Stephen Johnson - The Last of the Mohicans

I chose The Last of the Mohicans because it was the only book I recognized and or heard of.  Written by James Cooper a man with an intense vocabulary. The setting of this book takes place during the French and Indian war as we follow around some characters. First off, the beginning of this book honestly was like slamming in to a brick wall. As a practitioner of extremely light reading, the vocab and syntax of this book was reminiscent of a Shakespearean playwright. The Shakespearean synergy might have also been from the initial Shakespeare quote in the beginning under the first chapter as well. Once I recovered my bearings further in the book the action and adventure took over, and I could finally immerse myself.  At which point I realized I had dosed off missing multiple pages leading to a reread session. I did not like the point of view because it forced me to constantly think about who is talking? With the confusing point of view comes the very detailed descriptions which I found quite interesting, and yet I still could only vaguely grasp the big picture leading me again to dose off.  What I liked about the book were the little things. Little things such as the quotes at the beginning of each chapter and the footnotes were my favorite part. Sadly the footnotes stopped, leaving an empty hole in my heart wherefore they should have been. The plot was not shabby and the action throughout kept me interested. A question here or there on the plot which I might have missed in my dosed off state but overall not terrible. I liked the historical aspect of the book which I don't often see often in books outside of the common textbook. I would not recommend this book to other members of the only read when forced club, but for those who enjoy reading you might as well check it out. Contrary to how I make it sound it was a good book, I just hate reading stories and the like.