Mohawk Valley

In this entry in the Carey family series, the young man of the family is falsely accused of cheating at cards and leaves the country for the family estate in New York. I love the idea and the production values of these books, and the writing is not bad, but the stories fall flat for me. This one is a particularly insensitive demonstration of Brits feeling entitled to conquer the world (lording it over the native Americans, of course, but also French Canadians in the battle for Quebec). Like the other Carey books I've read so far, this one is totally male-centric in a preteen sort of way; the men seem to have no sexual feelings at all and women are almost completely absent from their world. Boys may find this all terribly exciting (my son loves it) but it bores me quickly. I'd far rather have some interesting drawing room conversation than yet another battle.