The fact that this is the sixth book in a series where all these things have already been pointed out just makes the whole scene tiresome. If this was a stand alone novel, I’d write Ayla off as an insufferable sue right now. Her sense of taste and smell were also keen She was born with heightened acuity in all her senses.” She could also pick up sounds above the normal range of hearing and feel the deep tones of those below. “Ayla had an uncanny ability to interpret meaning from body language had extraordinarily sharp vision. So the book opens with Part One, lalala, big hunt scene, Ayla’s vast knowledge and greatness are pointed out by the second page. I will hate him even more before this book is over, so expect ranting. He’s a passive-aggressive little bitch and has no personality and I hate him irrationally. When he’s mad or upset he takes it out on other people and treats Ayla like shit. Because he’s an immature whiny brat who can’t keep it in his pants. Jondalar is her mate and Jonayla is their daughter. She is training to be a Zelandoni (a holy person.) But despite her sueness, I do rather like her. Anyone who doesn’t love her will get punished somehow. She will do amazing things and discover amazing things. It is set in the Stone Age and is the sixth and final book in a series.Īyla is a sue and will always be a sue. The title of the book is The Land of Painted Caves. The only things you need to know before reading: Because sometimes, something really is that bad. Sometimes, like this time, it doesn’t matter if I’m an amateur and I’m criticizing a professional. But the art of writing is sacred to me and I pay very close attention to what I read and who it is about. For all I know I never will, probably because I’m no good at series-writing. Have I written a series that has sold an epic amount of copies? No, I have not. On the opposite hand, there ARE spoilers under here, so beware!īefore anything else: I do not claim to be more of an “expert” on how something should be written than Auel. I tried to write it sort of funny, so that even people who don't know the series can perhaps be amused. (Trust me, I’d rather have avoided it too, BUT IT WAS SERIOUSLY THE ONLY PLOT HAPPENING. ^^ The third part is mostly a lot of recapping about sex, so if you get squicked out easily, you might want to avoid it. o/ Also it gets more convoluted and immature the further I get into it.

Jsyk.)īecause I had waited ages for this book to come out and sort of anticipated lulz, I decided to write a running commentary on the final book of Jean Auel’s Earth’s Children series.Ĭaution: I ramble, swear like a sailor, and over-use reaction images and gifs. (To be honest, this is more me snarking than it is an actual review.

Jean m auel the land of painted caves