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A Very Moving Novel May 27, 2009
By howard junker
Dixon Long's first novel, Brothers, placed him squarely, I thought, in the tradition of Edith Wharton and Louis Auchincloss, that slight pantheon of Americans who can write about the tragedy of wealth as if it were a comedy of manners.
Long has matured with this book. His craftsmanship and his plotting--yes, he professes the traditional narrative virtues--have powerfully advanced. His characters are more fully realized; they are each more damaged and more damaging.
I published part of his novella, Weekend in the Luberon, in ZYZZYVA a couple of years ago, and I'm delighted to see Long solidify his claim to a territory in which the anguish of love and money does not at all resemble a soap opera--if it did, we would be let off the hook. As Long tells it, the story is a revelation at every turn...of the knife.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
wow, what a great read Jun 04, 2009
By James N. Frey
I teach creative writing. This is the kind of book I have always hoped one of my students would write. I met Dixon Long at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and he came to my workshop in Berkeley for a few years. His prose appeals to all the senses; his characters are well-orchestrated and fully developed; his plot is compelling and full of surprises, with a strong narrative drive that pulls the reader from scene to scene and chapter to chapter. The dialogue is fresh, the language is intelligent, and the metaphors are often arresting ("Their hands crept together across the table like small creatures emerging from their burrows at night"). Finally and most important, there is believable emotion and authentic drama in every scene. This novel will keep you reading to the end, and when you get there, you will wish there was more.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A Very Rich Read Nov 12, 2010
By Catherine L. Davis
A VERY RICH MAN is a very rich read. Dixon Long's saga of a Cleveland family reminds me of Steinbeck's EAST OF EDEN, if it were urban. Long is an acute observer of the issues of "wealth" and the difficulties that it causes generationally. It is rich in detail, rich in story line, rich in charcter development, and, not the least, rich in satisfaction.
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