Reviews for Long White

The average rating for Long White based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-05-24 00:00:00 Jane Weingrad Well, I learned something, and hopefully I'll remember it. If I didn't enjoy an anthology, it's likely I won't enjoy a longer work from one of the contributors. Stories set in the the U.P of Michigan are backgrounded in my family's matriarchal stronghold. My heart is tethered in the rocks, pines and water of the northern Great Lakes. Yes, the area is cold, quiet, and maybe the people seem so, too. But it's not austere, it's not impersonal. There's no there here. The book jacket does this book a disservice as well. "Memorable in this collection is Dilworth's uncommon portrayal of the long-standing prejudice between the Finnish and Indian settlers in the Upper Peninsula..." Ah huh. Native Americans in the U.P. aren't settlers. Who writes this stuff? The story, "Mad Dog Queen" is actually downright common, and a close cousin to distasteful. A drinking contest? And a fight over a man? Ah nuts, I'm prejudiced here, too. A collection of short stories about Michigan must feel like home to me. This book feels like a stranger.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-01 00:00:00 Robert Morgan I appreciated the story telling within each short story even when I didn't relate or even like that story. The world continues to evolve, but finding yourself is never easy and reading these stories gave me some small glimpse of what it might be like for someone different than me...even if they are fiction. So this book did what I look for in many things I read...it made me think.