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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
slow-paced
The thing that I am noticed about this book is that a lot of it was the regurgitation of information that we found out in the previous books slightly altered to fit the new narrative. This is similar to how a lot of movies and books change things slightly when they are revising, the lore or switching mediums. That being said, I found this book extremely tedious to get through, and I needed to take several breaks. I had to read this as fast as possible because each time I put it down, it got harder and harder to pick it back up.
All I can say is thank God for audiobooks. I was able to put this series on 3x speed and listen to it in the background all day. Otherwise it would have taken me years to force my way through all 6 of these monstrosities. Curse me and my dumb promise to read every book I own.....
Strong character development:
No
It breaks my heart that the series that meant so, so much to me as a teenager ended this way. I've read some people think Jean Auel simply grew tired of telling this story. That's valid. But I'd worship a good fan fiction-universe expansion of this world. Let someone have access to the research so they can write a bunch of novellas expanding Ayla's world. Heck, I'd do it! There's just so much more story that could be told.
5/5
What a journey. Only you could have done it, Ayla. May Mother Earth bless you ♥️
What a journey. Only you could have done it, Ayla. May Mother Earth bless you ♥️
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wish I could rate it higher but part 3 is really hard to get through for me.
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Okay I thought the last book was bad.
I know she was pushed to make this book and finish everything but really she shouldn't have bothered. Her so called husband again takes ayla for granted but realized this to late after they have literally crossed a continent together and she lost a baby. I dropped reading it after that. Someone mentioned paint drying and yeah I could have skipped the whole visiting caves thing and again going into detail about how she does her healing. I wasn't expecting much, I knew by this book that it wasn't going to go well(the last book was also written poorly) but it's like she compiled what she had and said okay here's the book.
I can't finish it, I dropped it. At least I tried.
I know she was pushed to make this book and finish everything but really she shouldn't have bothered. Her so called husband again takes ayla for granted but realized this to late after they have literally crossed a continent together and she lost a baby. I dropped reading it after that. Someone mentioned paint drying and yeah I could have skipped the whole visiting caves thing and again going into detail about how she does her healing. I wasn't expecting much, I knew by this book that it wasn't going to go well(the last book was also written poorly) but it's like she compiled what she had and said okay here's the book.
I can't finish it, I dropped it. At least I tried.
The thing with this series is that while not a lot happens story wise, each book spans several years of time and you enjoy the meandering through the ancient landscape that the first people of this world once lived in.
now in book six, Land of Painted Caves, Ayla and Jondalar are raising their baby Jonayla among their friends and family, and Ayla's training as a shaman is progressing but at what cost?
The Earth's Children's series can be easily called a love story, for that is what is focuses on. The love between Jondalar and Ayla is strong and stands up to most every obstacle that gets put in their path, by others or themselves. It is epic, vibrant, all encompassing and above all else it is moving.
The biggest thing is that when people in the book are passing on information to each other that the reader already knows, they take a page or two to go over all of it again. And that does get a little tiring.
I really liked Land of Painted caves, it was a fitting end to the series and actually made me want to re-read at least the first two. Maybe I'll take those one once Ja No Read Mo is done...
now in book six, Land of Painted Caves, Ayla and Jondalar are raising their baby Jonayla among their friends and family, and Ayla's training as a shaman is progressing but at what cost?
The Earth's Children's series can be easily called a love story, for that is what is focuses on. The love between Jondalar and Ayla is strong and stands up to most every obstacle that gets put in their path, by others or themselves. It is epic, vibrant, all encompassing and above all else it is moving.
The biggest thing is that when people in the book are passing on information to each other that the reader already knows, they take a page or two to go over all of it again. And that does get a little tiring.
I really liked Land of Painted caves, it was a fitting end to the series and actually made me want to re-read at least the first two. Maybe I'll take those one once Ja No Read Mo is done...