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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Episodic with no rising action. Will make great episodes for the TV series but doesn’t work as well for a book. I do love the characters, which keeps me coming back, but nothing really new happened here.
I finally finished this book - it took me a grand total of SIX WEEKS o_O
In my defense, it is a heavy tome of 1,148 pages in German, so I only read it at home in parts whenever I had time to during the day.
I liked it alright, but it could have definitely been shorter. There were plenty of scenes that just dragged on or could‘ve been left out altogether.
In my defense, it is a heavy tome of 1,148 pages in German, so I only read it at home in parts whenever I had time to during the day.
I liked it alright, but it could have definitely been shorter. There were plenty of scenes that just dragged on or could‘ve been left out altogether.
Diana Gabaldon has an incredible mind for details and world building. But….
I cannot decide if this could have been 4 different books about different main characters or if this story could have just started around Chapter 93 because TBH it really did not pick up energy before that. The first 90 or so chapters felt like an endless diary of day to day minutia that did not seem to have any big picture significance.
And then to top it all off it ended on a spoiler!? The build up for which was only in the last 10% of the book.
This was not my favorite book of the Outlander series. I am still giving this three stars because the writing is excellent. The world building as I said, is incredible. I am deeply invested in these characters as I am a big fan of the series and have been since the beginning.
I was not a fan of the audible but due to my ADHD and the deep dives into detailed characters I could not rely on the text alone. See my notes on this below.
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5/22/23...Still reading and listening to the audible, #adhd style. I feel like I am doing starship logs for this review.
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3/15/2023 My G-d this book is overly long. Reading in pieces because I just cannot.
Do I need to hear every detail about every mundane life activity? No, not really. It is like going to a 5 week family reunion. I love my family, but who would do that....?
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1/28/2023...A note on the audible, and I am not ageist because I am no spring chicken, but the narrators voice ages Claire by about 20 years past her characters age
I cannot decide if this could have been 4 different books about different main characters or if this story could have just started around Chapter 93 because TBH it really did not pick up energy before that. The first 90 or so chapters felt like an endless diary of day to day minutia that did not seem to have any big picture significance.
And then to top it all off it ended on a spoiler!? The build up for which was only in the last 10% of the book.
This was not my favorite book of the Outlander series. I am still giving this three stars because the writing is excellent. The world building as I said, is incredible. I am deeply invested in these characters as I am a big fan of the series and have been since the beginning.
I was not a fan of the audible but due to my ADHD and the deep dives into detailed characters I could not rely on the text alone. See my notes on this below.
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5/22/23...Still reading and listening to the audible, #adhd style. I feel like I am doing starship logs for this review.
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3/15/2023 My G-d this book is overly long. Reading in pieces because I just cannot.
Do I need to hear every detail about every mundane life activity? No, not really. It is like going to a 5 week family reunion. I love my family, but who would do that....?
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1/28/2023...A note on the audible, and I am not ageist because I am no spring chicken, but the narrators voice ages Claire by about 20 years past her characters age
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At this point in the series, certain plotlines have become repetitive. I'm talking about Jamie and Claire's story. They’re my all-time favorite book and TV couple, but you can only have so many near death experiences or separations. I apologize for starting with the things that didn’t work for me, even though I still love the book.
Also, at this stage in the series, the writing in this book and the one that came out before it has become episodic. I don’t know if that’s because of the release of the TV show, as these most recent two books were published after the show gained a large following and popularity. However, this book had a sudden twist for me, and my favorite plot to follow is Brianna and Roger, which is surprising since they’ve been my least favorite in the past. I’m excited to see where the time travel elements of this story will go.
I still loved this book, but certain plot points have felt repetitive. When that happens, it makes you feel like something bad is actually never going to happen to these characters with consequences.Additionally, the episodic nature of the writing made me wish that some stories could have rounded off better.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes