The Pioneers

De: James Fenimore Cooper

Narrado por: Jim Killavey

While portraying life in a new settlement on New York's Lake Otsego in the final years of the 18th century, Cooper deftly explores the cultural and philosophical underpinnings of the American experience. He contrasts the natural codes of the hunter and woodsman, Natty Bumpo, and his Indian friend, John Mokegan, with the more rigid structure of law required by a more complex society.

This is the fourth in Cooper's series of five books known as the Leatherstocking Tales, which were arranged according to the chronology of their hero, Natty Bumpo.

Public Domain (P)1986 Jimcin Recordings

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The Pioneers is a rich chronicle of early frontier life filled with action, adventure, romance, and history." (The Literature Network)

Wonderful 4th part of the story of Nathaniel Bumppo!

The narrator is a New Englander so it made it more authentic to me. The picture painted of the “progress” and settling of our nation was quite moving from several points of view. I feel sad that the fields around me have been supplanted with houses. I can’t imagine the sadness of watching all the trees cut down to begin settling a place as that to which Natty Bumppo was witness.

Painfully bad reading of a 1790's country tale

An interesting account of social rituals and the invasions of government into rural life in the 1790's, nearly ruined by the worst reader who has ever massacred a book. Does he pause after every four words hallucinating nonexistent commas, or is he short-winded? Does he accent the wrong words in every sentence because he is reading the text for the first time? The mispronounciations are the least of his sins. This would be a charming comedy of up-country manners, frontier politics, and Revolution-era diction, but the tour is made painful by the halting, spavined nag we are forced to ride. The book is worth the time if you're interested in American history or the old age of Natty and Chingatchcook - but find a version read by anybody else.

Very good not as good as Deerslayer

Where does The Pioneers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Medium it is not as good as the previous books

Would you be willing to try another book from James Fenimore Cooper? Why or why not?

Yes

Have you listened to any of Jim Killavey’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes very good

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

After the wilderness

Any additional comments?

Good book finishes his other stories that were great.

A glimpse of the past

I found it fascinating to read historical fiction from someone who lived close to those times. There's a colorful cast of well-drawn characters, and though it didn't have a lot of action until the last third of the story, it was informative and thought-provoking. The wonderful ending made me so glad I stayed with it.

time for a remake

The narrator is killing me. He enunciates well but he is just reading in a singsong manner with no sense that he's paying attention to what he's saying. I don't think I can make it through because of his voice. I've read the book before so it's not the writing style that is offputting. It's the poor reading style.