yamen-emad

Oh dear. I'm in the final 1/3 part. It's been a slog, nothing has happened and I've just spent the last few minutes reading other reviews...I'm a little tempted to just stop reading... Okay, I didn't stop reading, I knew I HAD to finish this one. The first 500 pages Ayla is touring the painted caves for her training and nothing really happens, pictures of the various caves should have been included...at least the description be worthwhile. For those of us who love these characters, it was good to be with them again, but it is rather disappointing when nothing of note happens to them. And when something does finally happen, it is out of character and hard to stomach. I am a true fan. I reread these books frequently, they are my comfort reads. Sadly, this (hopefully) final edition had none of the resonance of the first books. I agree with one of my fellow reviewers, it is very evident that the absence of Ms. Auel's editor was probably a major factor in the end result not being up to our standards and we all suffer for it.

2022-10-11 21:09