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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

12 reviews

madchen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This would be 5 stars if it weren't for the undertones of

homophobia

and lil whiffs of 

racism

here and there. Like I get that Black Jack Randall is a 

villain

  but did he really have to be an 

Evil Gay

  to trauma bond Claire and Jamie? Idk, I know this book isn't fresh as a daisy but I just can't find it in myself to give five stars and excuse a book because of "the time it was written in" and "historical accuracy". You do you, but my lil queer heart just can't do it at the moment. I watched the TV series before this and felt it there too, just in case anyone is wondering, though I doubt a lot of people are reading the book before watching the series at this point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Xenophobia

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After years of people suggesting that I read Outlander, I finally read it. It's not what I was expecting, but in a good way. It's very hard to describe, as it doesn't easily fit into a defined genre. It's not a romance, though it has romantic elements. It's not a fantasy novel, despite the time travelling premise, since that's the only element in the story. It's not just a historical fiction novel, though it's set in the 1740s in Scotland, not with a 1940s nurse trying to be a better healer than the times call for. It's very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit