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Post by samantha on Aug 5, 2010 7:40:44 GMT -5
Anyone read this series? I'm almost 1/2 way into the first one and LOVE it!
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Post by elizabeth_h on Aug 5, 2010 8:47:43 GMT -5
I read it about 20 years ago. It was a really popular series at the time. I liked the first 2 but thought it lost something after that (though I don't think I read the last one). There was an awful movie adaptation made with Darryl Hannah - skip it.
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Post by adcooper on Aug 5, 2010 11:33:19 GMT -5
Just what Elizabeth said. The books are entertaining and I enjoyed them at least 20 year ago. Thirty??! You have to laugh at the heroine's accomplishments, though. I believe she is single-handedly responsible for invention of everything from the wheel to birth control.
When you've finished Auel's series, try Sacagawea, by Anna Lee Waldo. Another hefty saga with an intrepid heroine. I read that one the summer my oldest daughter was born--such a good baby taking all those long naps!
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Post by brooks on Aug 5, 2010 15:36:16 GMT -5
I too read the series and loved it, Ann it could have been 30 years ago, I would have been just a child then  |
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Post by adcooper on Aug 5, 2010 17:18:36 GMT -5
Oh, yes, Brooks! We were advanced readers. |
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Post by elizabeth_h on Aug 6, 2010 7:30:30 GMT -5
You have to laugh at the heroine's accomplishments, though. I believe she is single-handedly responsible for invention of everything from the wheel to birth control.  so true |
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Post by Deb on Aug 6, 2010 7:48:39 GMT -5
I read all three in the series some years ago, too. I enjoyed the read so much that I can remember most of the story line of each book. Although, the first and third, "Valley of Horses" are foremost in my memories (pun intended) . ;D
I did also see the movie, "Clan of the Cave Bear" with Darryl Hannah. It had a lot in lacking and not very well made. As I recall, I think it was a made for TV movie.
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Post by samantha on Aug 6, 2010 8:33:42 GMT -5
I think there are 5 now. I'm really excited to read these books- I can't stop thinking about it at work and want to go home and read some more |
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Post by kristineandtai on Aug 6, 2010 8:50:26 GMT -5
I loved these books. i read them about 15 yrs ago. I could not put them down!
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Post by guiltygirl on Aug 7, 2010 17:08:13 GMT -5
Loved them God knows how many years ago but I think there are supposed to be six-did she ever finish?  |
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Post by Deb on Aug 8, 2010 7:49:52 GMT -5
I had no idea there were two more in the series since I read the third one. I'll have to check in to it.
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Post by niaru on Aug 8, 2010 13:34:38 GMT -5
The last one, as far as I know, is The Shelter of Stone, and I read it just after actually visiting the site she's writing about (in the Dordogne region in south western France - amazing sites), so pretty mesmerizing to me. There is supposed to be a next book, but I don't think she's finished it yet...
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Post by brooks on Aug 8, 2010 14:06:32 GMT -5
She has not, my MIL's daughter works for her publisher. I got a nice CD years ago with her talking about how she did her research for the books.
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Post by niaru on Aug 8, 2010 14:29:54 GMT -5
LOL!
Could she be worse than Diana Gabaldon?...!!!
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Post by samantha on Aug 9, 2010 7:40:45 GMT -5
I finished the first one and loved it! Can't wait to start the second.
I hate cliffhangers!
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