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bcollingwood's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wonderturtle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lostinfrance's review against another edition
1.0
It is painful getting through this book. The author continuously repeats herself...and the main character, Ayla, can do no wrong... I find myself skimming...which I NEVER do. The only reason I have not thrown this book into my donation pile is I lived through the last four (which were not that good either) and I want to know what will happen. The idea behind the book and plot were good...the only thing missing is a red pen to correct and delete at least 200 pages from the book.
And done....thank god.
And done....thank god.
effervescentsoul's review against another edition
1.0
Meh. This book left me wondering what was so interesting about the series to my much younger self. I found it somewhat tedious & rather predictable, but I do like the characters and stuck with it to the end to see how their stories played out.
mastersal's review against another edition
3.0
While I loved the series l, by this book Ayla has become basically Superwoman. I still enjoyed this book but it was getting to much. The series really needs to end now.
crystal_dark's review against another edition
5.0
This book is the 5th book in the Earth's Children Series and takes place after Ayla and Jondalar finally reach his home the 9th cave. I really enjoyed this book and getting to meet all of Jondalar's family as well other members of the Zelandonii. As always with the books in this series there is a bit too much detail about the area and research about the period but there is more story and focus on the people as well so it is not too much skipping in this book.
linda_1410's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
2.5
Eight years I waited for this book. Twelve years it took for Ms. Auel to write it since book 4. Everything she set up about Ayla meeting Jondolar's people was forgotten, and she finally turned Ayla into a full blown Mary Sue for good. She always had Mary Sue vibes, but she still had at least some struggles. But now she's just good at everything and only the mean, worthless people hated her. Very disappointing. I've thankfully repressed the horrible name she gave their kid.
Terrible early reviews for the final book means I never read it and probably never will since I'd lost interest by the time it came out and the one thing I wanted to happen didn't, so I saw little point in reading it.
Terrible early reviews for the final book means I never read it and probably never will since I'd lost interest by the time it came out and the one thing I wanted to happen didn't, so I saw little point in reading it.
branomir's review against another edition
4.0
Juij, eerste boek van het jaar uit...beetje vals gespeeld gezien ik dit begin vorig jaar beginnen lezen ben maar laat ons dat negeren. Het is en blijft een heel leuk boek met een boeiende kijk op het prehistorische leven maar er zitten toch net iets teveel dode momenten bij. Te vaak hele ritsen beschrijvingen over technieken of werktuigen of het landschap en na een tijdje gaan die toch wat tegensteken. Ieder nieuw boek doet ze dit vaker en je merkt dat de boeken inderdaad steeds dikker worden, helaas niet met verhaal. Leuk, maar enkel voor de echte fans van deze reeks denk ik. Ik lees dit voor de derde keer en nu ik ouder ben en, ahum, wijzer, merk ik dat het spirituele aspect me ook iets meer verveelt dan vroeger. Jammer, het is geen slecht idee deze moeder godsdienst, maar ze is er toch net iets teveel mee bezig naar mijn smaak. Het had wat subtieler gemogen.