Scan barcode
A review by hmgelo02
The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel
5.0
This book is the second in [a:Jean M Auel|861|Jean M. Auel|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1206470150p2/861.jpg]'s Earth Children series. This is, perhaps, my favorite of all her novels. I've read this book as many times as the first ([b:Clan of the Cave Bear|1295|The Clan of the Cave Bear|Jean M. Auel|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1158008569s/1295.jpg|1584694]), at least once a year since I was 12.
This is the continued story of Ayla, a young woman who grew up within a Neanderthal community, but who leaves her family in order to find people of her own. Much of this novel takes place with Ayla learning to live on her own in the great, wide world. Throughout the course of its pages, she learns not only to survive, but to thrive. She makes startling discoveries, and begins to carve out a life of her own. She sets the example of a young woman who needs no one else to get by, whose strength and tenacity are enough to support not only herself, but others as well. It is the story of strength, courage, and great love.
Note: although I began reading [b:The Valley of Horses|40493|The Valley of Horses|Jean M. Auel|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169436628s/40493.jpg|630903] at what now seems to be a very young age, this book, as well as its sequels, contains very graphic details of sexual acts. I would recommend this to any adult who wants to learn more about the emerging world of humans in the Ice Age; it's long, but it's worth it.
A further note: although each of these novels can be read on their own, the experience is far greater when reading them sequentially. Each novel builds upon the details on its predecessors; in this case, the sum is far greater than its parts.
This is the continued story of Ayla, a young woman who grew up within a Neanderthal community, but who leaves her family in order to find people of her own. Much of this novel takes place with Ayla learning to live on her own in the great, wide world. Throughout the course of its pages, she learns not only to survive, but to thrive. She makes startling discoveries, and begins to carve out a life of her own. She sets the example of a young woman who needs no one else to get by, whose strength and tenacity are enough to support not only herself, but others as well. It is the story of strength, courage, and great love.
Note: although I began reading [b:The Valley of Horses|40493|The Valley of Horses|Jean M. Auel|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169436628s/40493.jpg|630903] at what now seems to be a very young age, this book, as well as its sequels, contains very graphic details of sexual acts. I would recommend this to any adult who wants to learn more about the emerging world of humans in the Ice Age; it's long, but it's worth it.
A further note: although each of these novels can be read on their own, the experience is far greater when reading them sequentially. Each novel builds upon the details on its predecessors; in this case, the sum is far greater than its parts.