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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
I loved this book. It's really made me appreciate my family, and the relative ease of living.
I liked this. loved the flip between neanderthal and modern world. loved the tie that keeps us together.
Pre-hIstorical fiction! The setting is France: pre-historic and contemporary. Cameron gives life to Girl, a young neanderthal woman living with her very small family in the mountains of what we now know is France. And Rose, a British archaeologist who is also pregnant and unsure abut what her every next move will be, is all consumed with the discovery of a neanderthal skeleton and a modern day human skeleton that were found fossilized together. The two women are soon on a parallel journey that will make Rose see that their are very primitive forces at work in every one of us.
Most memorable for me is the scene where Girl eats the ___________.....well, that's actually many scenes! And it is truly a memorable novel. An admirable follow up to her great novel, The Bear!
Most memorable for me is the scene where Girl eats the ___________.....well, that's actually many scenes! And it is truly a memorable novel. An admirable follow up to her great novel, The Bear!
This was quite the dual timeline.
Forty thousand years in the past there is Girl, one of the last surviving Neanderthals, the eldest daughter in the family who finds herself alone and struggling to save her people.
In the present day, an archaeologist, Rosamund Gale races to excavate a startling Neanderthal discovery before giving her birth to her first child.
It’s a story that explores the similarities and differences between women today, and early hominid females of the past.
I really enjoyed the book. It is unique in its perspective and was fun to read while teaching my kids about this early period of history (I did not read it to them).
Forty thousand years in the past there is Girl, one of the last surviving Neanderthals, the eldest daughter in the family who finds herself alone and struggling to save her people.
In the present day, an archaeologist, Rosamund Gale races to excavate a startling Neanderthal discovery before giving her birth to her first child.
It’s a story that explores the similarities and differences between women today, and early hominid females of the past.
I really enjoyed the book. It is unique in its perspective and was fun to read while teaching my kids about this early period of history (I did not read it to them).
Great story. Back and forth between the last Neanderthal and the paleoanthrpologist who discovered her bones. Interesting at both ends.
With empathy, grace, and beauty, Cameron captured my heart. Beautifully ties together present and past, human and almost-human, and the timeless connection motherhood.
Thanks to NetGalley, Claire Cameron, and Little, Brown & Company for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
This book took me a while to get into, but the investment was well worth it.
Cameron starts us in the world of Girl, a Neanderthal female who is trying to survive the harsh realities of her life with her family. Once we are invested in her story, the author takes us forward to archaeologist Rosamund Gale's world, as she works the site of Girl's final resting place. The story continues to weave between the two characters and the similarities of their lives, and at the end you realize that life may not be *totally* easier today -- it just lasts longer (and has some additional comforts).
In the end, I wound up more invested in Girl's life than I did in Rose's, but the storytelling is solid and I would probably recommend to my friends who like reading unconventional narratives about family.
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My Rating System:
5 Stars = great book, would enthusiastically recommend
4 Stars = good book, would recommend
3 Stars = so-so rating, might recommend
2 Stars = finished, but would not recommend
1 Stars = bailed
This book took me a while to get into, but the investment was well worth it.
Cameron starts us in the world of Girl, a Neanderthal female who is trying to survive the harsh realities of her life with her family. Once we are invested in her story, the author takes us forward to archaeologist Rosamund Gale's world, as she works the site of Girl's final resting place. The story continues to weave between the two characters and the similarities of their lives, and at the end you realize that life may not be *totally* easier today -- it just lasts longer (and has some additional comforts).
In the end, I wound up more invested in Girl's life than I did in Rose's, but the storytelling is solid and I would probably recommend to my friends who like reading unconventional narratives about family.
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My Rating System:
5 Stars = great book, would enthusiastically recommend
4 Stars = good book, would recommend
3 Stars = so-so rating, might recommend
2 Stars = finished, but would not recommend
1 Stars = bailed
3,5
Mir hat die Geschichte um Mädchen sehr gut gefallen, was nicht zuletzt am Setting lag. Es war spannend, Ihr zu folgen. Das Verständnis von Familie und die Art der Kommunikation der Neandertaler untereinander aber auch mit ihrer Umgebung waren besonders interessant geschildert.
Den weitaus geringen Teil der Erzählung in der Jetztzeit hätte ich nicht unbedingt gebraucht. Auch die Protagonistin dort war mir weniger sympathisch. Lieber wäre es mir gewesen, mehr über Interaktion zwischen Neandertaler und Homo Sapiens zu lesen. Dennoch eine Empfehlung.
Mir hat die Geschichte um Mädchen sehr gut gefallen, was nicht zuletzt am Setting lag. Es war spannend, Ihr zu folgen. Das Verständnis von Familie und die Art der Kommunikation der Neandertaler untereinander aber auch mit ihrer Umgebung waren besonders interessant geschildert.
Den weitaus geringen Teil der Erzählung in der Jetztzeit hätte ich nicht unbedingt gebraucht. Auch die Protagonistin dort war mir weniger sympathisch. Lieber wäre es mir gewesen, mehr über Interaktion zwischen Neandertaler und Homo Sapiens zu lesen. Dennoch eine Empfehlung.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very interesting read, but I would've liked a bit more depth.