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2.92 AVERAGE


Siento que esta saga pudo haber terminado con los libros anteriores, este libro fue supremamente repetitivo; siempre contaba los mismo, no había una historia nueva o innovadora. Siento que alargaba las páginas con un montón de relleno innecesario, me desilusionó terriblemente el final de esta saga, se sintió como si se hubiera escrito solo por tener un libro más que vender.

Nótase un pouco bastante que é o último da saga e que se escribeu 100.000 anos despois do anterior. Un poquitín flojete, pero bueno a min fixérame unha ilusión tremenda que mo regalasen polo meu 14º cumpleanos cando saleu e non ter que andar pedíndollo a unha compañeira de clase que mos deixaba.

Hated it, what a disappointing end to a series I've loved for so long.

Mooi slot in een toch wel must-read reeks!
emotional informative tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This would have to be one of the worst books I have ever read. If you are reading this series out of loyalty, like me, don’t even bother with this one. Seriously. It’s 700+ pages of torture. The most disappointing conclusion to a book series I’ve ever read.

Although Clan of the Cave Bear wasn’t particularly well written, the story line was engaging and the characters were interesting and as a reader you became invested in them. The series starts to decline when Jondalar comes into it, because let’s be honest, he is just the actual worst.

This book is mind numbingly boring, with the most repetitive dialogue and descriptions. How many times do we need to read The Mother’s Song?? How many times are characters (that we have known for several books) introduced and described with the exact same adjectives every, single, time. The paragraphs of actual scientific research are so jarring when juxtaposed with the awful soap opera writing.

The major flaw of this series has always been Auel imposing modern days ideals and actions onto ice-age people. Ideas about love, sex, monogamy, jealously. It’s been excruciating to read sometimes but more so in this book where Ayla and Jondalar act in the most ridiculous way - their actions towards the end of the book are embarrassing and cringe.

And the “big reveal”.... sigh. Are we going to blame Ayla for the patriarchy??

This one is the worst of the series. It’s a decent read before bed, it’ll put you right to sleep. The portions of the book that actually have plot are recycled storylines from earlier in the series. In a word, disappointing.

A nice wrapping up of the series and not quite as raunchy as the middle books.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No