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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
The Not so Good Stuff
* The repetition in this book is unlike any book I have ever read before. On many occasions I actually felt like throwing the book across the room in frustration -- but I could have hurt something since the book is so feckin thick (I received the large print edition -- hmm think someone is trying to tell me something) You could have cut almost 400 pages out of the book and there still would be way to much repetition
* I never want to hear about someone describing a cave again, and at the beginning I thought that bit was interesting -- but after the 15th cave -- I'm set for life
* That mother song written in its entirety over 5 times -- hello I get it - once would have been fine. I will be singing the song in my sleep tonight & which might be a change from the Go Diego Go theme song
* Laughable dialogue and plot points. So Jondalar is the first modern daddy who likes to take care of his daughter while mommy goes to work and does drugs. Ayla suffers from a sort of post postpartum depression after losing her baby and tries to kill herself, but gets over it way too quickly -- which is an insult to anyone who has ever suffered from it -- trust me on this point. Ayla can solve every problem, she is little miss perfect and guess what she can talk to animals too.
* Ayla has an accent -- yup got that - you didn't have to mention that so many times (hmm get the repetition comment now)
* The constant long winded introductions that they go through every time they meet someone new
* Hmm, now I am repeating myself. The constant repetition of stories from the previous books
* Ok I know this is getting picky but expected Ayla to somehow connect with her first born again
* The book honestly really didn't tell us anything new or give us any closer about anything
* I liken my experience of reading this to the dismay of seeing the travesty that was The Phantom Menace after loving the original Star Wars series so much - A total disappointment
* All of a sudden the story jumps into an explanation of the ice age & it just comes across as a lecture and distracts from the story
* Enough with the bodily functions -- NO ONE wants to read shit and piss (and by the way -- it is written about on many occasions -- yup repetitive again)
Favorite Quotes/Passages
"She knew that Jondalar was only appreciating; he had no desire to do more than look" (yup that is exactly how I feel about all the attractive men in this world)
What I Learned
* Some interesting THEORIES about the origin of the species
* Might have to change my thought that I will never give a book a DNF rating - and I am a stubborn one, unless there is abuse to a child or an animal, I usually can finish a book no matter how bad it is
Who should/shouldn't read
* Die hard fans who loved ALL of the books in the series might find something to like
* Fans of Painted Caves -- this is your book!
* Also highly recommended for insomnia
1 Dewey's
Notes from Joan and Ted
* The most boring and awful ending to a book I have ever read
* I understand that the Zeladoni is a fat old chick there is no need to repeat it so often
* I loved the rest of the series and have bought this book to complete my collection, but I will probably never read it again
* This was like the ramblings of an old women who is prone to repeating herself
* Feckin (yup Joan is the reason I use Feckin all the time, but she says it so much better with her wonderful Irish accent) painted caves
* Ted Hated it and kept falling asleep while reading it and he loved the series too
I received this from Random House in exchange for an honest review -- sorry guys I feel like I should apologize for my review, but had to be honest.
* The repetition in this book is unlike any book I have ever read before. On many occasions I actually felt like throwing the book across the room in frustration -- but I could have hurt something since the book is so feckin thick (I received the large print edition -- hmm think someone is trying to tell me something) You could have cut almost 400 pages out of the book and there still would be way to much repetition
* I never want to hear about someone describing a cave again, and at the beginning I thought that bit was interesting -- but after the 15th cave -- I'm set for life
* That mother song written in its entirety over 5 times -- hello I get it - once would have been fine. I will be singing the song in my sleep tonight & which might be a change from the Go Diego Go theme song
* Laughable dialogue and plot points. So Jondalar is the first modern daddy who likes to take care of his daughter while mommy goes to work and does drugs. Ayla suffers from a sort of post postpartum depression after losing her baby and tries to kill herself, but gets over it way too quickly -- which is an insult to anyone who has ever suffered from it -- trust me on this point. Ayla can solve every problem, she is little miss perfect and guess what she can talk to animals too.
* Ayla has an accent -- yup got that - you didn't have to mention that so many times (hmm get the repetition comment now)
* The constant long winded introductions that they go through every time they meet someone new
* Hmm, now I am repeating myself. The constant repetition of stories from the previous books
* Ok I know this is getting picky but expected Ayla to somehow connect with her first born again
* The book honestly really didn't tell us anything new or give us any closer about anything
* I liken my experience of reading this to the dismay of seeing the travesty that was The Phantom Menace after loving the original Star Wars series so much - A total disappointment
* All of a sudden the story jumps into an explanation of the ice age & it just comes across as a lecture and distracts from the story
* Enough with the bodily functions -- NO ONE wants to read shit and piss (and by the way -- it is written about on many occasions -- yup repetitive again)
Favorite Quotes/Passages
"She knew that Jondalar was only appreciating; he had no desire to do more than look" (yup that is exactly how I feel about all the attractive men in this world)
What I Learned
* Some interesting THEORIES about the origin of the species
* Might have to change my thought that I will never give a book a DNF rating - and I am a stubborn one, unless there is abuse to a child or an animal, I usually can finish a book no matter how bad it is
Who should/shouldn't read
* Die hard fans who loved ALL of the books in the series might find something to like
* Fans of Painted Caves -- this is your book!
* Also highly recommended for insomnia
1 Dewey's
Notes from Joan and Ted
* The most boring and awful ending to a book I have ever read
* I understand that the Zeladoni is a fat old chick there is no need to repeat it so often
* I loved the rest of the series and have bought this book to complete my collection, but I will probably never read it again
* This was like the ramblings of an old women who is prone to repeating herself
* Feckin (yup Joan is the reason I use Feckin all the time, but she says it so much better with her wonderful Irish accent) painted caves
* Ted Hated it and kept falling asleep while reading it and he loved the series too
I received this from Random House in exchange for an honest review -- sorry guys I feel like I should apologize for my review, but had to be honest.
Not my favorite of her books, but still a wonderful glimpse into how people lived 10,000 years ago or more. I felt this one was a bit too redundant in trying to pick readers up on what had happened previously. Ms. Auel does does have a wonderful way of wrapping up such a beloved and authentic series. One more please!!!
Good title. Because it's a description of various caves.
On and on and on and on.
They tour some caves. This cave, that one, the other one. Jondalar understandably gets bored and has sex with someone other than Ayla.
They have a fight.
They make up.
Utterly boring.
On and on and on and on.
They tour some caves. This cave, that one, the other one. Jondalar understandably gets bored and has sex with
They have a fight.
They make up.
Utterly boring.
Read this on my Nook and on my iPad (with the Nook App. Disappointing. I was actually glad to reach the end so I could start on something else.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sadly, this last book did not measure up. There was no twists and turns...nothing to keep the pages turning. All the reviews are correct.....the ending was a flop. So sad...I wanted so much more for Ayla and her story.
Saaaaaaaaai! Ik vond de eerste boeken van de serie fantastisch, maar dit deel bestaat uit een herhaling van zetten tussen de hoofdpersonen en eindeloze (werkelijk on-ein-di-ge) beschrijvingen van beschilderde grotten. Een onwaardige afsluiter van de serie. Ik hoop tenminste dat dit het laatste boek is, als de auteur nog een laatste stuiptrekking uit deze melkkoe wil slepen ga ik die in ieder geval niet meer lezen.
While creating a toy for a crippled child, Ayla inadvertantly invents a crude combustion engine, saving the tribe from total anhilation at the hands of nature. She is congratulated by her best friend the lion and conveys her satisfaction to her horse, whose language she speaks. She celebrates the tribe's deliverance from the peril that only just began to occur shortly before her arrival by having perfect sex with her sensitive cave-man lover.
It's the sixth book in the series, thirty years after the first book was printed and ten since the last. Jean M. Auel clearly needs a new jetski.
It's the sixth book in the series, thirty years after the first book was printed and ten since the last. Jean M. Auel clearly needs a new jetski.
I am a fan of Native American fiction in general and Jean Auel's series in particular. I've read the previous books over and over. That's why this one was so disappointing. I found the book un- necessarily long and wordy; so much so, that descriptions and passages became down right repetitive... almost as if the author feared readers would not remember key traits of the main characters over her many pages. This was a hard one to finish, but finish I did. Good plot and the characters are just as I remembered them. I'd say pare it down and trust readers not require frequent trait reminders throughout and we'd have a winner.