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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The other books in this series are excellent and fascinating. Skip this one! It’s so repetitive I don’t know how it got past an editor!
slow-paced
Ugh. I read the first part of the series years ago. I don't knot if the writing was as bad then or if it got bad. The book is painful, boring, and repetitive. Wish I had looked at reviews first because those are hours of my life I can't get back. Never again. Just terrible.
Although, like most of Auel's Earth's Children series, this book drags a little in the middle, it's an excellent close to a series decades in the writing.
The one star is for her dedication to explore the use of every. Single. Thing used during Theis time period.
Ayla isn’t presented as a real person in his book. As another one here wrote; this feels like fanfiction. She too good at everything, it’s boring. Hunting? Great. Medicin? A natural. Mother? Got a daughter who’s nearly as perfect as she is. Lover and wife? Hot damn, everyone (even straight women) wants her. Even her eyesight and hearing is way above average.
How is this possible? St one point I feared my eye would be stuck in an eternal eye roll because it happened that often.
Ayla isn’t presented as a real person in his book. As another one here wrote; this feels like fanfiction. She too good at everything, it’s boring. Hunting? Great. Medicin? A natural. Mother? Got a daughter who’s nearly as perfect as she is. Lover and wife? Hot damn, everyone (even straight women) wants her. Even her eyesight and hearing is way above average.
How is this possible? St one point I feared my eye would be stuck in an eternal eye roll because it happened that often.
I have been a faithful reader of the series, patiently waiting the dozen years between each book. in spite of all the bad reviews, I read this book anyway. some parts of the story held my attention, remembering the good old days of Earth's Children Series.
unfortunately, I'm disappointed. the book needed a huge amount of editing. (anyone unclear on the color of Jondalars eyes or Ayla having an accent?) the cave explorations got tedious. and the ending? oh, Ms. Auel, how could you?
I'm sad to see books that started great ending on a whimper and not a bang.
unfortunately, I'm disappointed. the book needed a huge amount of editing. (anyone unclear on the color of Jondalars eyes or Ayla having an accent?) the cave explorations got tedious. and the ending? oh, Ms. Auel, how could you?
I'm sad to see books that started great ending on a whimper and not a bang.
This last book of the Earth's Childeren series was pretty disappointing. The story went even slower than the other books and there were almost no exciting things happining. And if there was any exciting thing happining, Auel couldn't let it last. It was like almost immediatly over.
I dind't feel any connection with the charachters anymore. And I feel sorry for this because I totally loved Ayla, she was like a little heroe to me. There was no closeness either between Jonayla and Ayla, nor between Jonayla and Jondalar.
After five books of repetitions I was so tired of them. I know what happened in the previous books! You don't need to repeat it in every book ten times! My brain is okay!
Conclusion: Very disappointing.
I dind't feel any connection with the charachters anymore. And I feel sorry for this because I totally loved Ayla, she was like a little heroe to me. There was no closeness either between Jonayla and Ayla, nor between Jonayla and Jondalar.
After five books of repetitions I was so tired of them. I know what happened in the previous books! You don't need to repeat it in every book ten times! My brain is okay!
Conclusion: Very disappointing.
I think Jean Auel really phoned this one in. Clunky dialogue, lots of retelling of stuff I already read, basically just super boring and like 500 pages too long.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes