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The Last Neanderthal
by Claire Cameron
I read the Clan of the Cavebear series when I was inappropriately young, so I was quite intrigued to read The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron, the author of the emotional novel The Bear, which I really enjoyed. The Last Neanderthal takes place 40,000 years ago and tells the story of Girl, the oldest daughter in a family living in a harsh landscape, and in the modern day, as Rose, an archaeologist, works to excavate two newly discovered bodies.
Like last time, I really loved Cameron's writing in The Last Neanderthal: it was intense and emotional at the same time. Both stories were compelling in their own way, while there was a clear connection between them, I struggled with having both in the same book. One story was always left on a cliffhanger before switching to the other, and I found it really distracting. The cliffhangers were the worst for the modern day portion, so I ended up skipping ahead to find out what happened, but by the end of the book I ended up wishing Cameron had just focused on the past. I though her exploration of the Neanderthal life was really intriguing and well-written, and I wish she had stuck to that so I could stay immersed in that world. Still, The Last Neanderthal definitely reconfirmed my commitment to read any future novels by Claire Cameron, and I will be curious to see what unusual world she explores next.
Like last time, I really loved Cameron's writing in The Last Neanderthal: it was intense and emotional at the same time. Both stories were compelling in their own way, while there was a clear connection between them, I struggled with having both in the same book. One story was always left on a cliffhanger before switching to the other, and I found it really distracting. The cliffhangers were the worst for the modern day portion, so I ended up skipping ahead to find out what happened, but by the end of the book I ended up wishing Cameron had just focused on the past. I though her exploration of the Neanderthal life was really intriguing and well-written, and I wish she had stuck to that so I could stay immersed in that world. Still, The Last Neanderthal definitely reconfirmed my commitment to read any future novels by Claire Cameron, and I will be curious to see what unusual world she explores next.