Read: Jean M. Auel - The Shelters of Stone

Why did I re-read this book? I got sucked in while visiting my friend Jenn, since it was conveniently located on her iPad that I'd borrowed for the day. But still, this book is really not worth re-reading. I love the concept of a stone age woman growing up adopted by Neanderthals, then going out on her own to fend for herself in the world as a hunter gatherer. And the earlier books in the series actually had exciting inventions and discoveries. But the latest book in the series is just a re-telling of all the events of the previous books as she finally settles down with others of her own species - same stories repeated more than once, and an endless emphasis of all the one-dimensional characters, as if the author believes that all the readers are blithering idiots. It would be laughable if it didn't go on for so long. One can only hope that the upcoming final book in the series will redeem this one, since it only serves as the set-up for the final conflict between humans and Neanderthals.