The Deerslayer Audiobook

" I admit, I did not read this book with the intention of deeper meanings. With that said I quite enjoyed this book as Cooper writes a simple story filled with details, and knowledge of frontier life. This is not the ACTION frontier, but seemingly more realistic where the heroes are great but not without faults, the enemies are both horrid and kind, and there is a wide range of characters. A good read for anyone who enjoys a realistic image of frontier living. "

" I hate you for all those hours of my life I'll never get back, James Fenimore Cooper. "

" Outdated, and more than a little racist. "

" Okay, in the end, I was glad I read it, but #$%@! did his writing annoy me. JFC's a great story teller and the characters and lore of the leather-stocking tales keeps your interest, but it's about 700 pages longer than the story warrants, proof that there must not have been any quality editors on the frontier. "

" Deerslayer (Hawkeye) was a touch to altruistic and unbelievable as a character, for my tastes. As an adventure story, it is only ok because the plot sort of repeats itself. Basically, the same set of events are played out 2-3 times, and this gets old. "

" Only read 80 pages and they were brutal, because of the writing - not from the scalpings in the book. "

" I had forgotten how dense and prosaic the style of writing was and felt that I was wading through the American undergrowth without map or compass. Unfortunately I had extended this library loan for as long as I could so it will have to rest for now. One of the most difficult things in any book is the use of written vernacular in speech. If time has changed the way we say things it can make understanding what is being said very disruptive to the flow of the narrative, no matter how slow. "

" This book is the best of the series. "

" Ahh! I nice wordy book! :-) Love these kinds when I have the time to enjoy them. Don't read if you can't stand the obvious moralizing. "

" Not entirely interesting. In fact, the story dragged and I could barely understand what was happening. Plus there are so many different Indian names (it's a story about Indians, by the way), I didn't bother to memorize who was who. Not my favorite classic book. "

" **This book is not the same edition that I read. "

" Good story, awkward language for our time period. "

" Wow! This is a scary book! Every other page has a scalping or an equally frightening Indian encounter. It's a classic, and I recommend it, but get ready for a thriller! "

" Not interesting enough...I tried, but it kept putting me to sleep! "

" A book my dad made me read once when I was grounded for getting a "D" in English class. Good move Dad. "

" Reading again for about the 5th time. Love the journey of Natty! Inspiring. "

" It took like 2 months to read but was well worth it. "

" I don't remember much except that as I was forced to read this on the weekend of my grandmother's funeral I felt like I was slogging through mud and bored out of my mind. "

" I liked it more when I read it as a child. Reading it now, I had trouble ignoring the "white mans gifts" and "woman's weakness". Some of the ideas put forth are hard to read. "

" I like this better than Last of the Mohicans, Deerslayer's such a good guy. Slow beginning, maybe slower than all the other slow beginnings, but if you keep at it, it's great. "

" Mark Twain can relax. "

" Read Mark Twain's essay on Cooper in Letters from the Earth to see how I feel about this book. He pretty much hits the nail on the head. Thank you Cooper for giving Twain the raw material for one of the most brilliant short pieces of writing I've ever read. "

" The prose is tough, but I loved reading this while at Glimmerglass. "

" Natty Bumpoo... need I say more? "

" This book is written in good American English from the 1700's "

" Tortuously descriptive. Finally waded my way to the end for a let down. "

" One of the classics that everyone should read. "

" This was such a slow book, but the image of paddling a canoe across a lake at night has stuck with me thru the years. "

" This was such a slow book, but the image of paddling a canoe across a lake at night has stuck with me thru the years. "

" Struggled through this one my junior year of high school. Then saw Last of the Mohicans and fell in love. Not for the light of heart, however catches the spirit and feeling of an important piece of American History "

" Struggled through this one my junior year of high school. Then saw Last of the Mohicans and fell in love. Not for the light of heart, however catches the spirit and feeling of an important piece of American History "

" The stereoes of "the savage indian" and the loving Christian, and the dim witted female and endlessly explored. The book certainly reveals the thinking of the early settlers, trappers, and traders of the late 1700's. Very slow and repetitive. "

" Deerslayer (Hawkeye) was a touch to altruistic and unbelievable as a character, for my tastes. As an adventure story, it is only ok because the plot sort of repeats itself. Basically, the same set of events are played out 2-3 times, and this gets old. "

" The stereoes of "the savage indian" and the loving Christian, and the dim witted female and endlessly explored. The book certainly reveals the thinking of the early settlers, trappers, and traders of the late 1700's. Very slow and repetitive. "

" Deerslayer (Hawkeye) was a touch to altruistic and unbelievable as a character, for my tastes. As an adventure story, it is only ok because the plot sort of repeats itself. Basically, the same set of events are played out 2-3 times, and this gets old. "

" I was forced to ready this as a young man... I've read a lot of books before this one and after this one and none of them were this boring. You'd think with 'slayer' in the title it would be a little bit exciting... not at all. "

" I was forced to ready this as a young man... I've read a lot of books before this one and after this one and none of them were this boring. You'd think with 'slayer' in the title it would be a little bit exciting... not at all. "

" Not a giant fan of Natty Bumpo (what a terrible name). I found this book bloody and boring, but I didn't hate it enough to keep me from wanting to read Last of the Mohicans. Maybe when Natty changes his name to Hawkeye he is less annoying. "

" Not a giant fan of Natty Bumpo (what a terrible name). I found this book bloody and boring, but I didn't hate it enough to keep me from wanting to read Last of the Mohicans. Maybe when Natty changes his name to Hawkeye he is less annoying. "

" Not as good as Last of the Mohicans, but Hawkeye is the noble savage, the man of honor. Good look at Cooper's time. "

" Not as good as Last of the Mohicans, but Hawkeye is the noble savage, the man of honor. Good look at Cooper's time. "

" This was a good book from a historical perspective, but only as a snapshot of the times. The story was a bit dry for me and not quite what I prefer; however, it was done well. "

" This was a good book from a historical perspective, but only as a snapshot of the times. The story was a bit dry for me and not quite what I prefer; however, it was done well. "

" wordy. long. verbose. Definitely sets a picture of the time-period. "

" wordy. long. verbose. Definitely sets a picture of the time-period. "