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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

so-so

Belated review…

Honestly, I didn't enjoy this. I didn't find it engaging, for all its action. The characters held promise, but weren't developed at all. I was initially excited about a strong female protagonist in Cora, but her characterization & role flattened as the book went on. Cooper sacrifices character development for horrific action sequences and scenic descriptions that fell flat. There were problematic racial stereotypes galore, but⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) … I was bracing myself for far worse. There was a lot of “noble savage“ to the descriptions of the “good” Native characters, then basically all the Native characters/tribes allied with the French were portrayed as bad/scheming/backward, while their French allies were largely let off the hook. It was so interesting to see the book‘s combo of “of-the-time” stereotypes with some more nuanced depictions of Native characters & culture than ⤵️ 6mo

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) …I'd have expected. I was pleasantly surprised by the respect shown for the traditions described near the end of the book. But I hated the ending!

Ultimately, I'm torn about this book's value as a classic. It deserves some credit for how it has shaped other writing, and it has some value as a biased but illuminating portrayal of a specific time and place. But on balance, I don't think I'd recommend it. ⤵️ 6mo

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) One more off the TBR, read for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, and an adventure novel for Q2 of the #ClassicsChallenge. @Lunakay 6mo

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AmyG I read this after the movie came out. What a slow, tedious read. 6mo

Lunakay Well done! 6mo

BarbaraJean @AmyG SO tedious! @Lunakay Thank you! 6mo

nanuska_153 I bought this book a couple of years ago and it's sitting on my shelf cause I couldn't find the will to read it. Seeing your review I am happy that I haven't attempted it 😅 6mo

BarbaraJean @nanuska_153 Hahaha—you‘re welcome?! I mean, your mileage may vary, but it was definitely a slog for me! 6mo

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lauraisntwilder

Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

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Book review catch-up post 2 of 5:

This wasn't for me. As I said in one of our #kindredspiritsbuddyread discussions, it's a lot of wandering around in the woods occasionally interrupted by horrible violence. The "bad Indians" were bad because they were of a savage tribe, while the "good Indians" were held to a higher standard than the whites in both ethics and competency. The ending was a shocking disappointment.

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julieclair

The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

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Packed with adventure! Set during the French and Indian War, the book contains some pretty brutal scenes. I appreciated that one of the main characters was a strong female, especially for a book written in 1826. But the writing also reflects attitudes towards women and Native Americans that were prevalent at that time. Seen as a period piece, the storytelling is excellent, with a strong sense of time and place. ⬇️

julieclair I enjoyed reading this for #KindredSpirits with @BarbaraJean . 6mo

julieclair #Pantone2025 #Camellia @Lauredhel 6mo

BarbaraJean It was so interesting to see the combination of “of-the-time” stereotypes with some more nuanced depictions of Native culture than I‘d have expected, plus a fairly strong female protagonist (even though I felt like Cora‘s characterization weakened as the book went on). I hated the ending, though!! (edited) 6mo

julieclair @BarbaraJean I agree about the ending. 6mo

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Daisey

Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

so-so

I had a hard time with this book. It did not hold my attention well through long sections, then something rather bizarre or violent would happen and I‘d get caught up in the story again for a while. It also took a long time to get the characters straight.

When I finished, I did listen to a podcast episode that discussed a few aspects and gave me a bit more to think about. (Link in comments)

#audiobook #LMMAdjacent #1001books

Daisey Overdue podcast episode 🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eRT6tYHYJmoA1QUDF9fhU?si=DfJntIVpS1-4nzXXblkYV... 7mo

BarbaraJean This was underwhelming to me, for the same reasons you mention. Thanks for sharing that podcast episode--I'll have to check it out. 7mo

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

For our #LMMJournals readers (and those interested in the L.M. Montgomery connection!):

LMM mentions having read the book “in schooldays” and discussing it with Nate Lockhart. What did you notice in the book that might have attracted LMM as a schoolgirl? What characters and incidents do you imagine she might have discussed with Nate so enthusiastically?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - Last of the Mohicans discussion (5/5)

BarbaraJean I have to admit that I'm puzzled that LMM was enthusiastic about this book! I thought maybe she would have resonated with the nature descriptions, but honestly, I didn't find them that compelling. I guess it was just the action and adventure she was so excited to discuss with Nate?! And perhaps Cora would have been a compelling figure to her? 7mo

