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Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

23 reviews

infjill's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

htracy0884's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

One of the reasons I like seeing the show/movie before the book (though I always shift into “I have to read the book before I can see the show/movie” whenever something new is announced) is the investment of time and the undeniable fact that no matter how good a show is, the book is nearly always better.  The Outlander books, save for the first, are like 850-1100ish pages each…1. That’s a lot of reading to commit to if I can determine interest in a series more quickly, and 2. There’s always way more context in books, things that either don’t translate to film to are cut for time but nevertheless interesting details, sometimes (as is the case with Outlander) entire plot lines…so it’s like getting a whole bunch of great bonus content.  I never would have picked up Outlander, not in a million years, if I hadn’t been bored out of my head and it was the last show on earth I hadn’t seen during quarantine.  I didn’t even like the show that much, but kept watching because there was literally nothing else left, then grew to love it and appreciate it for what it was.  I was still hesitant to buy the books and while they get more complicated and dense as time goes on, the show isn’t getting more episodes for that.  

Which leads me to…this book was super slow to start and I have had it on my nightstand for ages, reading 50 pages here and there but never excited to pick it back up.  In true Outlander fashion (I feel), once it picks up, it rolls.  It’s not a fast story by any means, and think it may have been the author who said this is a story about a long marriage, not a story about the Jacobites or time travel or WWII or any of the things that happen…it’s the very messy and tumultuous creation of a family.   In short, a marathon, not a sprint.  Even she doesn’t know when or how it will end and she’s been writing these books for 30 years.  And that’s all I have to say about that…as much to myself as anyone else.  Her writing style remains the same, reliable, witty and intelligent way it’s always been.  The story weaves in some really mundane and equally intense themes, some sweet and concise, others graphic and violent.  They are what they are, no more, no less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery

readwithbells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I may have enjoyed this book the most in my journey through the Outlander world. It was domestic, romantic, adventurous, and remarkably soothing for a (large) chapter in this very dark franchise. Diana can get carried away in her writing and I find the fact that this book feels like a weapon is testament to that - this one is as indulgent as all the others but I found quite a bit more heart in this than the last few. Maybe the major addition of Roger and Brianna to our cast of characters struck me more than I thought, or maybe Diana has simply had enough time with Claire and Jamie to know them fully but I felt as though I was intruding on a real slice of life with this book and I enjoyed every indulgent bit of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, and Racism

meg_ser's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Racism, and Slavery

Minor: Abortion

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

sharrivel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Colonisation

Minor: Racism

suz_n_van's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Cancer, and Child death

marionrosa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

coralie_michon's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

l’histoire est tjrs aussi incroyable. par contre, les chapitres sont interminablesssssss et les 1200 pages ne sont pas nécessaires, beaucoup d’éléments auraient pu être coupés et le roman aurait été meilleur…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion, Colonisation, and Homophobia