The Deerslayer - The First Warpath
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James Fenimore Cooper
(4,626 Sterne; 174 Bewertungen)
The Deerslayer, or The First Warpath (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking tales to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. (Introduction by Wikipedia) (20 hr 25 min)
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The Deerslayer
Norskig
(5 Sterne)
I enjoy Cooper's writing, great recording, well done.
great book
Brian Biddle
(5 Sterne)
great book. good reader after 1st chapter
very spiritual read
Mark Kerin
(5 Sterne)
I wish virtue was more contagious
Well read after the first chapter
mtngoat
(5 Sterne)
Bill Boerst ( apologizes if mis spelled) was the perfect voice, tone and accent to brink the legendary Hawkeye to life. Bravo sir, Bravo!! Keep in mind while you listen to this book, the ways of the time of its setting. They thought and acted differently than we do in our fast paced lives. I think that Mr. Boerst does a great job of capturing the time as well as the characters.
Pretty good
jtodd1973
(3 Sterne)
The first chapter, read by Josh Smith, is difficult to get through, as it's read in one of those monotonous drones with no indication of punctuation or dialogue. However, the remaining 30+ chapters, read by Bill Boerst, are pretty good--not great but pretty good. There are some pronunciation problems and there's not much intonation, but it's a nice, straightforward reading.
just one of the all-time greatest American novels
(5 Sterne)
Persevere to the 2nd chapter, its worth it.
(4 Sterne)
I wish there was two ratings, one for the book and another for the reader. The book's story its self I would rate 5 stars. I nearly passed it by due to the reader of the first chapter. There is a short reading before every chapter which is not part of the story directly, most are poetry on which to reflect the coming chapter. But I had no idea what was going on in chapter 1 for the first 4-5 minutes as he fumbles his words. His pronunciation is muddy, difficult to understand it times, and nearly monotone . I would have given two stars to the first chapter if rated it alone. Chapter 2 and on is much better as Bill Borst does a fairly decent job and is much easier to listen to, though I think the infection used for Deerslayer is a bit to "happy hillbilly". I always considered Nathaniel as a more focused serious sounding individual, but that is personal likings I think. So I give Bill 4 stars as this is a free recording and perfection is not to be expected.
Excellent
(5 Sterne)
Bill Boerst reads James Fenimore Cooper so well. This first of the five Leatherstocking Tales is no exception. He brings the perfect reading voice. It’s too bad he didn’t read all of the other books (why?!?). Thankfully, he does not try to read with different voices. I think he got a little emotional toward the end of the narrative; his reading of it brought a tear to my eye! Good job, sir.