Daisey I‘m not sure what to think of this connection to LMM either. It does have some interesting scenes to discuss, but it doesn‘t resonate with me in any way that her writing does. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I wonder what other books about frontier life were available to read at the time. Is it possible that it was just a type of story they had never really come across before? @Daisey 6mo

Daisey @TheAromaofBooks I think you may be right. I can see it being possible that was a very different kind of story than the other things they had read. 6mo

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - Last of the Mohicans Discussion (4/5)

In general, did you like or dislike the book? What did you enjoy or not enjoy?
Do you feel this is a classic that‘s worth reading?

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BarbaraJean Honestly, I didn't enjoy this. I didn't find it engaging, for all its action. The characters initially held promise, but weren't developed at all. Cooper sacrifices character development for horrific action sequences and scenic descriptions that fell flat for me. I'm torn about whether it's worth reading for how it's shaped other writing over the years. I think it has some value as a biased but illuminating portrayal of a specific time and place ⬇ 7mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) ...in history, but I don't think I'd recommend it unless someone was specifically studying this time period and they were also seeking out supplementary sources to contextualize and balance the perspective here. 7mo

Daisey I didn‘t particularly enjoy this. There were short sections at a time that were really interesting, but there were long sections between where I struggled to stay focused. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I also struggled with this one. Initially I was engaged with the set up and betrayal, but then the entire story just seemed to devolve into a lot of people wandering around the woods trying to kill each other. Which possibly was actually historically accurate 😂 I was honestly surprised by how boring Cooper managed to make this objectively interesting story! 6mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks 😂 😂 So. Much. Wandering. 6mo

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - Last of the Mohicans Discussion (3/5)

What do you think about the way the book portrays its Native characters (and the different tribes they belong to)?
What about the way it portrays the English and French characters?

rubyslippersreads, Daisey, DieAReader, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

BarbaraJean I mentioned this an earlier question, but I was bracing myself for far worse racial stereotypes. There was a bit too much “noble savage“ to the descriptions of Uncas and Chingachgook and the Delaware village. Then basically all Huron/Mingos were portrayed as bad/scheming/backward, but their French allies were largely let off the hook. But I also appreciated how there was SOME nuance in the way Magua was characterized, when he revealed ⬇ 7mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) his treatment at the hands of the English. And Cora early on makes a remark about not judging someone based on the color of their skin (ironic that she makes that comment about the person who basically becomes the villain, though!). There were plenty of problematic racial stereotypes, but overall I was impressed by the complexity we did get. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I completely agree with your assessment. It's 1826; I wasn't expecting a lot of nuance, and there are definitely plenty of eye-rolling simplifications. But I also felt like Cooper at times pointed out that they simply had different priorities/traditions/methods and while sometimes it was presented as a better/worse other times it was just - here it is. The massacre scene was actually pretty well done as far as motivations, I thought - European ⬇ 6mo

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) thinking is there is still honor in a peaceful surrender; native thinking was annihilation of your enemy is the only path to glory/true victory, and I felt like it was presented in a way that makes the reader see how this was justified in the minds of the Indian allies. However, I did get a bit tired of being regularly told that Hawkeye has “white blood in his veins“ in case we were ever tempted to get him mixed up 🙄 6mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks The massacre scene horrified me and stirred up a lot of anger toward the French for not protecting/ensuring safety for the surrendering British. And then I looked up historical accounts and found that the inciting event with the baby was entirely invented and the other events were likely grossly exaggerated, and I transferred my horrified anger onto Cooper! ⬇ 6mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) Initially, I was really confused by Hawkeye saying he was “a man with a cross“--it took me waaaaay too long to figure out what all those comments about a cross in his blood, etc. actually meant. Maybe I needed the repetition? 😆 6mo

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - Last of the Mohicans Discussion (2/5)
How much knowledge of the French & Indian War/Fort William Henry conflict did you have prior to reading this book? Did you seek out more info?
What do you think of how Cooper dramatized these events?
What responsibility does an author of historical fiction have in representing historical events? What do you think are appropriate or inappropriate changes or exaggerations?

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BarbaraJean I didn't have much knowledge about the historical context, and so I looked up the Fort William Henry conflict after reading the section on the betrayal/massacre. I was frustrated by what I found. Cooper has been criticized for his “lurid“ and inaccurate characterization of the massacre--it was bad, but it seems it was not nearly as horrific as described, and the inciting event with the mother & baby seems like it was completely invented. ⬇ 7mo

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) I do think a writer of historical fiction has a responsibility to present the backdrop of history and historical events as accurately as possible--dramatizing within the “spirit“ of what happened, so to speak. ESPECIALLY when it comes to war--attributing particular types of cruel violence that DID NOT happen, to one side or the other, is irresponsible, to me. 7mo

Daisey I have some basic knowledge of the French & Indian War, and I did not look anything up while reading. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I definitely think that in a situation like that, where you are attributing specific violent acts to a specific group of people in a way that is going to make people think of them differently - the author definitely has a responsibility to present facts accurately. 6mo

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - The Last of the Mohicans Discussion (1/5)

What expectations did you have going into the book?
How did it compare to your expectations? Was there anything that surprised you?

rubyslippersreads, Daisey, DieAReader, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

Daisey I‘ve got two hours of audio left . . . Every few days I listen to a bit more, but I‘ve never felt fully invested. I‘ll come back to the discussion once I‘m done. 7mo

BarbaraJean @Daisey Look forward to your thoughts when you finish! This was a bit of a slog for me. 7mo

BarbaraJean I did NOT expect the ending. (I haven't seen the movie, and I'm curious--does it end the same way?!) I expected that the portrayal of the Native characters would be far more problematic. I cringed at some of the verbiage/stereotypes, but there was a LOT more nuance and complexity to the portrayal of Native characters and cultures than I expected there'd be, given when this was written. Also, I expected that it would be more engaging than it was!! 7mo

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TheAromaofBooks So I watched the movie back in college, so like 20-25 years ago, and the whole time I was reading this I felt vaguely that it was “wrong“ 😂 and after I was done I looked up the movie synopsis to see what the differences were, because I felt that especially the ending was quite different. There is a lot more drama with the whole fort thing, with an officer refusing to let the soldiers go back to their homesteads to protect their families even ⬇ 6mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) though the Indians are going around killing people (and they had been promised that they could leave if that was happening), which makes the whole massacre scene even more horrific, because these men were supposed to be able to go home to their families before all this happened and were forced to stay and defend the fort instead. There is also a lot more to the romantic angle, I can't remember who is in love with who, but I feel like ⬇ 6mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) Hawkeye and Heyward are in love with the same girl, and then Uncas is in love with the sister. So there is a more personal aspect to all of the chasing people through the woods bits 😆 The soundtrack to this movie is fantastic. I will put the final ending under a spoiler and you can decide if you want to read it or watch the movie - 6mo

TheAromaofBooks In the end, Uncas is killed & whichever sister it is that is in love with him is on the edge of the cliff where she just watched him fall to his death. Magua is reaching for her to take her back as his captive & the most amazing music is playing as she looks at him, looks at the cliff, looks at him - & then purposefully steps over the cliff rather than be his captive. It's SO powerful of a scene & I was MIND BOGGLED that it ISN'T IN THE BOOK!!! 6mo

TheAromaofBooks The movie is quite violent and I cried like a baby while I was watching it, but I actually think that I do want to rewatch it nonetheless 😂 6mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I confess--I peeked at the movie ending 😆 For years, I have been mildly interested in seeing it, then after reading the book, I thought “Heck no!“ But that ending might re-motivate me to watch it! I felt like Cooper's lack of character development stripped his ending of the depth of feeling or meaning it might have had. I can see how the changes you describe would deepen the emotional impact that I felt lacking in the book. 6mo

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Posting our check-in for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent a little early since I‘ll be out of town visiting friends on Saturday & Sunday.

I got caught up this week—and wow, lots of action, lots to talk about. But I‘ll save that for next week‘s end-of-book discussion!

How is everyone‘s reading coming along? What are you enjoying and/or not enjoying in what you‘ve read so far? Which characters are you most curious about?

rubyslippersreads, Daisey, DieAReader, JenlovesJT47, lauraisntwilder, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

TheAromaofBooks I'm a couple chapters behind, but overall enjoying this story even if it's a bit slow in spots. The betrayal/massacre as everyone left the fort was just horrific. 7mo

lauraisntwilder I'm not loving this one. It feels like a lot of wandering around in the woods, occasionally interrupted by horrible violence. 7mo

Daisey I‘m playing catch up today. I just got through the chapter @TheAromaofBooks mentioned. It‘s holding my attention better than it was thanks to the action, but I‘m still not loving it. 7mo

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BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks SO horrific. The violence has been hard to read. @lauraisntwilder Yeah, unfortunately that's a very apt description! @Daisey I've had a similar experience this week: finding it more engaging now, but not really enjoyable. I'm curious about Hawkeye and want to know more about his past as well as Uncas and Chingachgook's past. I feel like Cooper is trading character backstory & development for action & description--not my favorite. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks In fairness, this is technically the second book in the Leatherstocking Tales - I think book one is about Hawkeye's origin story. 7mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Yes! When adding it on GR, I saw it was marked as book two! I had no idea it was part of a series, so looked it up (I hate starting in the middle of a series). The Hawkeye one was written later, as a prequel (1841 vs. 1826 for Mohicans)--so I guess others wanted to know more about him as well! 7mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean I have always thought of this as a stand-alone book. It‘s interesting to learn it is Book 2. I‘m tempted to read a summary of book 1, just to quickly learn more about Hawkeye. 7mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean so there goes my attempt to make excuses for Cooper's pathetic character development - apparently he only did so under duress over ten years later! 😂 7mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair I always thought it was standalone, too! I don't know if I'm interested enough to read any of the others, though! @TheAromaofBooks 😂 😂 The rest of the series was a retcon... 😆 7mo

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

It‘s been an over-full reading week and I‘m only just now sitting down to read this week‘s section of Last of the Mohicans for #LMMAdjacent #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead. 🙃 How‘s everyone else‘s reading coming along? Are you enjoying the book so far?

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Bookwomble Nice bookmark 🔖🙂 7mo

DieAReader Behind in all my readings this week🤦🏻‍♀️ 7mo

lauraisntwilder I've read this week's chapters, but I'm finding it easy to zone out on this one and not realize it. 7mo

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TheAromaofBooks I'm finding this one interesting, but a chapter a day is definitely easier for me than large chunks, especially when there is fighting. 7mo

Daisey I‘m with @lauraisntwilder on this one. I find some parts interesting, but then I‘ll completely lose the thread. Maybe it would be better if I was focused on print instead of listening, but there‘s no way I can currently fit that in my schedule. 7mo

BarbaraJean @Bookwomble Thanks! I like to use a bookmark that matches the book. In this case I love the red leather with the vintage book—even though the Fitzwilliam Museum doesn‘t match thematically😆 7mo

BarbaraJean @DieAReader I know the feeling!! This was one of those weeks for me. 7mo

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @Daisey Similar for me—I find my attention wandering. @TheAromaofBooks I‘m too behind to parcel it out in short chunks now ☹️ 7mo

julieclair Need to catch up… it‘s been a crazy week. 7mo

julieclair I‘m now on Chapter 14 - listening on audio and really enjoying it. It‘s action-packed for sure! 7mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair I've been wondering whether I'd like this more or less on audio! Glad you're enjoying it. I think I'd prefer audio for the action parts but would probably find myself zoning out in some of the wordiness. 7mo

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

So, what had happened was…😆

When making our reading schedule, I mistakenly consulted the table of contents for a retold/abridged version of the book, which only had 19 chapters. The actual book has 33 chapters. SO—I have adjusted the schedule accordingly! I divided the remaining number of chapters by 3 weeks, so now the pace is about 9 chapters per week instead of 5 —but it should still be really doable. ⤵️ #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

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BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) (I was surprised by how short this week‘s section was—now I know why 😂) I‘m so sorry for the mistake—hope this still works for everyone! 7mo

JenlovesJT47 Going to try to catch up today. I know, I‘m the worst 😬 always behind on everything, sorry! 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Looks good!! When I started reading, I couldn't find the schedule (Litsy was being obnoxious lol) so I just read 2 chapters a day, so I'm a little ahead of the original schedule anyway!! 7mo

