Reviews

Outlawed by Anna North

monique3's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

""We may be barren in body, dear Doctor, but we shall be fathers of many nations, fathers and mothers both. You see, when we found this land, I knew it was promised not just for us, but for the descendants of our minds and hearts, all those cast out of their homes and banished by their families, all those slandered and maligned, imprisoned and abused, for no crime but that God saw fit not to plant children in their wombs. I knew that we we would build a nation of the dispossessed, where we would be not barren women, but kings." Page 87

"It was also the feeling if doing something solely for its own sake, each moment not the beginning of the future, but its own, solitary now" Page 203

"This story ends in September in the year of our Lord 1895, when I came over the mountains a wife and a widow, a doctor and an outlaw, a robber and a killer and ever my mother's daughter, and set up shop in the surgery of Mrs. Alice Schaeffer and got to work." Page 260

alina_hnb's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

geraniumflowers's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book for what is was, but I do think it left a lot to be desired. The writing style grabbed me right away, and I was very interested in the potential this novel had from the beginning. It was an easy read, generally exciting, but at the end, unsatisfying. I don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing, but I do think the hype around this book is what many of the negative reviews can be attributed to. If you go into this book expecting a queer, feminist western…honestly, you’ll be disappointed. But I do think the book is enjoyable and worth reading!

amy_cutlip's review against another edition

5.0

Dime store novel with an inclusive twist, Outlawed imagines a world where women are reduced to their biological function. The protagonist Ada was a driving force for the novel, providing an informative perspective, offering insight into the world at large.
I would have appreciated more where it comes to the “great flu” but overall I appreciated the care North directed towards Queer experiences.

bimmbles's review against another edition

4.0

A book for weirdo little kids who loved Laura Ingalls and horses but grew up to be curmudgeonly queer feminists with a messy found family social circle and a tattoo of their favourite pocketknife. Or, I liked this one very, very much.

annika_th's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

tpaolinelli's review against another edition

2.0

it had potential it just didn’t reach it

shelbtastic96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

jessicahcasey's review against another edition

1.0

This was horrible. It was a terrible story with awful characters. I really wanted to like it, but it was a struggle to even finish. It has no redeeming qualities.

maggeroni's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, and Abortion