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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
I have to say I really liked this installment of the Outlander series. The book was never boring. It kept me engaged at all times. There was always action, plenty of romance, travel/change of scenery, new characters, and of course time travel. There is just something about the way Gabaldon tells a story!
In this part you get to hear about what happened with Jamie and Claire in the years when they were apart until eventually they reunite. They continue their romance in spite of all the years apart, stronger than ever, discovering the people they have become, learning to accept one another’s pasts and live with the consequences...
In this part you get to hear about what happened with Jamie and Claire in the years when they were apart until eventually they reunite. They continue their romance in spite of all the years apart, stronger than ever, discovering the people they have become, learning to accept one another’s pasts and live with the consequences...
Excellent! I would say this series is edging out my all-time favorite book (Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman).
A bit slow in places (I'm not a fan of Claire's time in the 1960s, which is a bummer, because I know we spend more time with Bree and what's-his'name... Robert? Roger? as the season progresses.)
Willoughby was an interesting new character. He felt like a caricature which was especially noticable with the complexity of the other characters. I wonder if it was the characters' perceptions of him...?
A bit slow in places (I'm not a fan of Claire's time in the 1960s, which is a bummer, because I know we spend more time with Bree and what's-his'name... Robert? Roger? as the season progresses.)
Willoughby was an interesting new character. He felt like a caricature which was especially noticable with the complexity of the other characters. I wonder if it was the characters' perceptions of him...?
This is the one where Jamie is in .prison for 20 years and then internment and then becomes a printmaker meanwhile Claire returns and finds him. Then Ian gets kidnapped and they follow him across the ocean to Barbados and then after get shipwrecked in Georgia. .
I like this book best of all so far. I feel like at this point, the author feels comfortable with her voice and characters and where she wants to go. Yes, there are silly parts, but that's part of this series' charm. The author really does love dropping huge "what the heck??" twists on you so close to the end in her books (and this one is no different) which is both frustrating and wonderful because it gives you a rush to finish and a thirst for more. Perfect for me.
Spectacular. Diana Gabaldon is a story telling master. The Outlander series has become a lifetime favorite of mine!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I definitely enjoyed Voyager the least so far. I’m a bit overall conflicted with this one. The 20 year separation between Claire & Jamie was too long. The first 300 pages of this book felt so destitute as it detailed the rather empty and unfulfilled lives of Jamie & Claire during their separation. I think there has been too much pain and grief inflicted on the protagonists over the span of the first 3 books of this series, and I thought enough was enough.
I wish there had been more time spent on Jamie & Claire reuniting. It was rushed, and it was rushed for the sake of introducing Jamie’s current life as a smuggler/printer and his many aliases. I wasn’t overly connected with this plot line. It seemed a weak and less urgent plot device to keep Jamie employed as some kind of criminal.
I thought I would hate their voyage to the Caribbean and leaving Scotland behind, but I overall enjoyed their adventure, with the exception of the last 200 pages or so. The last 200 pages just seemed like messy storytelling.
This book (through Claire) kept suggesting that fatness was some kind of indication of a moral failure and it made me like Claire far less. I also cannot stomach how these books handle homosexuality. So far, a homosexual is either a psychotic sadist (Randall) or a man doomed to a lonely unrequited love (Grey). And why Jamie needs to be the only male centred in these fantasies is beyond me.
I started to find it grating how everything/everyone is connected. There really is no “innocent” or inconsequential character in these books, everyone plays a role. In order to make this happen, things seem to start feeling forced and contrived.
Don’t even get me started on the romanticism of Fergus & Marsali’s relationship.
4 stars because again, these books are fun entertainment and despite it’s many flaws I still get wrapped in.
I wish there had been more time spent on Jamie & Claire reuniting. It was rushed, and it was rushed for the sake of introducing Jamie’s current life as a smuggler/printer and his many aliases. I wasn’t overly connected with this plot line. It seemed a weak and less urgent plot device to keep Jamie employed as some kind of criminal.
I thought I would hate their voyage to the Caribbean and leaving Scotland behind, but I overall enjoyed their adventure, with the exception of the last 200 pages or so. The last 200 pages just seemed like messy storytelling.
This book (through Claire) kept suggesting that fatness was some kind of indication of a moral failure and it made me like Claire far less. I also cannot stomach how these books handle homosexuality. So far, a homosexual is either a psychotic sadist (Randall) or a man doomed to a lonely unrequited love (Grey). And why Jamie needs to be the only male centred in these fantasies is beyond me.
I started to find it grating how everything/everyone is connected. There really is no “innocent” or inconsequential character in these books, everyone plays a role. In order to make this happen, things seem to start feeling forced and contrived.
Don’t even get me started on the romanticism of Fergus & Marsali’s relationship.
4 stars because again, these books are fun entertainment and despite it’s many flaws I still get wrapped in.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes