One Thousand White Women (1998)

not K. married to Cheyennes. pub 1999? read 2012

This is my second reading of this novel and I loved it as much the 2nd time as I did the first. I love the diary/letter format and the characters are so rich in personality. The author does an excellent job of capturing life with the "savages" from a female point of view that you forget the book is written by a male. I would highly recommend this book. ( )

Thoroughly enjoyed. Lots of history and realism. ( )

Thoroughly enjoyed. Lots of history and realism. ( )

A lot of fun, if a bit heavy on stereotypes. May was a fun character and I loved the use of her journal as the narrative device. Since the story was completely from her point of view, I had no problem with some of the characters being caricatures or a bit simplistic; this was her view of those around her. I also thought it was quite a fun look the old west - kind of a female Dances With Wolves. It definitely had it's problems (cliche love triangle, the warrior black woman) but overall I enjoyed it. May was a complex, interesting character and I wanted to know what would happen to her. ( )