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

1.0

I'd read all the others in this series, really loved most of them. There really isn't a good STORY here. Not much conflict, until the very end of the book (825+ pages, mind you) and a lot a lot a lot of repetition. (Did I mention there's a lot of repetition?) Detailed description of the various interiors of painted caves, which is about as fascinating as watching the slides of your neighbor's European vacation - except the slide projector is broken, so he's going to TELL you about each slide and why THIS cathedral/cave was sort of different from that cathedral/cave - but alike, too. For 15-20 locations. The characters are all Barbie dolls, simply being dressed up and moved around without showing internal or external motivation. Ayla and Jondalar have a spat and make up. The end.