Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty

Delta Wedding

Eudora Welty

336 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Set on the Mississippi Delta in 1923, this story captures the mind and manners of the Fairchilds, a large aristocratic family, self-contained and elusive as the wind. The vagaries of the Fairchilds are keenly observed, and sometimes harshly judged...

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Community Reviews Summary of 203 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 42%
funny 28%
hopeful 28%
lighthearted 28%
relaxing 28%
sad 14%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.39

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