Book Name : The Inheritors
Author : William Golding
What is it about : Not quite "The Last Of The Mohicans" but close ! Let's call it "The Last Of The Neanderthals" and the story tells how our close relatives, came face to face with our more sophisticated ancestors, the Homo Sapiens and inevitably loosing out.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Few books I have read maybe considered an original, but The Inheritors made it my first - style and plot truly unique. As I read along, I felt that I was installed with a caveman mindset as well as the corresponding bungling and inflexible walking movements. The impact was of course the initial encounter between the two tribes : the Neanderthals dudes with the slow minds, inferior communications who were practically tool-less, pitched hopelessly against the bows and arrows, fermented honey drinks and tree trunk boats of our more technologically advanced ancestors. The Neanderthals once thought the arrow aimed their way was a flying twig and may even be a "present" from the Homo Sapiens ! Game over dudes !
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes ! But this was by no means a straight forward read as the author had an opaque style that was hard to filter through at first. But hey, here's a.n.o.t.h.e.r. Nobel Prize winner for Literature and he's not gonna hand-feed you ! Nevertheless, for sheer originality and quest for a challenge, you will not be disappointed at the end.
Author : William Golding
What is it about : Not quite "The Last Of The Mohicans" but close ! Let's call it "The Last Of The Neanderthals" and the story tells how our close relatives, came face to face with our more sophisticated ancestors, the Homo Sapiens and inevitably loosing out.
Some thoughts after having read the book : Few books I have read maybe considered an original, but The Inheritors made it my first - style and plot truly unique. As I read along, I felt that I was installed with a caveman mindset as well as the corresponding bungling and inflexible walking movements. The impact was of course the initial encounter between the two tribes : the Neanderthals dudes with the slow minds, inferior communications who were practically tool-less, pitched hopelessly against the bows and arrows, fermented honey drinks and tree trunk boats of our more technologically advanced ancestors. The Neanderthals once thought the arrow aimed their way was a flying twig and may even be a "present" from the Homo Sapiens ! Game over dudes !
Would I recommend this book to you : Yes ! But this was by no means a straight forward read as the author had an opaque style that was hard to filter through at first. But hey, here's a.n.o.t.h.e.r. Nobel Prize winner for Literature and he's not gonna hand-feed you ! Nevertheless, for sheer originality and quest for a challenge, you will not be disappointed at the end.
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