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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
From BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Short Story of Gothic:
Watery parallels to Greek mythology, as life gets too much for a woman in Mississippi. Barbara Barnes reads Eudora Welty's tale.
Watery parallels to Greek mythology, as life gets too much for a woman in Mississippi. Barbara Barnes reads Eudora Welty's tale.
This is a collection of Welty's best stories.
The first few collections I enjoyed the most. They are witty, funny, move you, make you think. She can do a lot in a short story.
However, towards the end, I felt turned off. I was thinking the book would have been better if the final collection was left off.
I know that seems mean ... I did appreciate Welty's writing, but the book went on too long. And of course, I read it straight through with no breaks. Maybe if I had broken it up a bit more? I'm not sure.
One thing I am sure of though, is that Welty was a talented writer. And I'm glad I was able to explore her short stories through this book!
The first few collections I enjoyed the most. They are witty, funny, move you, make you think. She can do a lot in a short story.
However, towards the end, I felt turned off. I was thinking the book would have been better if the final collection was left off.
I know that seems mean ... I did appreciate Welty's writing, but the book went on too long. And of course, I read it straight through with no breaks. Maybe if I had broken it up a bit more? I'm not sure.
One thing I am sure of though, is that Welty was a talented writer. And I'm glad I was able to explore her short stories through this book!