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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! 2d

JenlovesJT47 Going to try to catch up today. I know, I‘m the worst 😬 always behind on everything, sorry! 2d

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!! 2d

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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. 2d

BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 No worries—the discussions will be here whenever you‘re caught up! 11h

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Haha—one small benefit of Litsy‘s issues last week! 11h

BarbaraJean @Daisey I‘ve had to do a lot of catch-up lately, too—so many (good) bookish commitments! 11h

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BarbaraJean

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

#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. 2d

tpixie This was a family favorite movie. 2d

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... 2d

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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) 2d

tpixie @BarbaraJean 🩷🩷🩷 Well, at least it‘s not 490!? 😀 2d

BarbaraJean @tpixie The print is pretty small, but it does seem like an awfully low page count!! 2d

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) 2d

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.“ 2d

TheAromaofBooks Also I literally had to go to SparkNotes and write down who some of the characters are 😂 2d

lauraisntwilder There are 33 chapters in mine, too. 350 pages. My impression so far is surprise that there's even a discussion of prejudice. 2d

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! 2d

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. 2d

DieAReader Also quotes & 33 chapters in my Kindle Amazon Classics Edition. Some confusion on characters & alliances but it‘s still early🤭 1d

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! 11h

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BarbaraJean

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

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. 1w

DieAReader 💖Happy I came across the #LMMAdjacent post a few weeks ago. 📖I‘ll be reading along with everyone🤓 1w

BarbaraJean @Suet624 Too many great books to read, right?! @DieAReader Glad to have you reading along! I‘ll add you to the tag list! 6d

DieAReader @BarbaraJean 🤓💖Thanks! 6d

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LitsyEvents

Rainbow Valley | L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Repost for @BarbaraJean
Next up in the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead our #LMMReread of Rainbow Valley & our #LMMAdjacent read of The Last of the Mohicans. @BarbaraJean will post check ins on Saturdays; full discussion of Rainbow Valley will be March 15 & for Last of the Mohicans it will be on April 12.
All are welcome to join in! Please let @BarbaraJean know if you want to be added to or removed from the tag
list.

BarbaraJean Thanks for re-posting! 3w

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BarbaraJean

Rainbow Valley | L. M. Montgomery

Next up in the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead: our #LMMReread of Rainbow Valley, and our #LMMAdjacent read of The Last of the Mohicans.

I‘ll post check-ins on Saturdays; the full discussion of Rainbow Valley will be March 15, and for Last of the Mohicans it will be on April 12.

All are welcome to join in! I‘ll post my tag lists for each book in the comments. Please let me know if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be (or vice versa!)

LitsyEvents

BarbaraJean Rainbow Valley:
@julieclair, @TheAromaofBooks, @lauraisntwilder, @CogsOfEncouragement, @rubyslippersreads, @kwmg40, @JenLovesJT47

Rainbow Valley

BarbaraJean Last of the Mohicans:
@Daisey, @TheAromaofBooks, @julieclair, @lauraisntwilder, @rubyslippersreads, @JenLovesJT47

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757

Daisey Looking forward to Last of the Mohicans! 3w

julieclair Looking forward to both of these! 3w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I'm in for both of these - or at least I've kept them from getting packed 😂 3w

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BarbaraJean

The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett

Bonus info I somehow missed before:
There are four short stories related to Pointed Firs (I guess those are the “and other stories” in some editions!). I haven‘t read them yet, but I‘m planning to track them down to read in the next week or two. If you‘ve read them, or want to check them out & report back, please chime in with your thoughts! The stories are:
"The Foreigner"
"The Queen's Twin"
"A Dunnet Shepherdess"
"William's Wedding"

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BarbaraJean #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent 1mo

TheAromaofBooks I ended up purchasing this book - and am very glad I did!! - and does include these stories. I'm definitely planning to read them!! 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks It‘s funny, because I intentionally checked out an ebook without “and other stories” because I didn‘t realize they were related and didn‘t intend to read them. And I wanted a correct page count for tracking my reading. Now I‘m gonna have to check out a different copy WITH the stories and adjust my reading trackers 😂 1mo

