The Clan of the Cave Bear & The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel

More importantly though, he’s an expert at pleasuring females. For starters, he’s got a giant penis, which Auel references frequently throughout the book. It’s a good thing too, because if there’s one thing Jondalar is awesome at it’s having sex. Jondalar is tall, blonde, with blue eyes and every woman wants to have sex with him.

I can only describe him as Christian Grey from prehistoric times (minus the bondage) (so far).

I found him to be fairly easy to relate to. He’s a normal man who has a good sense of humor and is looking for love. We always know that one or both characters is on a collision course with Ayla, but unfortunately until that happens the two men are nowhere near as fascinating as the book’s other protagonist. These are our first characters from our race that we meet in this series, and the two brothers are taking an extended journey together over a period of three years. Half of the novel follows Ayla, the other half follows two normal (cro magnon) men named Jondaloar and Thonolan. Even without the supporting cast of characters from the first novel, Ayla can carry a story on her own just fine. Over the course of this novel, Ayla comes up with new weapons and tools unlike anything used by either form of man, and continues her tradition of taking in small animals (but this time with much larger creatures). Auel does a fantastic job of explaining how Ayla comes to be so special in all her skills, as a way of compensating for how her mind worked differently from those that raised her. A human child raised by Neanderthals, she is Tarzan and the Cesar Milar rolled into one. I can pinpoint exactly why it didn’t work for me, and the reason is spelled J O N D A L A R.īefore I complain more about him however, I’ll sing some more praise for this series. While I still enjoyed this book, it was definitely a notch below in my enjoyment level. My favorite book I read last year was The Clan of the Cave Bear, so I was very excited to dive in to its sequel The Valley of Horses.

The Clan of the Cave Bear & The Valley of Horses by Jean M. Auel