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title: "The Optimist's Daughter"
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# The Optimist's Daughter

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desertcart.com: The Optimist's Daughter: 9780679728832: Welty, Eudora: Books

Review: Amazing Writing. - The book builds the characters layer by layer. We can feel their pain and their joys. The contrast of the daughter and the new younger wife if stunning. The author compares and contrast the two while comparing and contrasting the people of the town and the new wife's family. I read this with my bookclub and I think we were all struck by the love shown when the daughter remembers her father and mother (the first wife) reading to each other in bed at night while she listens through the walls. Great book for anyone who enjoys southern novels and anyone who knows sharing books with others holds its own magic.
Review: Good first half, then irritating - I really enjoyed the book when it was about Laurel and her relationship with her ailing father, and found their struggles to connect poignant and moving. The stepmother Fay and her cretin relatives were just annoying, and I skimmed to the end

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #39,236 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #246 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #627 in Classic Literature & Fiction #1,490 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,461) |
| Dimensions  | 5.17 x 0.51 x 7.97 inches |
| Edition  | Reissue |
| ISBN-10  | 067972883X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0679728832 |
| Item Weight  | 7.2 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 192 pages |
| Publication date  | August 11, 1990 |
| Publisher  | Vintage |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Writing.
*by P***J on October 11, 2012*

The book builds the characters layer by layer. We can feel their pain and their joys. The contrast of the daughter and the new younger wife if stunning. The author compares and contrast the two while comparing and contrasting the people of the town and the new wife's family. I read this with my bookclub and I think we were all struck by the love shown when the daughter remembers her father and mother (the first wife) reading to each other in bed at night while she listens through the walls. Great book for anyone who enjoys southern novels and anyone who knows sharing books with others holds its own magic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good first half, then irritating
*by B***E on February 3, 2026*

I really enjoyed the book when it was about Laurel and her relationship with her ailing father, and found their struggles to connect poignant and moving. The stepmother Fay and her cretin relatives were just annoying, and I skimmed to the end

### ⭐⭐⭐ An Odd and Beautiful Little Book
*by R***E 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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*Last updated: 2026-04-25*