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Butterfinger
The Valley of Horses | Jean M. Auel
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Pickpick

I remember as a child and seeing The Earth's Children everywhere. I knew just by looking at the covers that they were going to be great reads. I just forgot about them. Thank goodness they are in my universe again. In fact, I can't wait to finish reading the series just to start again. This one, in particular, is the best at survival in the wild - the Ice Age wild.
#ChunksterChallenge2025 #bitsychunkster @Amiable
#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader

Amiable My goodness, I remember these books! 7d
Pogue I read these way too young. 7d
bookaholic1 Loved the whole series..the third book I believe dragged some 6d
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Butterfinger
The Valley of Horses | Jean M. Auel
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dabbe Well, that would certainly keep me reading! 🤩😂🤩 1w
ShyBookOwl Intriguing! 6d
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Butterfinger
The Valley of Horses | Jean M. Auel
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What a reminder in this day and hour!!!

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Butterfinger
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I just love Ayla.

Daisey This is my favorite book of the series! 1w
Butterfinger @Daisey I love it. 1w
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lil1inblue
The Valley of Horses | Jean M. Auel
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 6mo
Eggs Clan of the Cave Bear series? Pretty photo🐎 6mo
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reading.rainb0w
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Pickpick

Quest for Fire vibes
Extremely repetitive
Still, I liked this.. Why?
⭐️⭐️⭐️
#haikureview
I watched the movie adaptation of this book with my partner as I was reading the end, and honestly, I was more a fan of the movie ending than the book one.🤫
Despite the Multitude of repetitive descriptions throughout the book (WE GET IT), and the fantasy ideation of Clan Life 25,000+ years ago... I still find myself checking out Valley of Horses.. *sigh

reading.rainb0w Valley of the Horses was immediately disbanded after constantly reading about a certain character's, "throbbing member." No. Thanks. ?? #dnf 7mo
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reading.rainb0w
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I may end up hating this. It's been on my shelf awhile, and I've been ambivalent about reading it due to the author not actually knowing a damn thing about Indigenous folks/their culture. I'm on Chapter 3. 2 things have irked me thus far. But I do enjoy the imagery/atmosphere of what it would be like living on Earth 25,000+ or so years ago. If it gets too cringe, I'll Ban the Clan, but I'm of an open mind thus far.

#historicalfiction

reading.rainb0w Update: I hate that I'm so into this like WTFFFFF - can't Stand the ignorance/repetitive storytelling, but the hunter-gatherer lifestyle.. reading about medicinal plants and how they cooked food is just too easy to get lost in. Hate the characters, yet love reading about their world and survival 🙈 8mo
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MrsMalaprop
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#TLT @dabbe

It‘s well and truly Friday here in Western Australia, but I‘ll play anyway 😁. For the last 25 years or so I haven‘t re-read books because there are just too many new ones waiting, and I‘ll never get to them all 😱. So these are from my teens and early 20‘s.

1. Clan of the Cave Bear.
2. The Shell Seekers.
3. The Outsiders.

Wanna play @Jeg @Rissreads ?

Jeg TBH I can‘t remember reading any books more than once. Unless I had to for school or book club! What they were I have no idea. Unlike me you have an amazing memory. I‘m just enjoying the quiet. Sitting outside. So still as well as quiet. 10mo
MrsMalaprop @Jeg Yes, I did think of book club reads. Maybe 1984 & Brave New World? Hey, speaking of quiet, maybe that‘s a book you‘ve read more than once 10mo
dabbe YES to all 3, and now I want to reread them! 😂 I agree with you re: too many books, too little time. A books has to be pretty dang special to reread these days! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 10mo
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dabbe @Jeg #quiteisgood 💚💙💚 10mo
Jeg You are correct I‘ve read it many times and it‘s beside my bed right now waiting for another read. That‘s made me think of another book. Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers. I‘ve read that many times. Both books have been great for me. Quiet is very reassuring. 10mo
Rissreadswithcats Yep it‘s hard when you have over 100 books waiting to be read! And I‘ve read Clan of the Cave bear twice too! (edited) 10mo
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lil1inblue
The Valley of Horses | Jean M. Auel
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1. Financial Management
2. In The Valley of Horses by Jean Auel, Ayla has been exiled from her clan and has to teach herself many life skills in order to survive on her own.

TheSpineView Great answers! Loved that book! 10mo
lil1inblue @TheSpineView Me too! I haven't made it through the whole series yet, but it's my favorite of the ones I have read! 10mo
TheSpineView @lil1inblue I enjoyed the whole series. Hope you do too. 10mo
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swynn
The Plains of Passage | Jean M. Auel
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Mehso-so

This was the bestselling book in the U.S. for 1990. It's vol. 4 in Auel's "Earth's Children" series featuring Ayla, an early human raised by Neanderthals. In this one, Ayla and her lover cross Europe in a sort of prehistoric road trip, with lengthy descriptions of flora, fauna, climate, geology, and anthropology. Fine with me, since for me scene-setting is the series' strength. I'm less a fan of the characters, dialog, and relationship drama.