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mnboyer's review against another edition
4.0
A good source of the "vanishing Indian" motif. It tends to fall into this romantic notion of a white-man that becomes an Indian by forsaking his identity, living in the woods with other Indians, and then he's actually the one that comes through to save everyone. For the times, this made sense. In the revisionist western film era (the film adaptation is average) this is a must-have for the big screen. Natty is not always perfectly developed as a character--but is by far more interesting than other characters of the time period.
Overall, has a lot of good plot, narration, setting, etc. Also could be read if you are interested in adaptation from book to film. The ending will hit you if you take it in.
Historical note: There are still Mohican Indians. Cooper wanted to use "Mohegan" but that was a mess up on his part. Key thing here, the Indians have not vanished.
Overall, has a lot of good plot, narration, setting, etc. Also could be read if you are interested in adaptation from book to film. The ending will hit you if you take it in.
Historical note: There are still Mohican Indians. Cooper wanted to use "Mohegan" but that was a mess up on his part. Key thing here, the Indians have not vanished.
federiica's review against another edition
3.0
Interessanti i punti di vista che vengono presentati dall'autore ma la narrazione, in numerosi punti, mi รจ sembrata poco scorrevole.
pleasecuremydepression's review
2.5
Admittedly, it has some highlights and the writing isn't bad but this book is a classic case of a lot happens but nothing really happens. It dragged on for too long, I think it was overly discriptive and very detailed. Also, the guy clarifies that our main character Natty Bumppo (Hawk-eye) is 'a white man' at least sixty times (I actually counted but I might have missed some).
I will say though, I really really like the ending. It actually shows the friendship between Hawk-eye and Chingachgook and that felt very real.
I will say though, I really really like the ending. It actually shows the friendship between Hawk-eye and Chingachgook and that felt very real.
gvorb's review against another edition
2.0
Enjoyed the first half well enough. And then it just... kept... going. This is not one book. This is like... five books.
And it goes without saying that from a modern perspective there's a whole lot of *problematic* stuff in this book. The ending and the symbolism it implied made me want to throw the book across the room a little bit. (I constructed a much better alternate ending in my head if anyone is curious.)
When all is said and done I'm glad I read it, I wouldn't read it again, and I'm not at all sure than it needs to live on forever in the corpus of classic novels.
And it goes without saying that from a modern perspective there's a whole lot of *problematic* stuff in this book. The ending and the symbolism it implied made me want to throw the book across the room a little bit. (I constructed a much better alternate ending in my head if anyone is curious.)
When all is said and done I'm glad I read it, I wouldn't read it again, and I'm not at all sure than it needs to live on forever in the corpus of classic novels.
faxytess's review against another edition
2.0
I know this is fundamentally wrong to say, but this is a case where I actually like the movie better than the book. But, still worth the read if you like American Lit
yarozah's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
doctormabuse's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0