The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, Book Four) by Jean M. Auel Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, Book Four)
Book Review: no pleasures here
Summary: 2 Stars
Jean Auel has done it again...written the same book for the fourth time.
I know books in a series usually begin with exposition detailing key developments from the preceding episodes, but come on. I KNOW how Ayla controls her horse with subtle body movements, I KNOW that shamans "speak with a shadow on the tongue", that Ayla believes babies come from a mans essence, and how she raised horses, wolves and lions. Yeah, yeah, you were marked by the cave lion, never knew your own people, and are terrified by earthquakes. We KNOW. So sorry you had a bad trip with Creb, Ayla, but do we need to hear about it every damn time you meet a new mog ur or mamutoi?
In fact I am 1/2 way through the book with little more than incidents repeated (often verbatim) from all the previous books. Ayla and Jondular are the party guests who just keep telling the same anecdotes over and over. The story might be interesting the 1st time but it gets old really fast.