Clan of the Cave Bear
I first read Clan of the Cave Bear in high school, when my aunt got the fifth book for me as a Christmas present. I was, at that time, concerned about reading things in order so as not to miss anything. So I dutifully went out and tracked down the first four books and made my way through them in order to enjoy the fifth book, which I couldn't very well not read. I remember liking each book less than the one before, as the series progressively got weirder and weirder. There were some things about the feminism presented in these books that felt a little off, as formative as these books were for me in that sense. Still there was a lot that stuck with me, and I always remembered the first book fondly. I'd been meaning to revisit it for a while, but I was hesitant because I wasn't sure it would live up to my memory. This book both is and isn't as good as I remember it being. The language is flowery and often repetitive. When it dives into the internal mono...