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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
It seems almost sacrilegious to criticize an Outlander book, but I was disappointed in this latest addition to the saga of Jamie and Claire. It takes a long time for things to get rolling in this lengthy tome. The first 500 pages or so read more like one of those holiday newsletters you get that have a million words, but nothing to say.
That said, Diana Gabaldon knows how to turn a phrase. Many of her scenes are lovely and draw the reader into them - she just has way too many scenes and not enough action. The other thing that struck me was much of the skirmish/battle events were told by someone in the aftermath rather than as it was occurring. For me, that deadened the effect.
Finally, it would have been nice, if in recognition of the huge gap in years between books, Ms. Gabaldon included an appendix that gave a blurb on the minor characters whose storylines were murky in my brain. I had to resort to Outlander Wiki early on in order to recall who several of these characters were.
I understand that the next book will be the last, and I hope that will be the case. To be trite, all good things must come to an end.
That said, Diana Gabaldon knows how to turn a phrase. Many of her scenes are lovely and draw the reader into them - she just has way too many scenes and not enough action. The other thing that struck me was much of the skirmish/battle events were told by someone in the aftermath rather than as it was occurring. For me, that deadened the effect.
Finally, it would have been nice, if in recognition of the huge gap in years between books, Ms. Gabaldon included an appendix that gave a blurb on the minor characters whose storylines were murky in my brain. I had to resort to Outlander Wiki early on in order to recall who several of these characters were.
I understand that the next book will be the last, and I hope that will be the case. To be trite, all good things must come to an end.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Makes vague, Scottish sounding noise in the back of my throat.
Happy to visit with these characters again. Really hope that the publisher requires some serious editing work for the last book. Also wouldn't mind a return to some semblance of a plot rather than a daily life narrative.
Happy to visit with these characters again. Really hope that the publisher requires some serious editing work for the last book. Also wouldn't mind a return to some semblance of a plot rather than a daily life narrative.
I eagerly awaited book #9 in the Outlander series for a long time — even rereading the entire series several years ago in anticipation. It was nice to sink back into this world again. But my high expectations weren’t met and I wasn’t thrilled to be left with cliffhangers again, knowing that it will likely be many many years before another book is released. That said, the chapters that feature Ian / Emily / Rachel were lovely — definitely my favorite part of the book. I would love to read an Emily offshoot like the Lord John novels.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated