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Title: Dated, does not translate well into the 21st century
Review: I expected more from a classic of American literature. In contrast to some of the other reviewers, I thought that the Indian characters were stereotyped as either "noble savages" or bloodthirsty brutes. The actions of the English characters are sometimes incomprehensible and the females are of course particularly helpless. Somehow when I read other period literature I can relate a woman's actions to the society of her time, but I couldn't do that here. The Hawkeye character was interesting, but often came off as eccentric rather than heroic and I'm not sure that was the intent. Well, I can say I read it. My copy is going to the used book store.
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