Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses
Fuldapocalypse now turns its attention to noted World War III author Mark Twain. I have to share Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses because as a child, it was the kind of thing that made me guffaw massively. And still does. Since I have not read any of Cooper’s actual novels, if I was to do so now it would probably be something like watching a Jean-Luc Goddard movie after the Monty Python “French Subtitled Film” sketch that parodied it massively.
Twain was proceeding Mystery Science Theater 3000 by a century and it was amazing. Whether or not he was accurate in his critique of Cooper, it was certainly fun to read. (Also fun fact: The home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, was named after the author. Twain would have had a field day critiquing the ballots of writers who do things like vote for steroid-tarred Gary Sheffield but not Bonds or Clemens).
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Last of the Mohicans is one of those rare cases where the movie is vastly better than the book, I’ve always thought. Was required to read it back in high school, and found it a frustrating read. I’m glad Mark Twain agrees – never read his critique before, thank you for that.
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Years ago I tried to read Last of the Mohicans. Couldn’t do it. The prose was too difficult and the storyline was dull. Too bad because tv and film adaptations were terrific (in different ways).
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