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Outlawed by Anna North

130 reviews

mackenzbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism

nicoleherz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.25

Feminist adventure set in the wild wild west

A thrilling and inspiring story about a woman who knows she's worth more than the fate she is assigned. I loved the immediate focus on science and feminism, especially set in a time where these were not popular topics.
The characters were diverse with fascinating backstories and the author wasn't shy in taking them away from us.
Loved the happy ending, I was positive we weren't going to get one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Abortion, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, Excrement, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical trauma

ynadavis's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Sexism, Pregnancy, Racism, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

sorry_imbooked's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I loved the idea of this book, its focus on women and trans people trying to make better lives for themselves and others like them, but I found the execution rather bland. Outlawed follows a young woman, Ada, who was forced from her home into a convent because she is unable to conceive a child in a world where women's worth is tied to their childbearing. Determined to find out the reason for barrenness and to help other women like her, Ada leaves the convent to join the notorious Kid and their Hole in the Wall Gang - a gang of other people turned out as women viewed as somehow defective. Ada's goal is to stay with the Gang until she can afford to travel to a fellow midwife who has written a book on women's medical and biological disorders that Ada respects but finds insufficient.

Despite her willingness to become an outlaw, Ada seems to lack (or refuse) agency until nearly the end of the book. The majority of her companions remain underdeveloped and fairly one-dimensional as much of the text is focused on Ada's internal worries and wonderings. As it was, my favorite character was Ada's horse, Amity.  The pacing of the story was irregular and I frequently drifted out of the book. That said, I always picked it back up.

I did really appreciate the timeliness of this book; these are issues that women still face and will for many years to come. The descriptions of the land and settings were rich and lovely - I could picture them vividly. I just ended up wanting more from the characters and the story than I felt I got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Mental illness

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Homophobia

Minor: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Outing, Animal death, Violence, and Sexual content

seeker24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

 Approaches topics like same sex couples, infertility and sexism in the 1800s. 

Although it does have LGBTQ+ characters, the main character is a white cis woman. At some points it does give off white savior vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infertility, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Murder

hippiekender's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Infertility

aguattery's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was okay, not sure westerns are for me. There were some parts where "The Kid" was written several times close together and it was kind of annoying to listen to that. I also didn't think it did anything fresh with the whole use women as a scapegoat, or tie the value of women to her ability to have children things. There were a few times I was really invested in the action but mostly it was just okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, and Infertility

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Racism

cassielaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’ve never read anything quite like this book. It’s fascinating, full of adventure and heart, sorrow and hope. If you like stories about outcasts, strong women, and found family, this one’s for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Animal death, and Self harm

Minor: Incest

capybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. It was a slow burn but one I thoroughly enjoyed. It was gripping, and you wanted the protagonist to succeed and get to Pagosa Springs to educate people about fertility. A brilliant read, and I can’t wait to read it again in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Self harm

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape