Yes Phyllis, the last ones were a bit repetitive.  It is difficult to innovate on prehistory.  It did have me very interested in that  time period and researched more.  It showed me that lots of what she wrote was based on real facts and founding.

Last night,  I accidentally discovered that the first Outlander series is being re-run -  two episodes back to back - prior to the new season starting next Saturday .
I managed to watch the entire first episode by doing a crossword puzzle during the graphic sex scenes.   
I stopped watching the second episode during the scene in which Jamie takes the punishment for the young girl because the graphic violence was increasing. Don't even want to think about how Jamie's experiences with Captain Jack Randal will be depicted!! 
I think that puts an end to my watching Outlander!

Bubble,  I've read the entire Auel series and feel the same way I do about Outlander.  Enjoyed the stories (especially because I've been to the Dordogne River area and have seen the Lascaux Cave paintings and the cliff dwellings in the rocks)  but - wind it up, please!

Yes!  I would so much like what she would do for the future of the child left behind.  Would he recognize his mother? Does he have speech?

There is a similar book titled  the First Americans by William Sarabande.  Very good too.

Bubble,  Jean Auel's web site gives no indication that there will be another book after "Shelters of Stone".   Maybe we're supposed to write our own ending?   

One season of Outlander, was enough for me. There are so many other excellent dramas and series on the premium channels or Netflix streaming, that I would rather watch.  I did enjoy it at first, and loved the gorgeous scenery, the history, the clothing, and some of the characters . . . but the graphic love scenes were too long, and the extreme violence was horrific.  The scene between Jamie and Jack Randal went on and on for at least a half hour!  No need for showing the viewers such detail.  I wonder if people really like watching scenes like that, or if it's only us old folks who are turned off? 

Callie - Oh yes, how could I forget The Bobbsey Twins!  There was also a mystery series called The Dana Girls, that I liked.  However, my favorite was always Nancy Drew. My oldest daughter read them and loved them also, but I doubt if the young girls read them today?  So much quality literature now for children and teens. 

Quote from: CallieOK on April 02, 2016, 09:56:11 AM
Bubble,  Jean Auel's web site gives no indication that there will be another book after "Shelters of Stone".   Maybe we're supposed to write our own ending?   

Really?  Strange because I read that on her site maybe 1 or 2 years ago.

http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2010/11/jean_auels_new_the_land_of_pai.html

and there should be one after that

http://www.theguardian.com/books/video/2011/mar/29/jean-auel-childrens-books

Looks as if Land of Painted Caves is the last one mentioned on Jean Auel's web site - also in 2011.

http://www.jeanauel.com/

I guess she's still thinking!   

I did read the Land of Painted Caves.  It made me want to visit those caves.  Impossible of course, especially if, like she said in the interview, some are not open to the public.  I did visit a Stalactite huge cave near Jerusalem and I thought  at the time that this would have been a good addition for Ayla's story.

Hey, Marilyne and everybody!   Finally got back in here, thanks to Jeannie and Pat (did I get that right?)  We just can't thank them enough for all they do.
I so missed S&F!

Hi Tome! Glad you made it.

Welcome home tomereader!

Good to see you Tomereader.  Radioman was asking about you and wondering if you made it.

Tome - Welcome back to S&F!  We're especially happy to see you here in the Leisure Activities boards!    

Hi Tomereader
Good to see you here.

Kelly

Yep! Finally got 'er done!  Thought I was gonna be banned from S&F forever.

What I'm reading:  A Walk in the Woods (for f2f book club, I'm moderating);  "An Undisturbed Peace" about The Trail of Tears (another sad episode in our US history; "Kindred", a sci-fi genre about a modern day Black woman being transported to the antebellum South;  "In the Shadow of the Banyan" re Khemer Rouge in Cambodia; sounds like I am on a real downer, but I'm reading these "piecemeal" so I don't suffer depression!  Also have 3 more books that I just picked up from the library...can't even go there now, as I am overloaded.  One is a mystery for our mystery club.  Will mention those later.  Gonna have a cataract removed in about 3 weeks, so tryin' to catch up.  Not to mention Kindle readings happening late at night!  So if you all don't hear from me...hey I'm reading!  It is so sweet to see everyone here, and interact with my S&F "peeps".  Luv you guys! (that inlcudes gals, too)

Hi Tomerader1
It is good to be in touch with our friends again.

Kelly

Books are our best friends.  From age 6 I have never been without a book on my night table.

Hi Bubble
I can say rarely has there been a book on my bedside table

Kelly

You then must sleep the sleep of the just

Hi Bubble
I usually have my IPad on and catch up on the news of the day before I retire.

Kelly

and I have my tiny transistor in bed for midnight news

Tome - Looks like you're going to be a busy reader, if you hope to get all those books read before your cataract surgery.  I had my surgery about 5 years ago, but I don't recall that I had trouble reading or watching TV after the first couple of days? However, I did wear sunglasses to watch TV. It was bright sunlight and the ever changing brightness on the TV that bothered me most. 

I picked up my library books yesterday, so now have a couple of new ones to look forward to.  I still have The Life we Bury,  to finish, and Nightfall, to start.  Ordinarily I'm not a science fiction or fantasy reader, but Nightfall sounds intriguing to me.  "After fourteen years of day, comes fourteen years of night"!  Interesting concept.

bubble - My bedside table is also stacked with books.  However, as I've grown older, I do find it difficult/painful to read in bed.  I cannot seem to get comfortable with a book, so I now use my Kindle more. Just the opposite during the day, when I can sit in a chair. 

MarsGal - one of my new library books is Meet You in Hell. (like you, I love that title!)  It must have sounded  good to my husband too, because he sat down right away and started reading it. 

and I find I tire more reading on a Kindle. It seems less satisfying too.

bubble, I agree - definitely less satisfying! 

Tome.   You can follow the route of "The Trail of Tears" Very sad but interesting. I did it a few years back.  Also did the "Oregon Trail" and the one the "Mormons took" To Salt Lake City.  I like stopping and reading all the plaques that explain them.

It is interesting to me to hear others tell about their beginning to read stories.     I can recall going to the library with my mother before I could read and continued to do so as I started to read for myself.    She would help me to select suitable titles and authors.    Another thing that I enjoyed with her was reading the continued novels that used to be published in the Lady's Home Journal.    Sometime she would ask me to read aloud to her while she sewed (making our clothes).   I think she encouraged me to read stories that I wouldn't ordinarily have done at a younger age.   When we moved to this town in 1955 our library was housed in a very old and tiny building right on the main street.  It was a small quaint library with the librarian seated at a large school teachers desk in the center.   It was really more like a small book store.   It has had a couple of moves since then and now we have a lovely large building.    Here is a link to our early library building that now houses a popular Italian bakery store.    The building looks pretty much like it always did and adds to the charm (IMHO) 
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g48050-d873382-Reviews-DiCamillo_Bakery-Lewiston_New_York.html

Oh, that Italian bread sounds so good!  I am so far away from New York.  Do they ship?