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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Confused about where this story is going, and I'm not totally sold on all the side stories/characters - but I always enjoy these books.
3 1/2 stars
Gabaldon is a talented storyteller. And that's why I continue to read this series. This was not my favorite, but as usual I appreciate the depth of her research and skill with which she weaves together fact and fiction.
Gabaldon is a talented storyteller. And that's why I continue to read this series. This was not my favorite, but as usual I appreciate the depth of her research and skill with which she weaves together fact and fiction.
This book takes all of your favorite characters and and strings new storylines to mix them up in new ways. I really appreciated the slow reveal of the overall "that the hell is going on" plot that we brought with us into this episode. (aka: the heir of the Old Fox prophesy hunt)
I will be listening to it again - but re-listened to books 7 and 8 in preparation.
Another smash hit - and another cliffhanger at the end.
Thanks Diana G!
I will be listening to it again - but re-listened to books 7 and 8 in preparation.
Another smash hit - and another cliffhanger at the end.
Thanks Diana G!
I gave it three stars because maybe it was good, maybe it wasn’t. I don’t know because I made it 30 pages or so and discovered I just don’t care about this series anymore. I don’t know if it’s the rampant sexual assault, the meandering “plot,” or the massive number of characters. Maybe it’s because of how toxic the fandom has gotten or how much I hated the show. Whatever it is, I’m just done I guess. If she writes another Lord John novel, I’ll happily read it. That’s by far the better series anyway.
This was my favorite Outlander book yet! I love how there was conflict, but not too much. I loved the safety and security of home, but also loved Bree, Ian, William, and LJG’s lines along with it. Love, love, love this whole story!
Mostly I’m disappointed. Spoilers below.
I’ll start with maybe just my own disgruntlement that using a title foreshadowing a death/permanent leaving and then none of the main characters dies is irksome.
This feels like a placeholder book and that most of the to-ing and fro-ing of multiple characters (Ian/Rachel/Jenny, William’s multiple trips, Bree & Roger seem to be anywhere but the Ridge) could have been left out.
For several books there’s been a build up how Claire will come into her full powers when her hair is white. Bree has heart arrhythmia and Claire just listens but doesn’t try and help her beyond listening. Or to do more with Roger’s throat beyond the first chapters. Magically Bree’s heart issues are fine when she’s pregnant and seemingly a chapter later giving birth. For how long the book is it feels more disjointed than previous books.
While the issues with the Captain at the Ridge may have been reflective of the time that whole storyline didn’t add much.
Waiting so long to rejoin characters I was disappointed.
I’ll start with maybe just my own disgruntlement that using a title foreshadowing a death/permanent leaving and then none of the main characters dies is irksome.
This feels like a placeholder book and that most of the to-ing and fro-ing of multiple characters (Ian/Rachel/Jenny, William’s multiple trips, Bree & Roger seem to be anywhere but the Ridge) could have been left out.
For several books there’s been a build up how Claire will come into her full powers when her hair is white. Bree has heart arrhythmia and Claire just listens but doesn’t try and help her beyond listening. Or to do more with Roger’s throat beyond the first chapters. Magically Bree’s heart issues are fine when she’s pregnant and seemingly a chapter later giving birth. For how long the book is it feels more disjointed than previous books.
While the issues with the Captain at the Ridge may have been reflective of the time that whole storyline didn’t add much.
Waiting so long to rejoin characters I was disappointed.
What can we say about Outlander? Many people were annoyed by the book because they had to wait so long to read something simple over many pages, without a stupendous twist at the end.
Well, I liked it. Perhaps because I wasn't expecting too much from the story, but just following Claire and Jamie through another day in their lives full of doubts and dangers.
Well, I liked it. Perhaps because I wasn't expecting too much from the story, but just following Claire and Jamie through another day in their lives full of doubts and dangers.
adventurous
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
The ninth book in the Outlander series, Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone was a slog. At almost 900 pages it took me a good six weeks to read. But the size of the book really had nothing to do with the length of time it took me to read it. I've read books equally as large in just one week. You see the problem with Bees was the plot and it's extraordinarily large cast of characters. It's fine to give side characters time in a book, but that time must somehow have an effect on the plot. In Bees I felt these characters didn't and that the whole book was more like a drawn out character study.
Gabaldon also gets way too bogged down in descriptions in her work. There is so much focusing on little menial things in the plot that add very little entertainment value. Things like dealing with a spider in the toilet, shopping for food and mending clothes. Any well versed Outlander fan would already be well aware of what life is like for Claire and Jamie on Fraser's Ridge so I felt like these were all unnecessary things to comment upon.
As an Outlander fan it hurts me a little to say that this is the absolutes worst book in the series and that it would have been more fun to sit outside watching grass grow then trying to get through this book. If Gabaldon hadn't spent so much time rehashing was had happened in the previous novels perhaps there might have been some semblance of a story buried here. As it stands - I fell asleep several times trying to get through this tome.
Nothing seemed to really matter in this book. There was nothing really surprising or new. It was weighed down in dialogue. The climax was anti-climatic after reading all the other scenes that came before it. In the end this book reads more like a drawn out fan-fic than an actual novel with an actual storyline.
I'm rating it 2/5 stars only because it slightly redeemed itself in the end with the reappearance of the certain character.
Gabaldon also gets way too bogged down in descriptions in her work. There is so much focusing on little menial things in the plot that add very little entertainment value. Things like dealing with a spider in the toilet, shopping for food and mending clothes. Any well versed Outlander fan would already be well aware of what life is like for Claire and Jamie on Fraser's Ridge so I felt like these were all unnecessary things to comment upon.
As an Outlander fan it hurts me a little to say that this is the absolutes worst book in the series and that it would have been more fun to sit outside watching grass grow then trying to get through this book. If Gabaldon hadn't spent so much time rehashing was had happened in the previous novels perhaps there might have been some semblance of a story buried here. As it stands - I fell asleep several times trying to get through this tome.
Nothing seemed to really matter in this book. There was nothing really surprising or new. It was weighed down in dialogue. The climax was anti-climatic after reading all the other scenes that came before it. In the end this book reads more like a drawn out fan-fic than an actual novel with an actual storyline.
I'm rating it 2/5 stars only because it slightly redeemed itself in the end with the reappearance of the certain character.
I enjoyed this book but there were parts I found difficult to get through. Problem is, even the parts I struggled on had relevant information to the larger end game she is weaving. I like characters like Lord John, William, Bree, and Roger, but they are also just not interesting to me. Whereas Jamie and Claire are riveting. The problem for me is they spent a lot of time with those other characters in this book.
I am really loving the current antagonist too. In older books, I started to find Bonnet and even Randal overdone. But this weave she is casting of current events and other forces is really interesting to me and I can't wait to see how she brings it all together.
I am really loving the current antagonist too. In older books, I started to find Bonnet and even Randal overdone. But this weave she is casting of current events and other forces is really interesting to me and I can't wait to see how she brings it all together.