The Last of the Mohicans (Modern Library Classics)

I throughly enjoyed this book although it was a little hard at times to fully understand the language and speech patterns of the times. I sometimes found myself rereading a paragraph a couple of times to understand what the author was trying to convey. The movie doesn't begin to do the book justice.

I liked this classic story because it tackles many issues that are seen all over the world today... whether it be inter-racial relationships or war. It's characters are very original but deep. You have the silent but strong Uncas, the serpent in Magua, the hybrid in Hawkeye, the character caught in the middle, the loyal and brave Heyward along with the two sisters, one weak, one strong in Cora in Alice.

The book also gives insight into the culture of the Indian which I found fascinating. Especially the Monican, Uncus.

In an attempt to read "the classics", passed over in my youth. I'm using this medium now to do so, as with Moby Dick,and now The Last of the Mohicans. I've found them troublesome due to the period language and therefore more challanging, but really do enjoy them. I just need to intersperse them with more contempory reading. CD

So different from the movie, I've waited too long to hear the tale as written... The movie brings their tales to life, but the words and actions bring their lives to honor. That is how I will remember the story of Uncas, Chingachgook and Hawkeye. No matter the time period or weaponry, these are men who put honor ahead of all considerations.

I read this book nearly seventy years ago! I was really too young to understand all that was implied. I love history, especially American history. However this book is book is not historically correct. The story is good and held my interest until the end. If you fact based fiction, you will like a series by Sara Donati.

You know how the first computer was huge, slow and antiquated by today's standards but, nonetheless, one of the greatest inventions ever--thereby well deserved of a five star rating? In American literature, Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" occupies a similar lofty strata because it is perhaps the first great American novel that not only was internationally acclaimed by his contemporaries but remains one of the great American adventure novels nearly two centuries after its publication.

lmagine for a moment, the momentousness of Cooper's achievement. America was already 50 years old and, until "The Last of the Mohicans" came along (1826), there had never been a great truly, uniquely American novel. And, equally momentous, the next great American novels didn't appear for years: think Edgar Allan Poe (15 years), Melville ("Moby Dick") and Hawthorne ("The Scarlet Letter") (25 years).

The story goes that Cooper was inspired to write by his wife who, after hearing him complain that he could write a better novel than one he had just read, challenged him to do so. She, the Muse, led he, the unhappy reader, to American literary immortality.

Oh, did I forget to mention that it's a fun read?

I finally buckled down and made through a Cooper book with this volume. I expect it will be the last. Although the plot was interesting the writer took about 4000 words to describe any episode which should have required 400 words.

Having read this years ago and finding it again for my Kindle is a treat. James Fenimore Cooper delivers a great story that allows the reader to understand the era, people, geography and lives they led. As one of the first classic American writers Cooper drew on his many experiences from his youth from the area around Cooperstown,New York. This lends credibility to the story that allows one to enjoy the characters and identify with their drama as the story unfolds. I enjoyed reading this as a freshman in college and it has been great rediscovering again as one of the great pieces in the American literature lexicon.

filled with historical references. wonderful imaginative descriptions of upper NY state forests and lakes. made me want to visit this area. also filled with savage and sage descriptions of Indian wars that will turn your stomach. worth the long read.

Much more in depth than I imagined! The frontier adventures of Hawkeye and his Mohican companions made me feel as if I were there risking my life with them. The movie I saw with Daniel Dey Lewis scratched the surface.

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My daughter had to read this book for her English class, and she said it was the most beautiful book that she has read that "abused her emotionally, and yet [she] didn't cry."
Initially, the formal language is a hurdle that has to be passed, but it's a gorgeously written book that we're likely to read over and over again!

(Bought from keen_northwest) This book has been made in various movies but, as always, nothing beats reading the real thing. This story is engrossing and being from Upstate NY, I recognize some of these Native American words and it made me more interested in looking about the Native American findings in my area. The reading isn't challenging but it's easy to get lost in the story, you'll enjoy it!

Very overwrought as an example of 19th century Romantic literature. The adaptation to Kindle format was clumsy with many text repetitions and double spacing of author's notes. More interesting as part of the American folklore than as a piece of literature