Matthew’s review of Shaman: A Novel of the Ice Age > Likes and Comments
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Lol! Sounds a bit odd to say the least! Your review made me laugh. I would have been equally perplexed by some of the things you pointed out!
thank you for saving me from buying this book =D
Serewyn wrote: "thank you for saving me from buying this book =D"
My pleasure! I am glad I got it from the library . . . and didn't actually buy it!
Whether or not it was boring to you is up to your taste. I wanted to make a comment on the language though. I read that the author did linguistic research to find the most ancient roots of words in European language. Mamma mia is one of them! So even if it came across oddly, it was part of him trying to imagine the life of Neolithic people as authentically as possible.
Fle wrote: "Whether or not it was boring to you is up to your taste. I wanted to make a comment on the language though. I read that the author did linguistic research to find the most ancient roots of words in..."
Fle - thanks for your input - always good to hear more background on the story. Interesting to hear that they were using phrasing like that back then.
Ha ha ha took me a minute to figure out the Geico cavemen. Isn't there a tribe of cavemen from a bank, too? Capital One? Glad to read your review and replies.
Susan wrote: "Ha ha ha took me a minute to figure out the Geico cavemen. Isn't there a tribe of cavemen from a bank, too? Capital One? Glad to read your review and replies."
Thanks!
I know Capital One has vikings, not sure about cavemen . . . luckily, my DVR lets me fast forward through commercials! :)
Seems like we're batting a thousand on our reviews today. At least yours made me laugh Matthew.
Sarah wrote: "Seems like we're batting a thousand on our reviews today. At least yours made me laugh Matthew."
Luckily its actually been a couple of years since I read this one . . . but, I gotta call 'em like I see 'em, and a book I didn't enjoy much is always helped by a humorous review!
Nice analysis and deconstruction!
HBalikov wrote: "Nice analysis and deconstruction!"
Thanks!
The raw language bothered me too, but the book was a lot more than that.
Marie wrote: "The raw language bothered me too, but the book was a lot more than that."
A friend of mine really liked it and recommended it, but it just didn't work for me. I have some of Robinson's other books on my TBR to give a try.
What a relief to see I'm not the only one who was jarred and annoyed by the idioms used in the book. As for the sex, I can understand a certain amount of religious symbolism and adolescent obsession, but why are there two words for penis, one is which also means to jump or spring, and the other of which means ejaculate?
Paula wrote: "What a relief to see I'm not the only one who was jarred and annoyed by the idioms used in the book. As for the sex, I can understand a certain amount of religious symbolism and adolescent obsessio..."
Yeah . . . They say that Eskimos have lots of words for snow, so who knows!?😊
I once participated in a study counting slang term, so I do understand that there are a lot of words for penis, and for ejaculate. But, dang it, they should be consistent. 🤨
Paula wrote: "I once participated in a study counting slang term, so I do understand that there are a lot of words for penis, and for ejaculate. But, dang it, they should be consistent. 🤨"
Um, okay then . . . ;) HA! :D
thank you for saving me the time to be angry while reading this book
Gaby wrote: "thank you for saving me the time to be angry while reading this book"
No problem, Gaby! :)
Thank you for your thorough review. The criticism you mentioned is precisely what I try to avoid in such a book. I'll be looking for a different book.
L wrote: "Thank you for your thorough review. The criticism you mentioned is precisely what I try to avoid in such a book. I'll be looking for a different book."
Happy to help! I hope you find a good one!
Lol! Thanks for the review, Matthew. I can sum up this book now, without even reading it.."A book that's so bad, that even if he could read, even a caveman wouldn't like it." Ha ha!
Lynn wrote: "Lol! Thanks for the review, Matthew. I can sum up this book now, without even reading it.."A book that's so bad, that even if he could read, even a caveman wouldn't like it." Ha ha!"
This review is sponsored by Geico! 😄😉
Sounds like an odd book. Not so sure it's my type of book.
Eileen wrote: "Sounds like an odd book. Not so sure it's my type of book."
It's definitely different. Maybe similar to Clan of the Cave Bear, but I have not read that one yet, so I dunno. But, the premise seems a bit similar.
I know many people really enjoyed Clan of the Cave Bear but I seem to remember starting the first book and never getting very far....
I would also have to criticize the unse of words in the Romanian translation. Why on Earth would they not use the Romanian words for their names? I found it odd to read names in English for a plot happening during Ice Age, millenia before the emergence of English language. About the plot itself... although I found it sooo interesting, at times I felt.bored and couldn't read it after 100 pages. Didn'xt feel like there was a plot or the information was accurate. Maybe I will give it another try.
Can anyone recommend any books about the lives of hunters gatherers?
Teodoresco wrote: "I would also have to criticize the unse of words in the Romanian translation. Why on Earth would they not use the Romanian words for their names? I found it odd to read names in English for a plot ..."
Unfortunately I don't have any recommendations yet. I still have not tried Clan of the Cave Bear.
Some of Michener's works start with hunter/gatherers, but they all eventually move on to other time periods.
LOL, I'll take a pass. This was an entertaining review at least!
Alex wrote: "Hilarious review, Matthew!"
Eileen wrote: "LOL, I'll take a pass. This was an entertaining review at least!"
I aim to entertain! :D
I’ve read 10% of this book. There’s been a few references to genitalia etc but not that much. Perhaps half of the remaining 90% of the book will be as raunchy as 50 Shades? Caveman raunch is a new genre for me
Agreed. Great descriptions of surviving in the wilderness, but Lauren Groff’s Vaster Wilds is my suggestion for anyone else who put the caveman to rest.
Italian cavemen. I have got to read this one.
