tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post4100037174916079451..comments2024-02-28T01:11:56.474-08:00Comments on THE LAND OF NOD: Last of the Mohicans [Quick Review]John Matthew Staterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-73559989444576427462014-09-25T06:28:31.229-07:002014-09-25T06:28:31.229-07:00I am happy to take note that you have found the La...I am happy to take note that you have found the Last of the Mohicans. One of the so called classics next to Moby Dick and the Three Musketeers, and others.<br />If you are still looking for inspiring material allow me to introduce you to Karl May, a german author, known to joust about any living German (and Swiss German too) but virtually unknown in the English-speaking world.<br /><br />http://The Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831741246393118724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-24598812637367352612013-02-06T16:45:56.910-08:002013-02-06T16:45:56.910-08:00I'm reading TR's Rough Riders at the momen...I'm reading TR's Rough Riders at the moment - I'll have to look for the other. Last of the Mohicans is your basic adventure story - Hawkeye wouldn't be entirely out of place with Conan.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-13211121355317762382013-02-06T13:26:31.270-08:002013-02-06T13:26:31.270-08:00Haven't read Cooper, but have been reading Ted...Haven't read Cooper, but have been reading Teddy Roosevelt's account of the settling of Kentucky and Tennessee, which struck me that there is a great wealth of inspiration for RPGs in the history of that period. I look forward to seeing your hex crawl.Rod Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824146866756155345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-77411870891193015812013-02-05T20:00:12.942-08:002013-02-05T20:00:12.942-08:00I made the mistake of reading Mark Twain's cri...I made the mistake of reading Mark Twain's criticism of Cooper before actually trying to read one of the novels, so I couldn't really get past the stuff he makes fun of.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440605975564288373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-49233582982458338972013-02-05T18:13:06.475-08:002013-02-05T18:13:06.475-08:00It does a bit, but compared to contemporary novels...It does a bit, but compared to contemporary novels, I think it moved pretty well.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-44596092504207599642013-02-05T18:09:48.689-08:002013-02-05T18:09:48.689-08:00I think it kind of drags in places, but I remember...I think it kind of drags in places, but I remember liking it when I read it.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8653301951574738973.post-56368790256362804892013-02-05T13:10:05.477-08:002013-02-05T13:10:05.477-08:00I just read "Last of the Mohicans" a few...I just read "Last of the Mohicans" a few months ago. I loved it. I didn't really think about the gaming aspects until later.<br /><br />I hadn't thought about any connection with Tolkien, but it is interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com