on, even with its pains and difficulties.  In that regard, the author writes, "But he was not an optimist--she knew that.  Phil had learned everything he could manage to learn, and done as much as he had time for, to design houses to stand, to last, to be lived in; but he had known they could equally well, with the same devotion and tireless effort, be built of cards."In conclusion, even after two readings, I feel that I have only scratched the surface of this book's depth.  My suggestion for one considering a read, to achieve the maximum value this book has to offer, be prepared to do the work.  If you are not (which is of course fine), its probably not the best choice.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An Odd and Beautiful Little Book
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2017*

The book is divided into four parts. The story floats between past and present, with the characters, both deceased and living,carrying the tale along in a dream like fashion.  Those characters are wonderfully drawn and some of the dialogues are laugh out loud funny.I enjoyed the book, but the unusual writing style had me reading and rereading whole paragraphs in an attempt to grasp Welty's intended meaning.  I wasn't always successful and so am left with a feeling that my intellect was not able to keep up with Eudora's!This book would be a great choice for a book club...lots to ponder.

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