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The Plains of Passage (Hardcover)

by Jean M. Auel (Author)

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Hardcover: 700 pages
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Nov 1 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 034053527X
ISBN-13: 978-0340535271
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 5.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (223 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #905,987 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The long-awaited fourth installment of the Earth's Children series is as warm and inviting as its campfire milieu. sure fire bestseller. Auel again describes her characters' travails, a passionate interest of millions of readers, in impeccably researched detail. The continuous recitation of flora and fauna, coupled with flashbacks to events in the previous books, becomes somewhat tiresome, however. (Would that our "memory" were as instinctual as that of the Clan.) The saga continues the cross-continental journey of Ayla, her mate Jondalar and their menagerie to his homeland. En route, they encounter a variety of problems, yet manage to find panaceas for each. Their enlightened compilation of skills, inventions, therapies and recipes transforms the voyagers into spirit-like personas providing The Others with constant awe. A brief encounter with the Neanderthal Clan rekindles the unique charm of the first (and strongest) book. Such locutions as "out of the cooking skin into the coals" or "Mother's path of milk" for the Milky Way are coyly anachronistic. Nonetheless, this volume is as welcome as letters from a long-lost friend. A novel 1.25 million first printing; major ad/promo; first serial to Ladies' Home Journal; BOMC main selection; author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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YA-- Auel follows the successful formula of the other books in this series--man's emergence from primitivism to civilization. Ayla and Jondalar continue their journey, accompanied by Whinny, Racer, and Wolf, closely observing the terrain and prudently, even inventively, developing "modern" techniques to deal with danger and evil. Perhaps most interesting is Ayla's triumph over the matriarchal despot Attaroa; the reverberating echoes of the women's movement's attendant strengths and weaknesses lend a nice touch of irony. The love scenes are not quite as steamy as in the other books. The conclusion is too abrupt, coming just as the characters reach their destination, but The Plains of Passage is still satisfying.
- Joan L. Reynolds, West Potomac High School, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Overblown and silly, Jun 11 2004

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This review is from: The Plains of Passage (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one long, lousy novel. The sex scenes amount to little more than caveman porn; modesty forbids quotation, but trust me it's fairly laughable, as these characters step out of their caves and remove their animal skins for a bit of explicit fun. I suppose if you're desperate for a romance this could count as a trashy beach read, though it is an unnecessarily hefty and tiresome one, burdened as it is by a labirynthine plot full of holes, stock characters, and bad writing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A 14 year old girls review., April 9 2004

By	Holly Grosvenor "x_holly_2k4_x" (Stockton, North East, England) - See all my reviews

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I am fourteen, and for a fourteen year old I am an avid reader. Jean's 4th book made me see what reading could do. This book took me inside the minds of Ayla and Jondalar to experience their own personal feelings. This book is set 25,000 years ago when a easily lit fire was a god send. Ayla and Jondalar trek across marshland and glaciers to find a place were they can both call home. This is a truely magnificent book which should be given the praise it deserves. All Jean M Auel books are superb and should be read by all.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Almost too boring for words, Mar 20 2004

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Number 4 in the Earth Children Series, that should have stopped at number 3. This book details Ayla and Jondalar as they return to his home on the other side of Europe. The book is detailed indeed, but the days are nearly all the same: They get up, they travel, they hunt,they cook, they camp, they make love, they sleep, they get up, they travel, etc. etc. If this review is boring you, you get a glimpse of the character of this book. All the time, they travel, I think they will meet with someone who will add some interest, but no such luck. The only encounter they finally have is in the last quarter of the book, and while that part of the story is interesting, it doesn't make up for the rest. Very disappointing

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4.0 out of 5 stars Again this was a book I didn;t want to put down...!
The Plains of Passage was nothing short of amazing. All of Auel's books have left me with wanting for the next one. Read more

Published on Mar 18 2004 by Chelsea G. Humphrey

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST
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