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A review by idicalini
Dance of the Tiger: A Novel of the Ice Age by Björn Kurtén, Bjorn Kurten
3.0
First finished book of 2023!
I thought this book had a very interesting premise. I loved reading about the prehistoric world and I really loved the way Neanderthals and Homo sapiens are portrayed, the cultural and physical differences and similarities between both and how they interacted with each other. The fact that this book was written by an actual paleontologist made it all the more believable and realistic. However, the story itself wasn't written in a very engaging way, it is clear that his main focus was not to be the author of a thrilling book, but to write about prehistoric life. Which was completely fine; it made the book enjoyable to read, but it didn't grip me the way that, for example, Clan of the Cave Bear did.
I thought this book had a very interesting premise. I loved reading about the prehistoric world and I really loved the way Neanderthals and Homo sapiens are portrayed, the cultural and physical differences and similarities between both and how they interacted with each other. The fact that this book was written by an actual paleontologist made it all the more believable and realistic. However, the story itself wasn't written in a very engaging way, it is clear that his main focus was not to be the author of a thrilling book, but to write about prehistoric life. Which was completely fine; it made the book enjoyable to read, but it didn't grip me the way that, for example, Clan of the Cave Bear did.