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Summary: GREAT READ YOU WON'T BE SORRY YOU PICKED THIS UP
Review: I HAVE READ THE WHOLE SERIES OF CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, IT IS THE BEST SERIES I HAVE READ IN A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT BY THE TITLE I WOULD HATE THE BOOK. BUT MY FRIEND, LINDA GILES, TOLD ME TO JUST READ A FEW CHAPTERS AND THEN DECIDE. I DID AND I LOVED IT. I READ THE WHOLE SERIES TWICE AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE NEW ONE WHEN IT IS PUBLISHED. PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT. NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT READ, BUT SHE DID ALOTT OF HISTORY ON THIS BOOK AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR SELF LEARNING AS YOU ENJOY.
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Summary: Compelling--couldn't put it down
Review: It held my interest all the way through, as did the 3 succeeding books in the Earth's Children series. The last book I have heard of came out in '90 or '91. WHERE ON EARTH IS THE 5TH BOOK! HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. THE COVER OF "THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE" STATES MS AUEL WAS WORKING ON THE 5TH BOOK. WHAT HAPPENED? DID SHE FALL ILL OR DIE? This fan wants to know and I am certain I am not the only one who wants to know. Mary-Margaret Beach <palen98@hotmail.com>
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Summary: A spiritual journey of the ancient peoples
Review: I loved this book! I couldn't put it down. The characters are so real, and Ayla is an amazing woman. This novel is more than just fiction, it is based in archeological truths, so I did a bit of learning about early man/woman. One note...don't watch the movie version of this, its terrible and doesn't even touch the strength of this book.
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Summary: A very well written novel. I enjoyed very much.
Review: This was a wonderful and compelling novel to read. I read it as a fourth grader. Yes, I was what nine years old when someone reccommended that I read this book. It was an extremely well written account of life for Ayla in the prehistoric times. I instantly hated Broud, and after reading a few chapters knew he would rape her. But, look beyond the graphic sex. Sex is a part of life. You can't shelter yourself from it. Those scenes were there to help tell the story of Ayla. Without it, her hatred of Broud would not have been complete. This book deserves more than five stars. I give it two thumbs way up. P.S. Yes, I was a fourth grader when I read it. I've also read the other four books and await the fifth in earnest. Those of you who think that the sex in all of the books makes them trashy, get a damn life!
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Summary: YOU MADE ME FEEL I WAS AYLA!
Review: WHEN WILL #5 COME OUT? THERE HAS TO BE A #5. I WILL READ EVERY BOOK YOU WRITE IF THEY ARE LIKE THE "AYLA" JOURNEY.
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Summary: An amazing story of an Amazing woman!
Review: I read all 4 books and I thought Jean Auhl is a fantastic author. Alya overcame many obsticles throughout her life. Everything she was put through made her a better person. She was smart, beautiful, and even grasping a sense of humor in spite of her up bringing. Ahul was so clear in the message that she was portraying through Alya. Alya was a messenger who was spreading the message of equality. She would have been a great feminist.
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Summary: Neato
Review: This is unlike my usual choice of reading, but I really enjoyed it. It contained a lot of interesting events and information that really stimulated my anger (such as the cruel treatment of Broud to Ayla). I disliked Broud and would have done everything in my power to annoy him if I were Ayla. i am disappointed that Ayla left her son behind with the clan, but he would have slowed her down. I reccomend this book for any avid reader that can handle long yet interesting books. Also, if I were a district official of a school, I would make it mandatory for prehistoric history students.
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Summary: Very well researched and written.
Review: Reading this book was an emotional experience. The author was able to describe scenes so accurate that I actually felt as if I were that little 5 year old girl, lost in the wilderness, hungry, cold, tired, delusional, and frightened. I was captivated with this series and reread all four books five times already. I've learned more about survival from this book than I have from 12 years in our public school systems. Great job. When's the wedding going to be written?
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Summary: Absolutely Compelling!!
Review: These books are fantastic. I was fascinated from the very start - It is hard to imagine how a 5 year old girl can captivate so many people but Jean Auel does it somehow. Ayla seems such a strong independent spirit and I feel like i know her so well. This is one of the few books that has made me weep but at the bit where Iza dies I had to stop reading because it upset me so much. Me and my friend tried learning sling-throwing in the garden so we could be like Ayla- she made such an impression on us. I was so excited when the film was on - I got up at 2 in the morning because i couldn't wait until the morning to see it!!! It doesn't even touch the magic of the book but is still definately worth seeing. The other books do not reach the same standard of tCotCB .Although in book 3 you can draw interesting comparisons between the way of live of neanderthal and Cro-magnon people, the plot fades into the background to make way for descriptions of plants, animals and sex, sex and more sex! But despite this I still kept reading (and re-reading)and I am eagerly awaiting book 5 -i want to find out whether Ayla has a boy or a girl!
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Summary: This book is compelling .. you wont be able to put it down!
Review: I read this book when I was 18 and recently read it again(atthe age of 21) and I read it in 2 days........Its a large book but Icould not put it down! Its so easy to get drawn into the story and to feel like you are part of it!
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