tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post7000875118826377023..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Delta WeddingRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-84562901828526752092014-10-18T01:29:54.932-04:002014-10-18T01:29:54.932-04:00I've yet to try Welty's short stories, Him...I've yet to try Welty's short stories, Himadri, but I came this close to buying a collection of them earlier tonight because I enjoyed <em>Delta Wedding</em> so much. Anyway, luckily for both of us--but maybe not your wife!--there's another LOA volume dedicated to Welty's short stories (and a few of her essays). Kind of glad she so was so prolific now that I finally got around to trying her out!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-3124931977281389632014-10-17T07:11:26.773-04:002014-10-17T07:11:26.773-04:00"A novel of more than usual warmth and overfl..."A novel of more than usual warmth and overflowing with ebullience but an ebullience profoundly haunted and hounded by death."<br /><br />That really does sound exactly like my kind of thing. I very much liked "The Golden Apples", and I like Southern literature in general. I'll drop hints to my wife about the LoA edition of Welty's novels for this Christmas...<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-54606790580652599952014-10-16T21:52:04.085-04:002014-10-16T21:52:04.085-04:00Caroline, I'd rate it somewhere between very g...Caroline, I'd rate it somewhere between very good & amazing based on my first read but I think others might be even more receptive to it & I hope to read it again at some point to concentrate on matters of style. As far as the novel's/novelist's Woolf-like qualities, what I meant was what Tom described on Emily's post as Welty's "use of limited third person - swiftly moving from one character's thoughts to another, sometimes just for a line or two." Very impressive--reminiscent of <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em> in terms of the transitions between thoughts. Based on this one novel alone, Welty is a lot more compassionate toward her characters than either Woolf or Flannery O'Connor are. Anyway, hope you enjoy <em>Delta Wedding</em> when you get around to it!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-52373090713211550302014-10-16T21:41:09.164-04:002014-10-16T21:41:09.164-04:00I can relate, Séamus, esp. because Welty is somebo...I can relate, Séamus, esp. because Welty is somebody I'd previously (and wrongly) dismissed as being too "old-fashioned" for many years. She's no Bernhard or Bolaño or Céline, of course, but I hope to read more by her now that I've come to my senses.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-81049022299648708382014-10-15T12:21:26.515-04:002014-10-15T12:21:26.515-04:00I'm glad I've got it. It sounds amazing. Y...I'm glad I've got it. It sounds amazing. Yes, indeed -Emily is missed. I never thought that Welty had a "Woolfish" quality. I might have seen more like Flannery O'Connor. Maybe all they got in commin is being from the Deep South. Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-15270780068977256032014-10-14T17:25:17.867-04:002014-10-14T17:25:17.867-04:00Welty keeps cropping up as a someone I surely shou...Welty keeps cropping up as a someone I surely should have read by now but somehow haven't... SOON.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-34847678474610994242014-10-14T14:08:06.616-04:002014-10-14T14:08:06.616-04:00Jacqui, I imagine that most other people would fin...Jacqui, I imagine that most other people would find those aspects of the novel more amusing than I did. Otherwise, what Tom said! It was a fine read, though, and I imagine it would be a particularly rewarding reread as well. Hopefully I'll get the chance to put that to the test someday.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-79163930709754754572014-10-14T09:15:44.649-04:002014-10-14T09:15:44.649-04:00Jacqui, Delta Wedding is a very Southern Southern ...Jacqui, <i>Delta Wedding</i> is a <i>very Southern</i> Southern novel.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43107915763461053422014-10-14T04:14:08.471-04:002014-10-14T04:14:08.471-04:00This sounds terrific, Richard. I haven't read ...This sounds terrific, Richard. I haven't read Eudora Welty, but I'm much more likely to try her in the future as a result of your review. Love the images of the batshit maiden aunts and high-maintenance runaway wife... JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9715403330174043212014-10-13T17:27:03.312-04:002014-10-13T17:27:03.312-04:00Victoria, I agree that culling is problematic. Sp...Victoria, I agree that culling is problematic. Space is so overrated anyway! Hope you get another chance to read this at some point, though; I suspect it might be right up your alley in some respects.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-77971599475092798372014-10-13T17:23:36.034-04:002014-10-13T17:23:36.034-04:00Tom, I owe thanks to you as well as Emily for the ...Tom, I owe thanks to you as well as Emily for the primary motivation to read Welty since I recently reread your comment on that five year old <em>Delta Wedding</em> post of Emily's. Thanks for providing another great book recommendation and for encouraging me to make sure I check out more Welty with your enthusiastic comment here. Maybe I'll check out <em>The Optimist's Daughter</em> before I return the LOA anthology back to the library.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-79157853646526468772014-10-13T12:43:13.642-04:002014-10-13T12:43:13.642-04:00Now I really regret giving away my copy of this bo...Now I really regret giving away my copy of this book unread, several years back. This is why culls are never a good idea! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-57973347587330944152014-10-13T10:26:01.583-04:002014-10-13T10:26:01.583-04:00Great, great book. I'm not sure that she ever...Great, great book. I'm not sure that she ever wrote another novel this stylistically adventurous. As insightful, humorous, warm, etc., yes. I haven't read <i>The Robber Bridegroom</i>, though, for no good reason.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com