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You know, it reminded me of those old western adventure comics that I used to pick from the shelves of boy relatives. I quickly changed them to Batman and Superman. Like I did with this one, quickly changed to another book (I'd been reading it for days but I never made it through halfway). It was just too boring for me to handle. A more engaging story and the message would have come across better, too.
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I understand wholeheartedly why this was a classic in its day. However, it was just not my cup of tea. A pretty quick read, though. And the story itself was interesting - I had been eager to get a better understanding of the Indian-American relations during the French & Indian War. I would love to know more about that period in America's history. But this was such a localized account, that it wasn't very informative (even as far as historical novels are or are not). I didn't end up feeling much
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Jul 26, 2007
Elaine
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This was an overall interesting book that shined a light on the prejudice and tension between the Native Americans and the white men during the "settlement age." It was well written, but it was really hard to get into and a bit on the boring side. Not that this wasn't a good book, because it was, it just wasn't my kind of book. There was a lot of black and white imagery, where Cora, the heroine, has brown, hair, a slightly darker complection, and has power and strength; while her sister, Alice,
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Vaya historia de amor. Vaya dramón. Vaya novela de aventuras. Y todo ello, aquilatado al máximo. Soberbia.
Jul 18, 2007
Nikita T. Mitchell
marked it as to-read
Dec 22, 2007
Sydney
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Jan 17, 2008
Stephanie
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Aug 17, 2009
Erin (NY)
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Dec 08, 2011
nawir nawir
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May 22, 2012
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