Because of all this knowledge it seems like she wants us to learn it all too. I know that the author is very well researched on what the terrain would have been like and what type of plants would have grown and what their uses would have been used for. If the writing could be edit down then the books would be much more enjoyable. Often I miss entire paragraphs because I don't want to read the same thing again. The reader would be told who a new character is, and then the characters are told who the new character is. Too many times people are introduced over and over again by their blood relations. For example when the main character noticed that flint made sparks down by the river she ran back and told the exact same story we just read to her mate. And how the story is told twice, first in the narrative and then second in the dialogue. My biggest complain about the writing has always been the dialogs. The story is original with the two separate humanoids living at the same time. I have read all of these books and I can say that the first one is the best. I love all historical fiction books, especially books about pre history. Auel’s research and detail in the history of the time period and landscape and her ability to tell the story in such rich detail makes this an instant and lasting classic. It is nothing like the book and goes so far as to do it a disservice by making people not want to read them. As a side note, I have to mention the God-awful movie adaptation they made starring Darly Hannah years ago. These are Auel’s life work and she has finally finished the last one of the series and it’s coming out in March of 2011. Being such good stories, I’ve reread them many times. And Auel’s supurb description of the time period makes you feel like you could be there, standing next to the glacier in all its beauty. Filled with love stories, action, and suspense, you get lost easily. I often compare them to Harry Potter in that they are just all around good stories. If they put as much money into them as they have Harry Potter, they would be as popular as Harry Potter. It tells of her story of fitting in, being raised by people so different, yet so similar, and her struggle to be like them without loosing herself. A type of cave people that becoming extinct while Ayla’s race thrives. She gets seperated from her people by an earthquake and near death, gets found and rescued by the Clan of the Cave Bear people. It’s a story of a girl named Ayla, who lived during the ice age in Europe. Along with Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, these are my favorite books. *The Earth Children Series by Jean Auel are outstanding books.
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