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TheAromaofBooks I actually kind of did the same thing - I looked for an edition without the stories because I thought they were related to EACH OTHER not to the main story 😂 But now I'm glad that I ended up with this one and cannot WAIT to find out how William gets married!! 1mo

julieclair I also purposely looked for a copy without the other stories! And I read an e-book, but I think I‘d like to actually own a copy. A vintage copy would be ideal. 4w

BarbaraJean @julieclair I had to order a print copy from the library in order to get one with the stories, but I may end up buying a copy as well! 4w

julieclair Just saw the eBay prices for a vintage copy. 😳 I think a modern copy will have to suffice! 4w

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BarbaraJean

The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett

Which scenes or chapters stand out in your reading? What made them memorable or meaningful?

Is there anything else you‘d like to discuss from your reading of this book, or quotes you‘d like to share?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

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julieclair I loved the chapter with the widower who lost his wife 8 years prior. He was such a sweet man… I wanted to reach through the book and hug him! 4w

BarbaraJean @julieclair Yes! I just loved the way he talked about his wife. He reminded me a lot of Captain Jim from House of Dreams, and his “lost Margaret.“ 4w

julieclair Yes! I agree! 4w

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BarbaraJean

The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett

Reading this as an #LMMAdjacent book, I had my eye out for paralells with LMM‘s other work. What similarities or differences do you see between Pointed Firs and Anne‘s House of Dreams (setting, characters, narrative style, etc.)?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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TheAromaofBooks Certain scenes definitely made me think of LMM - especially the big family reunion, or the parts where someone else is telling a story. I expected descriptions of nature and the sea to make me think of her writing, but it was actually the human parts. Jewett does a wonderful job sketching characters through their words and actions, and that part really reminded me of LMM's similar ability. 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks The setting felt like it should remind me of Four Winds—there were a lot of surface similarities—but it had a whole different vibe than House of Dreams. I completely agree about the characters. Mrs. Todd especially! The episodic, sketch-like writing style and its lightness on plot actually reminded me more of Lark Rise! LMM‘s more episodic books feel more humorous than this one, but the nostalgia here felt like Lark. 1mo

julieclair @BarbaraJean Yes! This totally reminded me of Lark Rise. But I‘ve been wondering why I loved this book and didn‘t really care for Lark Rise. I think it‘s Jewett‘s lyrical writing style that made the difference for me. 4w

BarbaraJean @julieclair Yes, I felt like the writing in Lark (especially in the first book and a half) was very plain and flat. I enjoyed the last book and a half of Lark Rise quite a bit, once there were actual characters and personalities on the page! But the descriptions and the personalities here were delightful throughout. 4w

julieclair I am still struggling through Lark Rise, but am determined to finish… sometime… It‘s good to know the second half picks up a bit. 4w

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BarbaraJean

The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent

Pointed Firs largely focuses on female characters—and only a few of these women are pictured in relation to a male character. Did you notice this emphasis on female experience in the text? Do you read this as a matter of perspective (“write what you know”) or a conscious choice to center female experience?

Which characters were most vivid to you?

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julieclair To me, the emphasis on female characters seemed more like a matter of perspective, rather than a conscious choice. But interestingly, that perspective allowed their quiet strength to be emphasized, in the way they just got on with their daily lives in a very matter of fact way. Mrs. Todd‘s mother and the woman who lived alone on the island after she lost her fiancé both stood out to me as especially strong women. 4w

BarbaraJean @julieclair It felt like perspective rather than conscious choice to me as well, but I really liked how central women were to the story. I just loved the story about the woman alone on the island! So beautiful and heartbreaking. There was a real LMM flavor to a lot of these characters as well—Mrs. Todd especially! 4w

julieclair Agreed. I could totally see Mrs. Todd feeling right at home in a LMM novel. 4w

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