The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, Book Three)
by Jean M. Auel
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Author: Jean M. AuelEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-25
ISBN: 0553381644
Number of pages: 688
Publisher: Bantam
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- ISBN13: 9780553381641
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Book Reviews of The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, Book Three)
Book Review: folks are missing the point
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been re-reading the Earth's children series this week (lots of down time due to recovering from a stomach flu!), and this book is my favorite of the series.
I believe that many people are completely missing the point re: the love triangle that isn't. Early on in The Mammoth Hunters, Ayla notices how Jondalar is having trouble because of his excessive love/emotions (first for his Zelandoni, then for his late brother, and now for her) - and since he was "marked" by the cave lion (and now it's his totem), Ayla surmises that he is going to have lots of testing in that direction, since a strong totem requires much, and that's his obvious weak point. Besides that, he is torn between his love for her, and his cultural revulsion to her past with the "flatheads" - and even *he* even knows that she deserves better than that. These things take time to work out! I agree with another reviewer - Ranec is creepy, because he's not interested in Ayla the woman, rather Ayla the "perfect image". Yeeech.
re: sex scenes. Yawn. I find them really boring, as well... and just page through them this time around. Enough is enough!
Those objections being addressed: this book is marvelous. I loved Auel's depiction of far north paleolithic life, more than her musings on the river/shore people in Valley of the Horses, or the Neanderthal culture in Clan of the Cave Bear (though I'd give Brun a big hug if I could). I found the characterizations of this huge cast of characters to be pretty believable - I come away from the book with a definite sense of the personalities and proclivities of the various members of the Mamutoi - and though the dialog could be a bit wearying, mostly it moved the plot along.
As an herbalist of the Oriental variety, I find the ongoing discussion of herbal remedies in this series to be fascinating, and though I will never knapp flint I did manage to understand *some* of what she was describing.
All in all, an excellent series - though if Shelter of Stones is as much of a slog as Plains of Passages is, I don't know if I'll read to the bitter end!
Summary of The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, Book Three)
Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of the Cave Bear and its sequel, The Valley of Horses, Jean M. Auel continues the breathtaking epic journey of the woman called Ayla.Riding Whinney with Jondalar, the man she loves, and followed by the mare?s colt, Ayla ventures into the land of the Mamutoi--the Mammoth Hunters. She has finally found the Others she has been seeking. Though Ayla must learn their different customs and language, she is adopted because of her remarkable hunting ability, singular healing skills, and uncanny fire-making technique. Bringing back the single pup of a lone wolf she has killed, Ayla shows the way she tames animals. She finds women friends and painful memories of the Clan she left behind, and meets Ranec, the dark-skinned, magnetic master carver of ivory, whom she cannot refuse--inciting Jondalar to a fierce jealousy that he tries to control by avoiding her. Unfamiliar with the ways of the Others, Ayla misunderstands, and thinking Jondalar no longer loves her, she turns more to Ranec. Throughout the icy winter the tension mounts, but warming weather will bring the great mammoth hunt and the mating rituals of the Summer Meeting, when Ayla must choose to remain with Ranec and the Mamutoi, or to follow Jondalar on a long journey into an unknown future.
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