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As this book opens, 12-year-old Loon is being sent out naked in the middle of a heavy rain storm to survive on his own in the Ice Age wilderness for a few weeks - this is part of his small tribe's adulthood ritual and also part of Loon's shaman training. Following Loon as he becomes an adult and a shaman, this book imagines humans in the Paleolithic climate with great detail and realism. It's hard to place this into a genre - "prehistoric fiction" might be closest, but it's also a survival story and might appeal to fans of post-apocalyptic speculative fiction. I found it a weird mix of riveting and slow. And, bonus: unlike my decades-old memories of the [b:Clan of the Cave Bear|1295|The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)|Jean M. Auel|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385331302s/1295.jpg|1584694], there are no rape scenes.
The story is also smart and goes deep into what it means to live in a culture without writing, with only oral tradition, as well as going far into psychedelic drugs and cave painting.
The story is also smart and goes deep into what it means to live in a culture without writing, with only oral tradition, as well as going far into psychedelic drugs and cave painting.