Reindeer Moon [Paperback]

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HM 1987; Book Club Ed. edition (1987)
• ISBN-10: 0002232375
• ISBN-13: 978-0002232371
• ASIN: B001F1WBA0
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,075,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Difference between this and Clan of the Cave bear, July 13, 2003

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Heather Hays (Goodfellow-AFB, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reindeer Moon: Reindeer Moon (Mass Market Paperback)

One thing, I thought the clan of the cavebear lacked, even though it was an excellent book, was the raw sensations of living in a primeval world.
This book does give you this impression, and it is a lasting one. In this book, you are cold, and hungry and lost in a world full of predators. The brutality of each day is brought out to it's fullest, the emptiness of the space around you. The winters are freezing, and the summers are brief and fleeting and bittersweet.
The relationships between the characters are for the most part, well done. The one between Yanan and her sister Meri was especially well done. In the beginning, Yanan looks at her as spoiled brat. Later on, in the journey home they bond rather well. The book demonstrates this to us and does not tell this to us.
Another thing worth mentioning is how well Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writes the various animals that inhabit the tundra. You can almost see the mammoth storming across the plains and the yellow gleam of a wolf's eyes. Yanan, after she becomes a spirit, (she introduces herself as one in the beginning of the story) takes the form of various animals and their habits are well described and thought out.
This is a story about death, but also about life, and what hasn't really changed after billions of years.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reindeer Moon, September 9, 2002

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K. Freeman (Apple Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reindeer Moon: Reindeer Moon (Mass Market Paperback)

An excellent book with strong research in all areas, from natural history to shamanism. Vividly described and "real"; told in a spare, effective voice. An especially good portrayal of an adolescent character. Far superior to any of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" books.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional portrayal of another world view!, February 18, 2000

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"darshank2" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reindeer Moon: Reindeer Moon (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is so much more sophisticated than Clan of the Cave Bear, that it shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath! OK, OK, maybe I am a rabid fan, but I think I became one with good reason. If you are interested in other cultures and want to understand how someone very different from yourself might think, this is the book for you. Ms. Thomas' other books also put you into another world, another mind, whether she writes about humans, as in Animal Wife, or about animals, as in Tribe of Tiger and The Hidden Life of Dogs. Her command of English and her talent for eloquent understatement are wonderful to experience. If you are discerning and literate, you will adore her.