Last of the Breed

It has been a while since I read this. I did like it. See others for story summary. It's worth your while. ( )

This is not a western novel. Imagine the modern American indian, the best of the best. He knows the old ways of living from the land. He is highly educated, wise, and good. L'Amour took this idea, and then dropped him in cold war Siberia, captured for his knowledge of experimental aircraft. Last of the breed is the story of his escape. It is an exciting survival story, but it is also an exploration of the qualities that make L'Amour's ideal man. As far as objectionable content, there is no swearing. The Russian general has a girlfriend that sleeps over, but there is no romantic action in the story. The hero does meet a lady that he learns to love, but it is a small part of the story. I'd feel comfortable with a teenager reading this book, particularly if he enjoys other survival stories.

Excellent survivalist adventure. ( )

This book is about a guy who is stuck in the winter and has no where to go. His name is Bob Miller and he is stuck in the winter and has no place to go and the snow keeps going on forever. Bob Miller is now trying to find a place to sleep and eat food at in the winter. He finds a place to sleep and rest for the night. When he wakes up there is a polar bear right next to him and he is runs and scares him off. Later Bob Miller finds land so he picks up all his stuff and hunts the bear and brings his fear with him. He makes it to the place and eats and rests there and waits for his next time in the winter. After Bob Miller rests he gets up and flys to a colder place for next year.
What I liked about the book was that it was funny. The book was not good because I thought it was going to have more adventure in it. I liked how the author put his words in the book it was good. The book cover was good but I think it should be snowier in it. The book was good and bad because it was weird when a bear was there in his face when he woke up. I liked the words in the book they all made sense at the end. Bob Miller was a cool key person in the book and he was funny in it too. Clearly you can see why I like this book and what it is about.

A pretty good book about one single man escaping from a Russian prison in the after World War II time.
The book is excellent, if you like reading about a self-made guy who tries to get through all his problems mainly by himself. It shows how he thinks, reacts and got educated to be one of the best.
On the other hand, it is sometimes a little bit unrealistic and tends to transmits the wrong message through Joe Mack: Hope and strategic thinking is always good, but you can't get anywhere only on your own. This is the really hard way that nearly nobody can make. You have to talk to people. You have to communicate. Exchange some ideas, say what you honestly think, ask for help when you need it. This is how you can get somewhere without having a hard life. Why is it always so hard to talk and honestly discuss things? Why do so many people prefer doing things on their own and isolate themselves? An example for somebody who has some problems moving on on its own would be the old Russia (Soviet Union) in this book. ( )