The beauty of Transcendence is in its novelty and simplicity. I've never read a story about a caveman before, and I'm pretty sure I would have been skeptical of the idea of me liking it. 
 But I did. I really enjoyed myself, reading about Ehd's little discoveries with Beh. And that says a lot given that this is a book with minimal dialogue. Ehd was a big cutie the way he fawned over his mate, and I absolutely laughed whenever he "wanted to put a baby in her". HE. WAS. SO. ADORABLE. 
 Before I read this, I checked out some of the reviews and found out that some did not like the ending and the epilogue. But for me, they made sense. Well, the challenge of writing a story like this is how to make a logical ending. That was satisfied, in my opinion. And I liked how everything went full circle in the epilogue; I feel like that was a nice touch. 
 What this book has shown me is that you don't need to have convoluted plots, witty dialogue, or multi-layered characters for a good and meaningful story. You just need a soul and good prose.