The Last of the Mohicans

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Summary: For once the movie is better
Review: This book seems like it was written as a trash novel designed to stimulate 19th century schoolboys, who couldn't care less about characterization and just about every other literary "gimmick" that makes a book worth reading. The romance is flat and uninspired.This is simply an adventure story for kids {before they grow up and realize how...stupid it is!}

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Summary: Cooper is an aquired taste
Review: I can't deny the importance of this novel, but in the end this book became more and more difficult to read. Cooper is EXCEPTIONALLY wordy and has a heavy storytelling hand. I can't say it was always boring but it just became sluggish in so many spots, with events dragged out and dialogue often unfit for the characters. Some think Cooper is torturous to read and I can see why. Make sure you have a lot of patience before you start this tale. You will be rewarded though. There are many undeniably exciting action scenes, however Cooper could have made this brisker and just as valid.

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Summary: An action packed book about one groups journey in the U.S.
Review: I really enjoyed this book because it keeps you on the edge of your seat. It really captures how dangerous life really was in the late seventeen hundreds. Also, how indian tribes didn't like each other. The title "The Last of the Mohicans" is really what the story is about.

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Summary: See the movie...don't bother reading it.
Review: When I was a senior I decided to use this book for my AP English class report becuase I had loved the movie..."and books are always better then the movies made after them...it must be wonderful!" I thought. Ha ha. When I chose the book the teacher read a quote by Mark Twain criticising it ALOUD in class. I thought it was sort of rude at the time...then I started reading it and realized he had been trying to warn me. The book is AWFUL! Cooper can't keep his characterization straight. One line one character says something and the next, if it hadn't said "so and so said" I would have thought it was someone else talking, and these aren't supposed to be colonialists with muctiple personality disorder. I week before my paper was due I changed my book to Hamlet just so I wouldn't have to read the rest of that thing...and I love reading literature--I'm now an English major. But just becuase it's a "classic" doesn't make it good reading.

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Summary: The book that launched a thousand dreams
Review: From the work of Coles, Church and others, one can extrapolate the importance of this literary tour de force in the American aesthetic. Few works have elicited such a pure, unadultered love as this one. Upon reading this book, only the soundest dullard can escape a dream of himself skulking through the east cost woods while evading the "injuns." This book will light your fantasies and enhance your appreciation of the divinity of the virgin wood of this country.

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Summary: There aren`t many differences between Cooper`s tales
Review: Cooper`s tales are similar. Two women, Indians and bad or good white men. In every story one of the important characters die. (Chingachgok, Unkas) There is always action, but at the end it gets boring.

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Summary: A classic tale that will outlive its readers
Review: The definitive tale of the American frontier in 1757, Cooper's masterwork captures the essence of this corner of American history. A vivid tale of honour, courage and love set against the backdrop of the French-British war, this book will be read and re-read for as long as people still print books

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Summary: A Fantastic Book
Review: This book was an outstanding book from my point of view. I was very impressed with how the author portraited the characters. I think this is an "awesome" book for all ages.

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Summary: Good story, great illustrations!
Review: The Last of the Mohicans is a classic in any form, but with Wyeth's illustrations, Cooper's story becomes a vivid tale of adventure, peril, and nobility long gone. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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Summary: excellent!
Review: James Fenimore Cooper is revered as one of the greatest american writers...and with a good reason.The last of the Mohicans is a tale full of heroism,sacrifice,honor,love and just about every other intense human feeling.By the time you turn the last page you will feel moved by this great story set in 1757 America.This is a classic I'd highly recommend to just about everyone.