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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
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
In that it concluded the series without major question marks, I liked the book. But much of it was descriptions of caves and paintings, which for me, was boring. The character development fell a bit flat, as though this was a book she didn't plan on writing. The end was more typical of why I have liked the series -- filled with tension and interest -- but the resolutions seem too easy. The apprentices for Jondalar and Ayla's Zelandoni training were clearly major influences on the character development, and yet we don't see any of it. The division into parts to fast forward through time felt cheap and like I was being deprived of story.
The telling of the Marona story from Ayla's perspectie diminishes it. I am disappointed. I read so much about cave paintings that moved the story forward not at all, and not enough about Marthona/Willimar, Marona/Jondalar, Danug, Joplaya or Ayla and the One Who is First. There was so much more potential in this book and none of it was explored because the author was having a love fest with the cave paintings.
The telling of the Marona story from Ayla's perspectie diminishes it. I am disappointed. I read so much about cave paintings that moved the story forward not at all, and not enough about Marthona/Willimar, Marona/Jondalar, Danug, Joplaya or Ayla and the One Who is First. There was so much more potential in this book and none of it was explored because the author was having a love fest with the cave paintings.
Just can't make myself finish this. Such a disapointment!
Easily the WORST book I've ever read. I enjoyed the first two, tolerated the next two, was annoyed with book 5 and seriously hated this last one. No story line, rehashing content from the past books and repeating the same phrases over and over and over. It adds no value what so ever to the series.
This took me almost a year to get through. I kept putting it down and picking up something else. It really REALLY should have been about a quarter of the size and it would have been good. Endless descriptions of images painted in caves for hundreds of pages... it should have been one non-fiction book WITH PICTURES, and another fiction book with NARRATIVE and then the work that went into this may have been worth it. Seriously, for a series that was quite enjoyable for the most part this book (and the previous) were just quite disappointing.