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Daisey I haven‘t been very good at listening to my audiobooks during the week, so I‘m catching up on a book club read today and then getting back to this. 7mo

BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 No worries—the discussions will be here whenever you‘re caught up! 7mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Haha—one small benefit of Litsy‘s issues last week! 7mo

BarbaraJean @Daisey I‘ve had to do a lot of catch-up lately, too—so many (good) bookish commitments! 7mo

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead check-in, 5 chapters in! I‘m reading this Book League of America edition from the 1940s & the print is TINY. 😵‍💫

I‘m having trouble keeping track of the various players & alliances in the conflict, but I‘m interested to see where things go with our travelers. I‘ve also been on edge about how this is going to go as far as racism & stereotypes.

What do you think of our main characters and of the book so far? #LMMAdjacent

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tpixie How many pages does this book? I have a kids version that I suspect as an abridged. 7mo

tpixie This was a family favorite movie. 7mo

BarbaraJean @tpixie My copy has 269 pages--I was wondering about the length, because when I originally put together the schedule I was seeing much longer page counts on other editions. And just now when checking for the page count, I discovered that my copy has 33 chapters, but the online table of contents I found, on which I based the reading schedule, has 19 chapters. 😫 This is going to require further research... 7mo

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BarbaraJean @Daisey @TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @lauraisntwilder @rubyslippersreads @JenLovesJT47 @DieAReader Important question: how many chapters are there in the editions you're reading? And do those chapters have names? When I did the reading schedule, I used an online table of contents from the Library of Congress, and it had 19 chapters, all named. Mine has 33 chapters, none are named, but each one opens with a quotation. Trying to figure this out...😩 (edited) 7mo

tpixie @BarbaraJean 🩷🩷🩷 Well, at least it‘s not 490!? 😀 7mo

BarbaraJean @tpixie The print is pretty small, but it does seem like an awfully low page count!! 7mo

tpixie @BarbaraJean oh well maybe it is a 400 page book with small print. Small print is so hard…. But the edition looks cool in the photo! (edited) 7mo

TheAromaofBooks I have 33 chapters, and like yours no titles but quotations at the beginning of each chapter. 413 pages + footnotes. I have definitely run into problems with some of the classics I've hosted!! It annoys me that it's so difficult to get a straight answer as to whether a book is abridged and/or “updated.“ 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Also I literally had to go to SparkNotes and write down who some of the characters are 😂 7mo

lauraisntwilder There are 33 chapters in mine, too. 350 pages. My impression so far is surprise that there's even a discussion of prejudice. 7mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder Thank you for the confirmation of 33 chapters!! Also I found my error—the table of contents I found was a “retold” and abridged edition. That‘s what I get for being too lazy to walk across the room and grab my copy 🙄 I‘ll post an updated schedule based on the actual number of chapters! 7mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks A character list is a great idea! I still can‘t remember which sister is which! Or which fort is which. Or which tribes are allied with whom. 😆 @lauraisntwilder Yes—I was impressed by the one sister‘s comment saying they shouldn‘t distrust their guide just because his skin is dark. I‘m interested to see how these dynamics play out. 7mo

DieAReader Also quotes & 33 chapters in my Kindle Amazon Classics Edition. Some confusion on characters & alliances but it‘s still early🤭 7mo

BarbaraJean @DieAReader 33 chapters (and my mistake) confirmed! 😆 It really is hard to keep track of all the pieces at this point… no doubt it will all settle into my brain soon! 7mo

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We start reading The Last of the Mohicans tomorrow! The weekly schedule is above (we‘ll be reading about 5 chapters per week). I‘ll post a check-in on Saturdays, and we‘ll have a wrap-up discussion of the whole book on Saturday, April 12. Looking forward to reading along with all of you!

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

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Suet624 Oh boy. What a great book to read. Can‘t add this to my list to read now but I‘ve stacked it because I definitely want to read it. 8mo

DieAReader 💖Happy I came across the #LMMAdjacent post a few weeks ago. 📖I‘ll be reading along with everyone🤓 8mo

BarbaraJean @Suet624 Too many great books to read, right?! @DieAReader Glad to have you reading along! I‘ll add you to the tag list! 7mo

DieAReader @BarbaraJean 🤓💖Thanks! 7mo

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repost for @BarbaraJean

Thank you everyone who voted on our next adjacent reads! Top picks:
Last of the Mohicans (6 votes)
Pollyanna (5 votes)
Life of Charlotte Bronte (4 votes)
I made the above schedule based on our votes & the Journals Vol. 4. We'll read Rilla and Pollyanna in May! Ivanhoe, More Tramps Abroad, and Beautiful Joe all received 3 votes each, so I'll plan to work those in later in the year.