Yeah when KSM is listed as a 'hard' sci-fi author, it's not talking about 'hard science' but another meaning for the word.
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Lol! Sounds a bit odd to say the least! Your review made me laugh. I would have been equally perplexed by some of the things you pointed out!
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thank you for saving me from buying this book =D
Serewyn wrote: "thank you for saving me from buying this book =D"My pleasure! I am glad I got it from the library . . . and didn't actually buy it!
Whether or not it was boring to you is up to your taste. I wanted to make a comment on the language though. I read that the author did linguistic research to find the most ancient roots of words in European language. Mamma mia is one of them! So even if it came across oddly, it was part of him trying to imagine the life of Neolithic people as authentically as possible.
Fle wrote: "Whether or not it was boring to you is up to your taste. I wanted to make a comment on the language though. I read that the author did linguistic research to find the most ancient roots of words in..."Fle - thanks for your input - always good to hear more background on the story. Interesting to hear that they were using phrasing like that back then.
Ha ha ha took me a minute to figure out the Geico cavemen. Isn't there a tribe of cavemen from a bank, too? Capital One? Glad to read your review and replies.
Susan wrote: "Ha ha ha took me a minute to figure out the Geico cavemen. Isn't there a tribe of cavemen from a bank, too? Capital One? Glad to read your review and replies."Thanks!
I know Capital One has vikings, not sure about cavemen . . . luckily, my DVR lets me fast forward through commercials! :)
Seems like we're batting a thousand on our reviews today. At least yours made me laugh Matthew.
Sarah wrote: "Seems like we're batting a thousand on our reviews today. At least yours made me laugh Matthew."Luckily its actually been a couple of years since I read this one . . . but, I gotta call 'em like I see 'em, and a book I didn't enjoy much is always helped by a humorous review!
Nice analysis and deconstruction!
HBalikov wrote: "Nice analysis and deconstruction!"Thanks!
The raw language bothered me too, but the book was a lot more than that.
Marie wrote: "The raw language bothered me too, but the book was a lot more than that."A friend of mine really liked it and recommended it, but it just didn't work for me. I have some of Robinson's other books on my TBR to give a try.
What a relief to see I'm not the only one who was jarred and annoyed by the idioms used in the book. As for the sex, I can understand a certain amount of religious symbolism and adolescent obsession, but why are there two words for penis, one is which also means to jump or spring, and the other of which means ejaculate?
Paula wrote: "What a relief to see I'm not the only one who was jarred and annoyed by the idioms used in the book. As for the sex, I can understand a certain amount of religious symbolism and adolescent obsessio..."Yeah . . . They say that Eskimos have lots of words for snow, so who knows!?😊
I once participated in a study counting slang term, so I do understand that there are a lot of words for penis, and for ejaculate. But, dang it, they should be consistent. 🤨
Paula wrote: "I once participated in a study counting slang term, so I do understand that there are a lot of words for penis, and for ejaculate. But, dang it, they should be consistent. 🤨"Um, okay then . . . ;) HA! :D
thank you for saving me the time to be angry while reading this book
Gaby wrote: "thank you for saving me the time to be angry while reading this book"No problem, Gaby! :)
Thank you for your thorough review. The criticism you mentioned is precisely what I try to avoid in such a book. I'll be looking for a different book.
L wrote: "Thank you for your thorough review. The criticism you mentioned is precisely what I try to avoid in such a book. I'll be looking for a different book."Happy to help! I hope you find a good one!
Lol! Thanks for the review, Matthew. I can sum up this book now, without even reading it.."A book that's so bad, that even if he could read, even a caveman wouldn't like it." Ha ha!
Lynn wrote: "Lol! Thanks for the review, Matthew. I can sum up this book now, without even reading it.."A book that's so bad, that even if he could read, even a caveman wouldn't like it." Ha ha!"This review is sponsored by Geico! 😄😉
Sounds like an odd book. Not so sure it's my type of book.
Eileen wrote: "Sounds like an odd book. Not so sure it's my type of book."It's definitely different. Maybe similar to Clan of the Cave Bear, but I have not read that one yet, so I dunno. But, the premise seems a bit similar.
I know many people really enjoyed Clan of the Cave Bear but I seem to remember starting the first book and never getting very far....
I would also have to criticize the unse of words in the Romanian translation. Why on Earth would they not use the Romanian words for their names? I found it odd to read names in English for a plot happening during Ice Age, millenia before the emergence of English language. About the plot itself... although I found it sooo interesting, at times I felt.bored and couldn't read it after 100 pages. Didn'xt feel like there was a plot or the information was accurate. Maybe I will give it another try.Can anyone recommend any books about the lives of hunters gatherers?
Teodoresco wrote: "I would also have to criticize the unse of words in the Romanian translation. Why on Earth would they not use the Romanian words for their names? I found it odd to read names in English for a plot ..."Unfortunately I don't have any recommendations yet. I still have not tried Clan of the Cave Bear.
Some of Michener's works start with hunter/gatherers, but they all eventually move on to other time periods.
LOL, I'll take a pass. This was an entertaining review at least!
Alex wrote: "Hilarious review, Matthew!"Eileen wrote: "LOL, I'll take a pass. This was an entertaining review at least!"
I aim to entertain! :D
I’ve read 10% of this book. There’s been a few references to genitalia etc but not that much. Perhaps half of the remaining 90% of the book will be as raunchy as 50 Shades? Caveman raunch is a new genre for me
Agreed. Great descriptions of surviving in the wilderness, but Lauren Groff’s Vaster Wilds is my suggestion for anyone else who put the caveman to rest.
Italian cavemen. I have got to read this one.
Yeah when KSM is listed as a 'hard' sci-fi author, it's not talking about 'hard science' but another meaning for the word.
