A review by pickishpiper
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel

2.0

This book was a disappoint. I feel as though Auel drafted out the first one hundred pages or so and then the last one hundred pages only and then editors informed her of some sort of required word count. There are about 300 pages that could have easily been removed; it felt akin to the first book where every needle of every pine tree is described. The Song of the Mother does not need to be repeated, in its entirety, in every chapter. A long-winded recap of a character does not need to occur more than once in a single book. All action and anticipation created was cut short, almost as if rushed to meet a deadline. Think of this as the Season 8 of Game of Thrones - a let down and a disservice to fans.