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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. MACCHO | Dec 17, 2008 |   I'm dissatisfied with the story that Mohicans is described as barbarian. (  )gata | Dec 14, 2008 | Try reading the book itself, as opposed to Twain's "Literary Sins of Fenimore Cooper," and you'll be very favorably impressed. Remember that this book was a best-seller in its day, and a modern novel would need to sell 10 million copies to match it, and you'll be embarassed... Beautiful, though. Particularly recommended to current and past Boy Scouts, and anyone else with a fondness for the outdoors. (  )ex_ottoyuhr | Nov 2, 2008 | I've wanted to read this for years and was inspired to finally do so after seeing the 1992 (?) movie version for the umpteenth time on tv recently. It's the second of Cooper's novels I've read (the first being The Spy), so I was somewhat accustomed to his style. The dialogue is almost campy, but somehow it works. There's not much character development, but I still found myself wrapped up in the twists and turns of the plot. The movie changed many of the important details and character relationships (no romance b/n Cora and Hawkeye - or Heyward, for that matter - in the original, for instance), but still seemed to capture the drama, suspense and sadness of the book. I disagree with another reviewer: I believe this novel has stood the test of time. (  )sturdybeggar | Oct 5, 2008 | I had a hard time getting into this book. It is a very interesting plot but the manner in which it is written made it pretty tedious for me. I also felt like things dragged on a bit much. (  )janepriceestrada | Sep 18, 2008 | 0.093 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553213296, Mass Market Paperback)The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I was surprised seeing this title, because mohican hair is individual in Japan.
It was impactful for me.
However this story was too serious to read easily.
It was showed the battle and human drama between the mohicans and British. (