A review by janeinma
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


this book just missed me when it came out. But learning of it I was excited to read it.  This was not the book I expected.
A book of  three parts
part 1 very much like the past books
part 2 the author basically journal's her incredible jpurney into the actual caves that have been found detailing the wonders that were found. Very little about the characters
part 3 this is where it gets angsty,  I actually loathed Jondolar which I thought was impossible and it had a pretty bad view of how men would learn to act. 
I am still not sure how to deal with this book.