Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

3 reviews

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Infertility, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual violence, Ableism, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

gellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

I feel like this book is just an absolute mess.

She’s abused and forgives him too quickly.

The romance is paper thin. The fantasy and time travel elements were the most interesting, but it’s not really the point.

Why couldn’t we see more of the “witches?”

I don’t get it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, War, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abortion, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, and Infertility

Minor: Pedophilia

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, War, Blood, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Misogyny, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts