This was a short novella about life in prehistoric America. The story of the novel was simple. However, I think it would have been better written in third person. This is because occasionally tells the locations of modern day places that a prehistoric character would not have known what it would have been called today. Still, it was a short read, and I would have liked more. I recommend this for those that like The Last Neanderthal.

This book is an average book. I had hoped to find something of the qualities I enjoyed when reading the entire series of Jean Auel’s Clan of the Cave Bear series. Though this book is not that long, it dragged and was rather repetitive in parts. I learned that Integrity, 130,000 BC was part of a series that deals with various time frames within prehistory . Based on my reactions to this book, I would never read the full series .

There is a Clan of the Cave Bear premise behind this story about a primitive people in prehistory. Integrity is used to represent the wellness of the whole whether that whole be a person or a village, so the book sounded interesting initially, but became rather preachy. Overall, it simply lacked the depth of characterization in Jean Auel's books.The dialogue felt stilted and too modern.

On the other hand, Bonnye Matthews has clearly researched her subject and is fully familiar with the flora and fauna of her settings. Her depictions of the people tend to stretch commonly held views of prehistory, but scientific theories are often later proven wrong. The best part was the appendix which listed the plants and animals mentioned in the book.