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Summary: Hard to start -- Well worth the effort!
Review: Started with Jean Auel series. Wanted to read something similar. This was very interesting and the characters were brought to life. Can't wait to read the next in the series.
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Summary: Well researched, but very slow starter; solid history lesson
Review: The book takes forever to get started. Nearly threw it away during laborous reading first 10 chapters. Got very tired of hearing about dreaming.
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Summary: A very bad copy of the earth children series
Review: There are 7 books in this series and this is the first. I got them because I thought they would be similar to the Earth Children series by Jean M. Auel. I read this one, the first, and it was BAD. Set in a time when gods and holy men meant everything, the characters in this book totaly dismissed all beliefs. This story should have been taken out of Ancient America and moved to current day New York where peoples respect for each other goes much better with the dialog used in the book. If you want to read this type of story look for the earth children series.
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Summary: A book that makes the people and time come alive
Review: This book did an amazing job of showing how people with primitive beliefs and living in primitive times can (and probably still were) thoughtful, intelligent *people*. The authors have tried to write without the filter of our current biases, and write a story that could be real. The original settlers of N. America were not horrible monsters or idealized innocents, but people that are more alike us today than different ... some good, some bad, some confused, and at least one who was able to turn and look directly in the fire in Plato's sense.
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Summary: Very well thought out and created
Review: This Book gives an indepth look at the first Americans. A very interesting book that was well thought out
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Summary: A pleasant surprise!
Review: This book had been sitting on my "to read" shelf for a while, along with all the other books in the series. I was a bit reluctant to pick them up, fearing I'd be disappointed after having read and loved Jean M. Auel's EARTH'S CHILDREN series. I finally decided to buckle down and pick up the first book. Now I'm eager to read the rest of them.The first thing that struck me about this book was the vividness of the characters. From the beginning, I was sympathizing with the main character. The authors draw the reader in to the plight of the People and their suffering. Underneath, there is a hidden strength within them that rings true to me. Not long after, we get to the antagonists and we immediately dislike them. Instead of being driven by evil (I read a lot of fantasy :), their actions are driven by motivations that the reader see as obviously being selfish. The characters, though, see them as being what are best for the People. The dialogue was well written, but seemed a little too modern for the time period the story took place. There was a lot of banter and sexual connotation that seemed misplaced. We don't really know how (or even if) people spoke during that time perioud, but the way the authors wrote it, it just felt wrong. This only detracted a little bit from the reading experience, but not at all from the story. This is another of the authors' strong points: their storytelling ability. The plot was very intriguing and the pacing was excellent. At no point did I feel as if the story was dragging along while the authors took the time to develop their characters. These two aspects of their storytelling were seamlessly blended to produce a cohesive and enjoyable whole. One final small complaint is the fact that I kept getting two or three of the supporting characters mixed up. I don't know if it was me reading the initial character introductions too quickly or the authors not establishing them well enough, but a couple of times, I had to stop and think of which character they were talking about to keep them straight. Despite this, I still enjoyed this book. The characters were fun to read and I came to care about them. The pacing kept me interested, but not grippingly so (I was able to put the book down most of the time when it was late at night). If you're even considering reading this book, I recommend you do so without hesitation.
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Summary: A pleasant surprise!
Review: This book had been sitting on my "to read" shelf for a while, along with all the other books in the series. I was a bit reluctant to pick them up, fearing I'd be disappointed after having read and loved Jean M. Auel's EARTH'S CHILDREN series. I finally decided to buckle down and pick up the first book. Now I'm eager to read the rest of them. The first thing that struck me about this book was the vividness of the characters. From the beginning, I was sympathizing with the main character. The authors draw the reader in to the plight of the People and their suffering. Underneath, there is a hidden strength within them that rings true to me. Not long after, we get to the antagonists and we immediately dislike them. Instead of being driven by evil (I read a lot of fantasy :), their actions are driven by motivations that the reader see as obviously being selfish. The characters, though, see them as being what are best for the People. The dialogue was well written, but seemed a little too modern for the time period the story took place. There was a lot of banter and sexual connotation that seemed misplaced. We don't really know how (or even if) people spoke during that time perioud, but the way the authors wrote it, it just felt wrong. This only detracted a little bit from the reading experience, but not at all from the story. This is another of the authors' strong points: their storytelling ability. The plot was very intriguing and the pacing was excellent. At no point did I feel as if the story was dragging along while the authors took the time to develop their characters. These two aspects of their storytelling were seamlessly blended to produce a cohesive and enjoyable whole. One final small complaint is the fact that I kept getting two or three of the supporting characters mixed up. I don't know if it was me reading the initial character introductions too quickly or the authors not establishing them well enough, but a couple of times, I had to stop and think of which character they were talking about to keep them straight. Despite this, I still enjoyed this book. The characters were fun to read and I came to care about them. The pacing kept me interested, but not grippingly so (I was able to put the book down most of the time when it was late at night). If you're even considering reading this book, I recommend you do so without hesitation.
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Summary: Paleo Indians
Review: This book is very descriptive and exciting. It is the first of the series and If you don't read it first, you don't understand the rest of the series. It gets you where the heart is and takes you to a time where a virgin world was on its own. I urge you to read this book. This is one of the best books that I have read! It proves its worth. Read it and see!
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Summary: Okay, but hard to start
Review: This book was actually good after reading 5 bagillion chapters about dreaming. The climax is okay, and I think it sounded almost like a honest to goodness story (like what they actually said).
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Summary: People of the Wolf
Review: This is a poorly written book. The scenes are boring, and the writing, amateurish. The dialogue drove me crazy with the author's constant use of dashes to signify incomplete/interrupted thoughts. The 'beliefs' and superstitions, which are a big part of the genre, were not believable and poorly presented as were the dream sequences. The plot is good enough, but the author wasn't able to capitalize on it because of his/her limitations on writing. This book is a waste of time and money. If you want to read good prehistoric novels, try Sue Harrison's Chagak-Kiin trilogy and the first three books of William Sarabande (Beyond the Sea of Ice, Corridor of Storms, and Forbidden Land). They are fast paced, contain exciting plots, and have good believable characters.
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