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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This book always evokes such strong emotions in me! There is intense character growth and development.
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I love the opportunity Ayla has to be with Rydag and learn more about Durc through him, but also to help him have a more fulfilling life before he passed away. Ayla and Jondalar's relationship is really tested, but you learn the importance of communication and honesty about what you're thinking and feeling.
I just can't get enough of this series.
Yes, it's a bit smutty, and yes, it's a bit nerdy, in that anthropological sort of way, but I just can't seem to put Auel's books down once I crack them open!
I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the series, so much so, in fact, that I'm debating driving to the bookstore right now to buy the next one...
Yes, it's a bit smutty, and yes, it's a bit nerdy, in that anthropological sort of way, but I just can't seem to put Auel's books down once I crack them open!
I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the series, so much so, in fact, that I'm debating driving to the bookstore right now to buy the next one...
I liked this book a lot better than the previous one, it started out quite boring but soon became quite good, I loved to read about Jondalars jealousy and how Ayla was confused about what he did and what he said. It was better than the previous book, in which Ayla was alone for a large part of the book and the story mainly consisted of discriptions of random plants and animals. I mean, hello, I don't care...
But in this book we got to meet some new people and yeah, I liked that. (:
But in this book we got to meet some new people and yeah, I liked that. (:
This was a great continuation in the series. Although there were several repetitive scenes and storylines that were at times a bit frustrating the ending made up for it. When the favorite little guy Rydag dies (of no reasonable explanation) my heart broke for all of the people who loved him especially because he couldn't receive a regular burial. I was also glad to see the reuniting of Jondalar and Ayla. That should have happened about 400 pages in, when they actually talked to each other.
Overall, it was a good book and has me hooked and ready for the next story Plains of Passage!
Overall, it was a good book and has me hooked and ready for the next story Plains of Passage!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Did I love it? No. Did I hate it? Not entirely?
I liked all the characters other than the main two WAY more. If you’ve made it this far in the series as well, be prepared for SEVEN HUNDRED pages of either miscommunication or refusal to communicate because one thinks the other thinks something else without actually talking to each other. Egad!
Potential Spoiler: One thing I did appreciate is seeing more of Jondalar’s struggle to accept that things are different from what he was conditioned his entire life to think. But by halfway through, I was tired of it and all the repeating of information that the readers should know. Potential Major Spoiler; Rydag, noooo! And I feel so awful for Ranec, jeez
I’ll still carry on with the series because I didn’t hate it, but the skim reading was a lot more prevalent
I liked all the characters other than the main two WAY more. If you’ve made it this far in the series as well, be prepared for SEVEN HUNDRED pages of either miscommunication or refusal to communicate because one thinks the other thinks something else without actually talking to each other. Egad!
I’ll still carry on with the series because I didn’t hate it, but the skim reading was a lot more prevalent
Когато излиза, тази поредица е хвалена като уникален поглед в битието на предците ни и даже получава няколко награди. Защо, не мога да кажа.
Въпреки сносните си литературни качества като (главно) младежко четиво, описанията на живота и бита на хората от палеолита влизат в разрез с практически всеки научен факт, който знаем за тях. Като се започне от храната, която ядат, през предметите, които ползват, до общуването и племенния живот, авторката представя една идеализирана, романтична представа, очевидно повлияна от поколения натрупани в съзнанието й митове за "благородния дивак".
Фактите от археологията и антропологията обаче сочат, че хората от палеолита нито са се хранили със зърнени храни, нито са имали голямо разнообразие от методи за приготвяне на храна, нито са изработвали и притежавали много и сложни сечива и предмети на изкуството, нито са опитомявали животни. Не са и имали широка междуплеменна социална мрежа, а напротив - били са войнствени и канибали, със смъртност на мъжете от насилие стигаща до 40%. Като цяло, авторката им приписва сложност и изкусност на бита, каквито човешкият вид придобива едва стотици хилядолетия по-късно, на съвсем различен цивилизационен етап.
Описанието на неандерталците като примитивни полумаймуни може да се преглътне, защото книгата е писана преди потвърждаването на хипотезата, че са били всъщност по-интелигентни от Homo Sapiens.
Въпреки сносните си литературни качества като (главно) младежко четиво, описанията на живота и бита на хората от палеолита влизат в разрез с практически всеки научен факт, който знаем за тях. Като се започне от храната, която ядат, през предметите, които ползват, до общуването и племенния живот, авторката представя една идеализирана, романтична представа, очевидно повлияна от поколения натрупани в съзнанието й митове за "благородния дивак".
Фактите от археологията и антропологията обаче сочат, че хората от палеолита нито са се хранили със зърнени храни, нито са имали голямо разнообразие от методи за приготвяне на храна, нито са изработвали и притежавали много и сложни сечива и предмети на изкуството, нито са опитомявали животни. Не са и имали широка междуплеменна социална мрежа, а напротив - били са войнствени и канибали, със смъртност на мъжете от насилие стигаща до 40%. Като цяло, авторката им приписва сложност и изкусност на бита, каквито човешкият вид придобива едва стотици хилядолетия по-късно, на съвсем различен цивилизационен етап.
Описанието на неандерталците като примитивни полумаймуни може да се преглътне, защото книгата е писана преди потвърждаването на хипотезата, че са били всъщност по-интелигентни от Homo Sapiens.
I liked this book better than the prior one because it had more of a story and less of the soft porn crap. However, Auel has gotten to the point where she needs an editor to rein her in. I realize one of the issues you come across when reading a sequel is the author will often briefly restate significant events from prior books in case the reader is not familiar with them. The Mammoth Hunters contains a lot of restating. And a lot of wordiness. When the author describes Ayla's thoughts, for example, does she really need to tell us word-for-word what's going through her mind? Couldn't she just sum it up in a few sentences, rather than a few pages?
I read this book when the Earth's Children series first came out. I ran across one of the later book at my mother's house and decided to re-read the series.
I am really hooked on this series right now. Thus far, this one is my favorite. I was a little frustrated though that J & A took so much time to actually talk to each other. I still feel Auel spends too much time describing the details of prehistoric life ... I found myself skimming through those sections to get back to the storyline.