They could not eat it and it could not eat them; therefore it was not important.

This one line really stood out to me. It's so simple but it so perfectly captures the perspective of these early ape-men. This thought is such a fundamentally animal way of experiencing the world and it really shows just how ancient these beings are. When the world revolved around survival and if something didn't impact your survival in a positive or negative way there was absolutely no reason to give it any second thought.

I was really caught off-guard by the opening of this book. The last thing I expected to see when opening a space opera book was the POV of a prehistoric humans! I've never read this book, watched the movie or really heard anything about the contents of the book so I'm truly going into this blind and I genuinely had to double check that I picked up the right book because wtf?

I have never read any story with such a POV and I am fascinated by its uniqueness. There is something so compelling about seeing the world through such a different lens.

Even in these first few pages I saw so much - and how brutal it was. Hearing fellow humanoids get devoured by a predator and not quite having the mental capacity to help. Only caring about your own survival even if it means someone below you will get killed- Wait that sounds kind of familiar With how much more intelligence modern humans have at our core we really aren't that different from these prehistoric creatures.

I can see that the next chapter continues the same POV, and knowing this book is only 250 pages... I'm wondering if this story will be less about the actual space travel and more a commentary on humanity and how far we have come... or haven't? Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I suppose I'll find out soon!