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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read the story. It’s not good, and I think Waldman’s review was terribly indulgent towards Larson. [/quote]

Agreed. It's clear that she went really easy on Larson and in her depiction of the whole saga, perhaps because she runs in those same literary circles that have mobilized to protect Larson and shun Dorland (she even mentions Helen Rosner in the piece).

I'd love to see a high-profile writer in a high-profile publication do an even-handed takedown of the whole situation, siding with Dawn.[/quote]

Yup. And went out of her way to read another story by Larson to praise it.

That said, Walkman’s critique is damning because her whole point is that the story offers due to Larson’s lack of empathy and interest in the donor character based on Dorland. And this is something that some of the emails among the writing group about the story hint at too— that the story doesn’t stand on its own because it leans on a shared understanding that Dawn sucks. It’s written for a small audience of like minded friends. If you don’t know Dorland, you are left wondering why both Larson and her protagonist have do little interest in this woman who made a fascinating choice. That’s just bad writing.[/quote]

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