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3.16 AVERAGE
3.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I actually enjoyed this book! Read it for my literature class i'm taking this term and we FLEW through it. We read the entire thing in a week which was fairly stressful but at least it wasn't too bad of a read!
The book and language was hard to get into at first but after a little time it was much better and the entire book was very action packed! Strong plot and after discussing it in class really cool to see the character contrasts and dualisms in characters and the themes of the story. Written in the 1820's, the book focuses on the travels of two daughters to the English Commander in North America when Native Americans and their tribes ran freely through the woods. We encounter these women and their escort, Duncan Heyward, as they try to make their way to the English fort guided by an Indian who we find to be Magua. They encounter on the trail two other indians (the Mohicans) and their friend Hawk-Eye. We find as readers that these indians are from rival tribes and the rest of the book basically blows up from there in conflict and plot.
I love the contrasts in the book that come up and the way the language frames the natural scenery and even the fight scenes are blunt and will make you gasp with how ruthless and sudden things happen.
Quick review, but a pretty good classic read!
The book and language was hard to get into at first but after a little time it was much better and the entire book was very action packed! Strong plot and after discussing it in class really cool to see the character contrasts and dualisms in characters and the themes of the story. Written in the 1820's, the book focuses on the travels of two daughters to the English Commander in North America when Native Americans and their tribes ran freely through the woods. We encounter these women and their escort, Duncan Heyward, as they try to make their way to the English fort guided by an Indian who we find to be Magua. They encounter on the trail two other indians (the Mohicans) and their friend Hawk-Eye. We find as readers that these indians are from rival tribes and the rest of the book basically blows up from there in conflict and plot.
I love the contrasts in the book that come up and the way the language frames the natural scenery and even the fight scenes are blunt and will make you gasp with how ruthless and sudden things happen.
Quick review, but a pretty good classic read!
It's a classic... a classic I found to be quite racist, sexist, and boring. At the start of my read I thought I might read the other two books of the trilogy, but that notion has since withered and died. At its best it's a strange time capsule to a time in which an attempt at promoting tolerance is still inherently and deeply flawed.
It took little bit to get into, but man, when the other shoe drops, it PLUMMETS. And, jeez, what a twist at the end!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nu știu dacă e limbajul, sau povestea în sine, dar nu am reușit să mă conectez la trăirile personajelor, nu mi-a păsat de suferințele lor sau de ce soartă îi așteaptă, iar tensiunea pe care ar fi trebuit să o simt pe parcursul romanului, când se întâmplă o groază de lucruri, a lipsit. Singurul motiv de ce am dus cartea până la capăt este pentru că a fost scurtă și am trecut la un moment dat pe varianta audio.
"The pale-faces are masters of the earth, and the time of the red-men has not yet come again..." (Cooper 394)
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adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In 1757, during the French and Indian War, Cora and Alice Munro are traveling to meet their father, who is currently in command of Fort William Henry. Major Duncan Heyward is escorting them, along with their Native American guide, Magua. The deeper the group journeys into the wilderness, the more they begin to suspect that Magua is steering them wrong. Fortunately, they stumble upon Hawkeye, a scout, and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas. When the new group points out that Magua has indeed betrayed the ladies, Magua escapes into the woods, rounds up reinforcements, and persistently hunts his erstwhile companions.
I added this to a list of classics that I'd like to read someday because the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis was filmed around Western North Carolina, where I live, and parts were even filmed within a few miles of my parents' house. My husband and I are currently traveling around the country with his job, so when I realized the book actually takes place around Lake George, New York, only about an hour away from where we are this summer, I knew the time had come to tackle it.
The book was a little bit of a slog but that's partly on me. I can only remember one scene from the movie and it's a sad one. I don't particularly like sad books so I kept avoiding it. The writing is also an odd mix of a lot of action buried under very dense sentence structure. I had to take my time wading through each sentence to figure out what exactly was going on. I'm generally a fast reader and have a hard time slowing myself down for this kind of book. I start to get resentful that it's taking me so long to read the darn thing!
My husband and I finally went up to visit Lake George about the time I was reaching the last few chapters and it's a beautiful place. Fort William Henry, where some pivotal action takes place, was rebuilt in the 1950s so we toured it. I enjoyed seeing the real life place where the fictional book was set. It really added to my experience.
The book was written in 1826 and the language and treatment of the Native American characters reflects that. It wasn't as bad as I expected but as a White woman, I don't know if I'm the best judge. Among the occasional derogatory remarks and stereotypical "silly superstitions," there is some true depth to the Native American characters. Their dwindling populations and lands are treated with a degree of poignancy, in my opinion. For what that's worth.
The edition I checked out of the library is beautifully illustrated with watercolors by Patrick Prugne. It's a gorgeous book.
I liked reading about America in the pre-Revolutionary years, a time I know little about. If the historical period interests you, this is definitely worth a read.
I added this to a list of classics that I'd like to read someday because the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis was filmed around Western North Carolina, where I live, and parts were even filmed within a few miles of my parents' house. My husband and I are currently traveling around the country with his job, so when I realized the book actually takes place around Lake George, New York, only about an hour away from where we are this summer, I knew the time had come to tackle it.
The book was a little bit of a slog but that's partly on me. I can only remember one scene from the movie and it's a sad one. I don't particularly like sad books so I kept avoiding it. The writing is also an odd mix of a lot of action buried under very dense sentence structure. I had to take my time wading through each sentence to figure out what exactly was going on. I'm generally a fast reader and have a hard time slowing myself down for this kind of book. I start to get resentful that it's taking me so long to read the darn thing!
My husband and I finally went up to visit Lake George about the time I was reaching the last few chapters and it's a beautiful place. Fort William Henry, where some pivotal action takes place, was rebuilt in the 1950s so we toured it. I enjoyed seeing the real life place where the fictional book was set. It really added to my experience.
The book was written in 1826 and the language and treatment of the Native American characters reflects that. It wasn't as bad as I expected but as a White woman, I don't know if I'm the best judge. Among the occasional derogatory remarks and stereotypical "silly superstitions," there is some true depth to the Native American characters. Their dwindling populations and lands are treated with a degree of poignancy, in my opinion. For what that's worth.
The edition I checked out of the library is beautifully illustrated with watercolors by Patrick Prugne. It's a gorgeous book.
I liked reading about America in the pre-Revolutionary years, a time I know little about. If the historical period interests you, this is definitely worth a read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
This was fairly good, but never enthralling. The Last of the Mohicans was one of those books that I kept reading because I'd started reading it—principally—while also hoping that it would dramatically improve. Turns out, it was just decent the whole time. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed a decent bit of the middle, but the characters seemed flat, and the plot had too many unexpected-yet-impropable coincidences to be well done. I will say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised how not-racist this book was, considering it was about Native Americans and is about 200 years old. I also loved all of the outdoorsy things (because I like the woods, and I'm cooped up in a concrete jungle, so I pine for ~nature~)
Ultimately, a slow, meandering book that I liked, but not so much so that I wanted to read it instead of living my normal life. 3.8/5 stars
Ultimately, a slow, meandering book that I liked, but not so much so that I wanted to read it instead of living my normal life. 3.8/5 stars
While I appreciate the ode to nature, this book comes across as someone trying too hard to be profound. It's so verbose it takes 3 pages to get any action going- so long you can forget the actual cause of the action. On top of that, the protagonist is a white man who lives among the Mohicans- which he tells you every time he speaks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No