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

BarbaraJean Thank you for reposting! 9mo

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'Go, children of the Lenape; the anger of the Manitto is not done. Why should Tamenund stay? The pale-faces are masters of the earth, and the time of the red-men has not yet come again. My day has been too long. In the morning I saw the sons of Unâmis happy and strong; and yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans!'
#TheLastOfTheMohicans #JamesFenimoreCooper #lastline #Classics #Fiction

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Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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bailed

Unfortunately I just couldn‘t get into it. ⭐️

#TheLastOfTheMohicans #JamesFenimoreCooper #book #books #bookjunkie #bookjunkies #bookjunky #bookjacket #bookjackets #bookjacketdesign #bookjacketdesigner #bookkeeper #bookkeeperlife #bookkeeping #booklist #booklust #bookloot #booklove #booklover #booklovers #bookloversunite #bookz #bookzesty #bookzilla #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Adventure #Literature #Historical #American #Novels 🩷🩷🩷🩷

dabbe #allhailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 12mo

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vonnie862

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Yeah...I haven't seen much of the classics.

Faves:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Last of the Mohicans
Independence Day

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe I love the classics, but I haven't seen many this week! And LAST OF THE MOHICANS ... DD Lewis ... #hubbahubba! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🖤🧡 13mo

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RayHallucinogen

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...he (the author) advises all young ladies, all single gentlemen, and all clergymen, it they have the volumes in hand, with intent to read them, to abandon the design.

Suet624 I need to read this book. 1y

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JuliaTheBookNerd

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#Tragedy 😢 #SpringSkies 🌼🌸🌻🌺🌨️☀️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs 🖤🧡🖤 2y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🖤🧡 2y

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The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

The story tells of brutal battles with the Iroquois and their French allies, cruel captures, narrow escapes, and revenge. The beauty of the unspoiled wilderness and sorrow at its disappearance, symbolized in Hawkeye's Mohican friends, the last of their tribe, are important themes of the novel.
#TheLastOfTheMpohicans #JamesFenimoreCooper #TheLeatherstockingTales #book #books #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Adventure #Historical #Literature

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The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

The book follows the attempts of Bumppo, his Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas, and other followers as they escort the daughters of a British colonel through the wilderness to be reunited with their father at Fort William Henry, and the aftermath of the fort's fall to the French forces.
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The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

It was a feature peculiar to the colonial wars of North America, that the toils and dangers of the wilderness were to be encountered, before the adverse hosts could meet.
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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

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KristiAhlers That was so me this morning! 🤣 3y

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

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The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

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KristiAhlers Where do we sign up for this. I‘m all over it! 3y

KateReadsYA @KristiAhlers same!!!!!!! 3y

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RamsFan1963

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

1. Rarely. I read some in high school, but very few since then.
2. Tagged. I remember really enjoying the movie with Daniel Day Lewis, I think I'd enjoy the book too.
Thank for the tag @TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
Wanna play? @audraelizabeth @Buechersuechtling @ReadingIsMyHobby @Onceuponatime @TheBookDream @Daisey @Bookishlie @Sharpeipup @Cuilin @ReadingFeedsTheSoul @Lucy_Anywhere @Onepageatatime88 @SpiderGoddess

audraelizabeth I love the movie 4y

KathyWheeler I love the movie; I‘ve never been able to read the book — it was so boring. Of course, I never got past the first chapter. 4y

TheSpineView Loved the movie! It was filmed close to me. However, the book was difficult to read. Thanks for playing! 4y

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yoavshai

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 | James Fenimore Cooper

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 125.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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BookDadGirlDad

Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

These are my 2 oldest books. Yes, that inscription says 1892. This is why I love old books. This is why I prefer paper over electrons. Think on it. Someone received these on Christmas 129 years ago!! Imagine the joy of receiving these. That itself makes them priceless to me.

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