Review: A gripping, unputdownable read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
I had trouble staying out of this book, even though I'd begun reading it on the way to a major national sporting event in which I was greatly interested. Think about it - all through the first night of this event, which I'd eagerly anticipated for months, I kept looking forward to getting back to the hotel room to see what would happen next to the tribe in the book. Would twin sisters Enga and Unga get to stay with the tribe? Would Jeek get the respect he richly deserves? Is Tog everything Enga deserves in a man? And what's up with that creepy stranger stalking the tribe?Also, wonderful are the depictions of tribal life and society. "Murder" isn't a word yet. The stakes of a hunt and/or a trading expedition are already life-and-death in the path of the Ice Age. Author Kaye George cites recent scientific news regarding Early Man at the beginning of many chapters. When you add murder to the mix, Early Man turns all to human.