The Clan of the Cave Bear

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Summary: Engrossed from the first page, couldn't wait to get the next
Review: Jean not only manages to capture life in prehistoric ages, but also captures the readers mind and heart.

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Summary: EXCELENT!!!
Review: It's just fantastic, an adventure full of emotions and wonderful landscapes. These series have given to humanity a great gift. Thanks a lot Ms. Auel. I hope you will continue the Ayla's story. I've been waiting for years to continue the story, I'm sure you have too much to write. When the next book will be coming out?. Every time I go to a bookstore I look for the next one.

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Summary: excellent when's the fifth book coming?
Review: i live in australia and think the earths childrens books are great please hurry up and bring out a new book in the series I cant wait to see if Jondalar's family accepts Ayla and what lies ahead for them and also does Ayla ever see the clan again?

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Summary: well planned, and well researched... EXCELENT
Review: This book is really one of the best I've ever read, not so much because of the story line but also because it is so well researched and offers an interesting, if not new, idea on where we all came from, nothing really matches this book as far as how faithful it is to history and it (and it's sequels) really provide a lot of fun for a long time to come due to 2 more books still on the way from the author.

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Summary: I love this book!!!
Review: I read this book in the seventh grade. I somehow managed to...skip over parts, so when I read it again, I got a whole new storyline. I have managed to read it at least once a month, and I rant about it incessantly. Just ask my friends.

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Summary: Quite an innovation
Review: To write a book set entirely tens of thousands of years ago and not make it a bunch of flaky porn full of scantily clad cavefolk is a feat in itself and it is one that Jean Auel accomplishes with style. Truthfully, you could juxtapose this story into almost any time period and it would speak just as clearly of a person's struggle for individualism in a narrow society. Auel is incredibly imaginative in her descriptions of the Clan's customs, communication, and other folkways, as is her creation of characters with names such as Creb, Iza, Brun and Broud. At the same time, she writes with such intelligent awareness of anthropological fact, taking digs at places like Shanidar Cave and creating colorful human lives from bones.

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Summary: Good visual and feel of possible early human life experience
Review: I read this, the first in the Earth Children Series, and was immediately hooked! These books are written with such attention to detail, and are so obviously well-researched that you really get a good visual and feel for what the early human experience may have been like. (Some items are obviously not plausible, but they are few and far between.)Yet, even with the full attention to detail, and somewhat lengthy descriptions of the surroundings, the books are easy to read and enjoy. They are a true pleasure and my only complaint is that I am still waiting for the sequel six years after having read the series!

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Summary: Probably the most influential book of my life.
Review: I read this book for the first time while in college. It was purely for entertainment purposes, but it brought out a sense of who I am as a young woman. I mean, before this book I had many personal feelings of inadequacy, but as soon as I read this book, I felt a bigger sense of self. I STRONGLY recommend this book to other young women trying to find an identity.

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Summary: Exceptional fiction
Review: I just read all four books in the series again, and I think they are exceptionally well written. I urge everyone to read them. One small word of warning. Leave a couple of weeks in between books. I say this because, as with all sequels, there is always some inevitable repetition of some key facts. This gets to be a bit boring by the third book, and downright annoying in the fourth. So give yourself some time, you'll enjoy them much more.

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Summary: changed the philosophy of my life
Review: I read Clan of Cave Bear in 1984. I was forever changed , I have come to relize this more over the years. I of course have read the series with the anticipation of all Jean Auel followers do. I have waited years Jean. Is there going to be a sequel?? Where are you? Where is Ayla? Are there future books from you? Devoted fans want to know.