The Clan of the Cave Bear

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Summary: She makes you wish to go back and live without the microwave
Review: Originally I did not want to read this for I was not interested in the beginning of mankind. Imagine my surprise, when I found myself unable to put this down, read through the night, called the office asking for annual leave, to continue reading until my eyes literally hurt too much to stay open. I even bought hardcovers for the next books finishing this story (valley of horses etc), somthing I NEVER do. I just could not wait. The insight of how we came to have everything normal to us these days, and the incredible style of her writing will make you treasure this series forever. Are you interesting in history, herbalism, magic, love, romance, sex and crime, animals...it's all here. It will also give you a little more strenght to fight for happiness. Ayla survives everything womanhood is threatend by from the beginning of time, and then some. If she can do it, all by herself, and only come out of it stronger and purer, so can the rest of us :)

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Summary: An accurate story of the day to day struggle for survival.
Review: Ms. Auel has done a hell of a lot of research to write a series of books as this. Although set in story form, if you disect this book you see the tragedy in the struggle to survive just day by day. Ms. Auel is OK in my book.

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Summary: A fantastic trek through the birth of mankind.
Review: I got VALLEY OF THE HORSES (book 2) by accident from a book club (I didn't say no on the card) and started reading it. I got hooked, kept it and ordered the first book (CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR) and now I regularly check the new release section for the next installment (say, isn't it about time for the next one)! I rate this series right up there with Tolkien (LORD OF THE RINGS) and Herbert (DUNE) for creating a wonderful world of fantasy, except this one could be true! Jean Auel has all the detail and research of Michener, but reads much easier. A first rate author with the kind of flare, phrase and narrative that Erica Jong displayed in THE FEAR OF FLYING. You feel like you are there and living the adventure with her.

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Summary: I'm going nuts!
Review: PPLLEEAASSEE HURRY UP! I read this book when I was in grade 5, am now in grade 8 and have read it 5 times since then! Okay, so I'm a literiture junkie. I have read the whole series twice and have thought about the fifth book for so long that I think I could write it myself!

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Summary: THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ
Review: I FIRST READ THIS BOOK IN 1984, AND HAVE READ THE WHOLE SERIES SINCE THEN. I NOT ONLY READ THEM ONCE, I HAVE READ THEM AT LEAST TWO TIMES A YEAR FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. THEY ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ.

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Summary: Well researched, educational, and realistic!
Review: An inspiring depiction of a woman. I received this from my mother in Junior High School, I only read this recently. I wish I had read it sooner. I have sent this series to all my friends. I can't wait for the next book!

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Summary: Buy it, read it and never give it to your friends
Review: It is an imagination full history running in prehistoric times. Wonderfull characters designing, pretty good wrote, full of surprises and easy to read. While finishing the novel I ran to the nearest bookstore to buy the second book of the saga and devore it. Jean M. Auel seems to know extremely good what she is talking about. She seems having deeply investigate prehistoric times, and developement of human technology and knowledge. I was fascinated by the book.

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Summary: A League Of Their Own
Review: One of only four books I could ever give a ten rating to (read the rest of the series to find out the other three). If you are even slightly tempted to read this book, go ahead, for you are surely missing out on something by not reading it. Once you start, you won't be able to stop. While reading this you will be oblivious to what's going on around you, everything else will be put on hold while you are reading it. The story of Ayla that stretches into the other three books is remarkable. The characters are as real as fictionally possible. I read the four books every year or so, just to refresh the great memories and each time I read them I learn something new. My only advice to Jean Auel is to hurry up and write the remaining two novels she promised to write. It would surely be an amazing tragedy if she didn't write them.

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Summary: Enthralling
Review: I have been in love with this book (and the entire series) since I started reading it when I was eleven, five years ago. Ayla is the ultimate heroine, yet she is totally human, real, and touchable. Auel's extensive research allows her to paint a stunning picture of prehistoric earth. Her characters fit this picture perfectly to tell the amazing story of one young girls life. Malinda Brow

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Summary: Take a walk on an awesome journey into the past
Review: It's a wild ride that you will take with Ayla as she learns what the world around her is all about. This book is a real treat. Start with this one (it is the first in a series of four, soon to be five books) and keep going. Jean Auel is definitely talented. Enjoy