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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: I have read this book so many years ago, and after reading the other reviews, I can still remember, like it was yesterday, everything about the books! I have to get them out again and read them. Thanks for bringing back the great memories of Ayla !
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Summary: First novel i read and it still captures me
Review: This is the first novel I ever read way back in middle school. Yes, it was a little mature for me, but i fell in love with the story, no, legacy of Ayla. I'm in college now and the entire series is still simply sensational to me! Her strength, determination, and modesty is an example for us all. Whenever I have the urge to read something and have no new novels, I return to this or one of the other novels in this series. It keeps my memory fresh for when the fifth comes out. And by the way...I've been very patient for the fifth <moreso than anything else I can remember> And would be so very delighted to see its release.
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Summary: review: Clan of the Cave Bear
Review: This is a story of total humanity. The characters are real and captivating. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!! If anyone asks me for books to read, I would definately reccomend this book. Clan of the Cave Bear also tought me to be who I am. Dare to be different. This was a great book!
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Summary: Totally awsome!! simply the best!!
Review: There aren't enough words to describe this work of art, but I'll do my best with what I have. I was just amazed, to say the least, when I read the last page of Clan of the Cave Bear, with craving for more. The story line is simply magnificent and richly detailed. it's just something that keeps you on your seat. And reading the whole series, I still want more. I'm extremelly confident that the next bok will deliver the same kind of exitment the others did.
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Summary: It was extremely good but..
Review: This book was and is good but there are some boring and annoying parts. First, with the annoying parts. it bugged me and sometimes got me mad how she kept going against clan ways. I just could not belive that she kept doing it I mean at first with the weapon thing I said fine, but the a few more things and a few more things and the gosh darned baby thing and the breaking of Iza's bowl and drinking all that ceremony crap instead of just throwing it away and going into Mo-gur and the mens clan gathering ceremony. Ha! this girl is so hardheaded and self-righteous I rooted for Brou sometimes. The boring parts were the long drawn out descriptions. This is good but it is not the kind of book you read over and over. You want a good book? try Lord of the Rings. 'Nuff said. Grunts in satifaction and tells you to go get him some water. ;)
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This is definitely one of my favorite books. The end is so sad that three days after I finished tears still came to my eyes when I thought about it. I would certainly recommend this book to all my friends.
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Summary: A book that i will remember forever
Review: The first four books in the Ayla sextet are treasured memories. I have all four books and their pages are constantly re-read by myself and by my daughter and nieces. Im sure if i had a son, he would enjoy it just as much as we all did. Our books are bound together with tape and the spines are all crinkled, but the story of Ayla remains beautiful and intact. All the pain she went through and how she healed emotionally. Jondalar is a sensitive being who has become Aylas soul mate, the one she always knew she had. I wish that Jean would write the last two books so that i could see how Ayla fits in with Jondalars people, and see if her baby is a girl and what she calls it. Also whinney is a true friend who reminds you just what an important role animals play in peoples lives. I love all the attention Jean gives the book with reference to flint. herbs and clothes and mainly Feelings. I will treasure these books always. THANK YOU JEAN!
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Summary: The Clan of the Cave Bear is the only book I've read 3 times
Review: I first read The Clan of the Cave Bear about 6 years ago. My friend had recommended it to me. I loved the story right away and quickly read all the other books in the searies. The way Jean Auel makes me feel like I'm there is amazing. I work in a bookstore and I have heard that she will not be continuing with the Ayla series but at this time she is writing 2 new books. I can't wait for these to come out!
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Summary: A choice piece of literature!
Review: Jean M. Auel has captivated me with her vivid descriptions and life-like characters. When I finished Clan of the Cave Bear, I had to read the following books. I have read the second, third and fourth in the series and can't wait to find the fifth to enjoy it as well. This book and series are a must for any home library!
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Summary: Good story, emotionally, good writing, very good idea
Review: I have just read the Dutch translation of this book and the three next ones. They are all very good written, I couldn't stop reading, and because of my busy job I unfortunately couldn't read them as fast as I could, so it took me a month.Normally, I don't like romantic books. But these are of a very different class, and I consider myself to be very cynical (hey, I even write this review). What impresses me are not just one major point, but a lot of things. The depth of the characters, the broad description of the surroundings and the way of life, the humour, the change of pace in the storylines, the good continuity and internal consistency, the many details and still an eye for the whole story. In thick books and series of books, the details often are not consistent with the previous chapters and books. I couldn't find such inconsistencies here. The stories are written in such a way, that I often felt like Ayla. I could see the people, the nature, the animals, in my imagination. It's nice to go further than the books go, like imagining what happened to any survivors of the earthquake, or how Durc is developing into manhood, or how Broud might be dethroned as leader of the clan. The only minor point I can think of is the description of the sexual intercourse, which happens a lot over the four books. Some older women I know personally made me clear that it is very special to have it described as this in good books as these. It is indeed quite emancipatory for women, to read about a girl that dares to do things that are not commonly accepted. When she grows up, she becomes a self-aware woman, almost a hero like Odysseus, inventive, brave, strong, beautiful, smart and with a pleasant character. Who wouldn't like to be like her? The four books also give me a good feeling about the era in which the stories happen. It almost makes me understand the human race better, it almost makes me a bit less cynical (how is it possible that the human race survived after all the things it went through, after all the atrocities and stupidities...). All in all, I think Jean Auel wrote four fantastic books and I can't wait for her to finish the fifth. And now I know there is a movie about Ayla, I want to see that as well.
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