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izzy_witchy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Slavery, Medical content, and Kidnapping
brownieboo's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism
thefriendlymushroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Blood, Abortion, and Outing
infjill's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
aserra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
For all that Jamie and Claire are a distinct and progressive (in the context of the book's time periods) couple, Roger and Brianna's relationship is not. Roger is stiflingly misogynistic, possessive, whiny, and downright boring. That alone is a nuisance, but he stands in a series alongside James Fraser (who has his flaws, don't get me wrong), who is secure enough in his masculinity and person to listen to Claire, to consider her an equal, to respect her and other women, Jamie who is more forward-thinking as a product of 18th century Scotland than Roger, a product of 20th century Scotland.
Jamie and Claire's lives together continue to enthrall and enrapture me to no end. This series, in my opinion, would've benefited greatly from the exclusion and/or removal of Roger Mac, and I wish the
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Genocide and Pedophilia
hannah_mcc17's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, and Medical content
gitarrlillan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Slavery and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death and Murder
thewrongalice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
htracy0884's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
mbrunk98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, and Medical trauma