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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
More 3.5. Would have been 4 but like the other books I felt it was too long.
I love this series - I love Jamie - I love Claire - I love the entire Outlander world. BUT I think this is my last book. I feel like much of the story has run it’s course. I find the Revolutionary War aspect really interesting.
This book just covered so many other stories. Jamie and Claire just aren’t the main focus anymore because they’ve settled down. They are living their happy life - and while they still have the random experiences on the ridge.
I continue to truly love Ian and Rachael, and see their family flourish. Bree and Roger and the kids settling down in the ridge, and seeing Bree and Jamie together always makes me happy.
My biggest complaint about this is how much William and Lord Grey there is in this book. It’s so much about them - and I just don’t care as much about what they have going on.
This world is fabulous- and I love the writing. I think I’ve enjoyed enough time in this world.
This book just covered so many other stories. Jamie and Claire just aren’t the main focus anymore because they’ve settled down. They are living their happy life - and while they still have the random experiences on the ridge.
I continue to truly love Ian and Rachael, and see their family flourish. Bree and Roger and the kids settling down in the ridge, and seeing Bree and Jamie together always makes me happy.
My biggest complaint about this is how much William and Lord Grey there is in this book. It’s so much about them - and I just don’t care as much about what they have going on.
This world is fabulous- and I love the writing. I think I’ve enjoyed enough time in this world.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone is the ninth and penultimate book in Diana Gabaldon's hugely successful Outlander series. As a longtime fan of the TV adaptation, I have often found the books unwieldy, with their sprawling plotlines and excessive detail, and this installment is no exception.
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Before picking it up, I was aware of mixed reviews from longtime readers, many of whom seemed to have found it slow and inconsistent. Having now read it, I can see why. My usual criticisms of the series apply here, but perhaps even more so, since Go Tell the Bees moves the story forward only incrementally.
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That said, the latter part of the book had me on the edge of my seat. I had a horrible moment of thinking I had figured out where the story was headed, and I may have even shed a tear or two. Say what you will about Gabaldon’s pacing and prose, but it takes undoubtable skill to create characters that readers care about so deeply.
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For all my complaints about the length and meandering nature of these books, Go Tell the Bees made me realise that I'm not ready for the series to end, and want to continue living with the characters a little longer. So I am looking forward to the (as of yet unpublished) 10th instalment and wondering whether, given the number of unresolved storylines, Gabaldon will be able to wrap everything up in just one more book. Who knows? Maybe I will get to stay in the Outlander world a while longer after all.
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Before picking it up, I was aware of mixed reviews from longtime readers, many of whom seemed to have found it slow and inconsistent. Having now read it, I can see why. My usual criticisms of the series apply here, but perhaps even more so, since Go Tell the Bees moves the story forward only incrementally.
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That said, the latter part of the book had me on the edge of my seat. I had a horrible moment of thinking I had figured out where the story was headed, and I may have even shed a tear or two. Say what you will about Gabaldon’s pacing and prose, but it takes undoubtable skill to create characters that readers care about so deeply.
📚
For all my complaints about the length and meandering nature of these books, Go Tell the Bees made me realise that I'm not ready for the series to end, and want to continue living with the characters a little longer. So I am looking forward to the (as of yet unpublished) 10th instalment and wondering whether, given the number of unresolved storylines, Gabaldon will be able to wrap everything up in just one more book. Who knows? Maybe I will get to stay in the Outlander world a while longer after all.
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Another of her books that I didn’t want to end.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love the world of Outlander. It is richly immersive and full of beautiful characters. With these later books, the plot has been wandering with much of it being a heavy character study. I love character studies but this at time felt that it lacked forward movement. I will continue to read any and all Outlander books because I love these characters so much but I'm not as invested in the plot as much as I was in the beginning.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Didn’t finish this book, skipped to the end. Have to say, I loved their story more when it was based in Scotland, and the constant threat of war and division in their new home is off putting for me. I have loved these books, but I think I’ve had enough of the civil war background.