BROWN DOG Novellas

Jim Harrison’s Brown Dog character has been a favorite of readers for more than two decades. Here, five of these novellas are brought together for the first time. Narrators Bronson Pinchot, Ray Porter, and Lloyd James evoke the simple nature of Brown Dog’s character. A down-on-his-luck pulp cutter of uncertain Native American lineage, Brown Dog has simple tastes and ambitions. Left to his own devices, he’d be content to spend his days in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, fly fishing and living rent free in deer-hunting shacks in exchange for repairs. But his passion for peppermint schnapps and women contributes to a series of misadventures. With affable and gentle readings the narrators each adopt expressive Native American accents for the voice of Brown Dog. Pinchot’s amused tone in “Westward Ho,” in particular, had me smiling at Brown Dog’s encounter with Southern California culture. The production is equally strong throughout. S.N.M. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2014]