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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
If you need a Gabaldon fix, this story about Roger's parents is totally worth reading.
I had years I didn’t cry as deeply and as loudly as I cried finishing this book.
I had previously read both “An Echo in the Bone” and “Written on my own heart’s blood” but the story from the point of view of Jerry is heartbreaking. And the ending, oh, the ending.
When it comes to the part that also happens in “Written on my own heart’s blood”, I read both accounts side by side. Most of the dialogue and the order of things is much the same but there are some sequences that happen slightly differently and some variation in the words said, which actually makes this book more interesting and relatable since both accounts are written from the point of view of different characters. Jerry’s account is less detailed and yet more emotional since he was hungry, scared, hurt, and baffled by everything that was happening around him.
Can this be read by itself? I guess it can be. You lose much of the context but the interesting part is that Jerry never gets to know that context and yet the book is deeply personal and moves you to the core, whether you know the other characters or don’t.
I had previously read both “An Echo in the Bone” and “Written on my own heart’s blood” but the story from the point of view of Jerry is heartbreaking. And the ending, oh, the ending.
When it comes to the part that also happens in “Written on my own heart’s blood”, I read both accounts side by side. Most of the dialogue and the order of things is much the same but there are some sequences that happen slightly differently and some variation in the words said, which actually makes this book more interesting and relatable since both accounts are written from the point of view of different characters. Jerry’s account is less detailed and yet more emotional since he was hungry, scared, hurt, and baffled by everything that was happening around him.
Can this be read by itself? I guess it can be. You lose much of the context but the interesting part is that Jerry never gets to know that context and yet the book is deeply personal and moves you to the core, whether you know the other characters or don’t.
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4 STARS OUT OF 5
While I have been known to be critical towards the plot ploints that Gabaldon writes into her stories this is an interesting addition to Roger's backstory. Overall there is only one reason to read this and that has to do with how interested you are in Roger. There is nothing revolutionary about this short novella but it delivers what it promisses to deliver.
It fits well with what we already know and later on learn.
While I have been known to be critical towards the plot ploints that Gabaldon writes into her stories this is an interesting addition to Roger's backstory. Overall there is only one reason to read this and that has to do with how interested you are in Roger. There is nothing revolutionary about this short novella but it delivers what it promisses to deliver.
It fits well with what we already know and later on learn.
A short and powerful story showing you interconnected events from past book. Tears at the end when you realize what is happening.
I'm done? I'm...done...? I've been reading this series so long...I...I really can't believe I've caught up. When you live in a world so long, the characters really do become your friends, frustrating as they sometimes may be. I'm going to miss them. Until Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, Claire, Jamie, Ian, Rachel, Jenny, Fergus, Marsali, Brianna, Roger, Jem, Mandy, Fanny, and the rest of the crew!
I read Diana Gabaldon's "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallow's Eve" in the anthology [b:Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love|7841656|Songs of Love and Death All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love (Kushiel's Legacy #1.5; Phèdre's Trilogy, #1.5; The Dresden Files, #11.5)|George R.R. Martin|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1287955074s/7841656.jpg|10935124]. This was the story I bought the book for, the one I couldn't wait to read, because Gabaldon promised it was about Roger's parents. I was disappointed to find it last in the book, but deteremined to read the darn book in order. Now I'm glad I did, because everything else (even the really good ones) would be a disappointment after Gabaldon's story which caused my heart to beat faster and raised actual goosebumps up and down my arms and legs and spine. I don't know if the effect would have been as great if I hadn't read all her other books, but at this point it really doesn't matter. This story was truly heart-wrenching, very palpably about lost love, but also about secret, wonderful truths no one (but the reader and Diana and God) will ever know.