![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet that is not to say The Valley of Horses is a bad novel. And knowing that Ayla stays in her valley for three years makes her chapters a struggle as well. Even now, knowing Jondalar's significance to Ayla, I still find his chapters to be a struggle. To this day, there are passages that I have no more than glanced at. I don't think I've ever skimmed so much through an Earth's Children novel, not even The Land of Painted Caves. Next chapter.Īs with Clan, I finished The Valley of Horses in just a few days, but not for the same reasons. Next chapter, Jondalar and Thonolan and their not-very-interesting adventures. Next chapter, Ayla was still in the valley. Wait - who were Jondalar and Thonolan? I skimmed ahead through their chapter, looking for some connection to Ayla, but there was none. What did it matter if icy needles of freezing rain flayed her skin raw." Yes, yes! I read as Ayla forged ahead alone, haunted by her final moments with the Clan, until she ended up in "cool, green, sheltered valley" where horses were grazing. I tore open the novel and read the first chapter. The ending of Clan was so powerful and emotional - what could Auel possibly have in store for us next? Would Ayla be reunited with her family? Would we see how Durc was treated once Ayla was gone? At this point, anything was possible. As I mentioned last time, after sucking down The Clan of the Cave Bear in just a few days, 14-year old me grabbed ahold of its sequel. ![]()
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