Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (2006, Hardcover)

This is a good read, entertaining, and since it is historical, informative. It describes unfortunate acts by the US against the Cherokee, without moralizing or preaching. It is in memoir style. Although it is entertaining, the personal story of the main character falls somewhat flat, so that it feels more historical than one ordinarily expects in a novel. Nevertheless I recommend it for leisure reading.

I have no choice but to rate this purchase with the lowest possible score. Considering that I was informed that the book was shipped on 9/30/06 and I still do not have the book, I am not satisfied with my purchase. It was intended as a gift for my father's birthday on 10/14/06. Needless to say, I still owe him a birthday gift.

I have "contacted the seller" twice and filed a claim through eBay to no avail. I have not received a response from either the seller or eBay. Just today I attempted to contact the seller through their website. Hopefully I will be able to obtain a response, and more importantly, a book through that avenue. I have already paid for the book and would like either a book or a complete refund, and perhaps an explanation.

Thank you.

Another wonderful book by Charles Frazier! Mr. Frazier easily draws you into the incredible life of his main character, Will Cooper. A great read!The minute I heard the book was published, I put it on my "got to have" list. I highly recommend!!

Like another reviewer, I had trouble getting into this book at first. Part One is told in the present time (for the narrator) looking back, and I had difficulty following it--in fact, it took several months of putting the book down and picking it back up for me to read those first 23 pages. However, I started enjoying the read much more in Part Two, where it goes back to the beginning to tell the whole story. I did find that I had to go back and re-read portions of Part One to understand later references.

Once I grasped the concept of the way the story was being told, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Although it is a work of fiction, it helped me better understand the plight of the Native Americans. Frazier's views on politics and the way of life during Civil War times was interesting, too.

As a fan of Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain, and a a fan of historical fiction, I was excited to purchase this book. I am so glad that I did! Frazier's writing style is descriptive and compelling, and this book was absolutely lyrical.
I have added this to my 'Best Book' list.

This is definitely not a clone of Coldwater Mountain. This book is a history of the Cherokee nation from the prospective of an adopted white boy transpiring from the late 18th century to post transportation of the tribe ala "Trail of Tears". The book tries too hard to be all things, a man's diary, a love story, and a historical documentation of what actually happened to the Cherokee tribe, it's much worse than what we were lead to believe in our modern US history books. Talk about need for remuneration for injustices done to an aboriginal people

This was a very parallel book about the trail of tears and history in Western North Carolina. I was reading the book on a trip to Lake Tahoe, NV and the book was lost in the airport in Reno, NV.. I needed to purchase another copy so I could finish reading and naturally I went to EBay as I am a seller. I was able to get a good price and finish the very exciting book. There were no dislikes about this item.

I bought this book because it our Book Club selection for the month.
Most of us had read and thoroughly enjoyed Cold Mountain so we thought we'd try Frazier's latest.
It was slow getting into the book for most of us and once in we trudged our way through, never quite enjoying it but at the same time feeling compelled to read it. From an historical perspective, quite enlightening and informative. The book is written without emotion or feeling so you never grow attached to the characters. Would not be a book I'd recommend.

I wanted to purchase the book because Cold Mountain was a wonderful book and hoped that Thirteen Moons would be too.
Charles Frazier is a gifted story teller who captures the reader and will take you along on the journey with him. It's a great escape book. The main character of the story has lived a very interesting life. I would recommend this book to anyone who, like myself, enjoys a creative story about life.

Great buy, great book, great condition. I would buy from this seller again in an instant. i have loved both books read by this author and will read any others he may write.

Ebay is a good source for obtaining quality books at competitive prices. Book wwas in great shape,and arrived in a timely manner.