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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. La tierra de las cuevas pintadas Jean M. Auel Publicado: 2011 | 760 páginas Novela Aventuras Histórico Serie: Los hijos de la tierra #6 Hace ya muchos años que Ayla, la niña cromañón y protagonista de la serie «Los Hijos de la Tierra», fue expulsada del Clan del Oso Cavernario, y que inició su largo viaje por todo el continente europeo. Finalmente, en este libro, «La tierra de las cuevas pintadas», se ha establecido en la novena Caverna de los zelandonii, lugar de donde procede su compañero Jondalar, con quien ha tenido una hija muy deseada, llamada Jonayla. Ayla hace todo lo posible por encontrar el equilibrio entre sus nuevas obligaciones como madre y su preparación para convertirse en lÃder espiritual y en curandera, pero no siempre lo consigue. Se halla tan sumida en su aprendizaje y en sus nuevas tareas que tiene poco tiempo para los suyos, de modo que Jondalar empieza a acusar la soledad, lo que da lugar a los primeros conflictos en la joven pareja. Por otro lado, Ayla, durante su perÃodo de formación observa la naturaleza y adquiere muchos conocimientos nuevos. También tiene ocasión de viajar y visitar lugares desconocidos, entre ellos algunas cuevas, donde queda muy impactada, al ver por primera vez las maravillosas pinturas que se encuentran en ellas; contemplar el arte de sus antepasados le ayuda a sentirse especialmente cercana a la Madre Tierra. Jean M. Auel reconstruye lo que pudo ser la forma de vivir en la Prehistoria con el rigor cientÃfico que caracteriza toda su obra. Para este sexto volumen ha visitado y se ha inspirado especialmente en los principales yacimientos de la PenÃnsula ibérica y del sur de Europa. I don’t want to give anything away because this is the 6th in the Cave Bear series so if anyone wants to read them all they wouldn’t want spoilers. Ayla and Jondular are fine. I am writing a book and researching how to write sex scenes. For 30 years, there has been an annual Bad Sex in Fiction award, given to otherwise good fiction. This book was a runner-up in 2011. In 2020, that award was cancelled because the Literary Review said there was too much bad in the world, they didn’t want to add anything else. I’d already read all 6 of these books, but I went through 2 of them again, looking for good or bad sex scenes. True to it’s title, this gigantic book is about caves. When I read it the first time, I remember how I kept thinking, come on, come on, let’s get through these caves and get to the good stuff. I know the caves are important, and important things happen in the caves to Ayla, but still, I was really impatient to get out of the caves. I’d said before that the ending was disappointing but I re-read it and I was wrong. I think it’s pretty good. I would recommend the entire series of Clan of the Cave Bear. Jean Auel took 19 years to research and write all 6 books. They were published in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1990, 2002, and 2011. There were many years waiting between books. Many die-hard fans (such as myself) were hoping for a 7th book, but it never came. She always planned on only 6. Jean Auel is 86 now. All the other books are better, but I loved the series. – Reviewed by Mona In The Land of Painted Caves, Ayla's unique story continues. Now an alcolyte in training, Ayla's life becomes complicated with being a mother, satisfying Jondalar, and learning about her calling to become the Zelandonni of the Ninth Cave. The majority of this book is dedicated to describing caves and cave paintings and became very repetitious and boring. It finally picks up in the last two hundred pages where Ayla faces her mate's infidelity, takes several drug-induced trips to the spirit world, and almost dies. However good the final drama was, it was a little too late to save the entire story from being just a repeat of the last five. However much I enjoyed the first books, I'm happy the series is over.
Among modern epic spinners, Auel has few peers. And readers need not worry: There are enough loose ends to feed a half-dozen more books. We’ll hope to see more, magic mushrooms or no. AwardsDistinctions
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HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth’s Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tasks. Whatever obstacles she faces, Ayla finds inventive ways to lessen the difficulties of daily life, searching for wild edibles to make meals and experimenting with techniques to ease the long journeys the Zelandonii must take while honing her skills as a healer and a leader. And there are the Sacred Caves that Ayla’s mentor takes her to see. They are filled with remarkable paintings of mammoths, lions, and bears, and their mystical aura at times overwhelms Ayla. But all the time Ayla has spent in training rituals has caused Jondalar to drift away from her. The rituals themselves bring her close to death, but through them Ayla gains A Gift of Knowledge so important that it will change her world. BONUS: This edition contains a reading guide and an interview with Jean M. Auel. Sixth in the acclaimed Earth’s Children® series. No library descriptions found. |
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If I had to read about how blue Jondalar’s eyes were, how exotic Ayla’s accent was, or read interminable “introductions again I would have thrown up.
A proper editor could have saved this book and made it into an ok one rather than the mess it is. ( )