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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

50 reviews

solypoly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Colonisation, Infertility, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Infidelity, War, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

lizzyspooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, and War

winonamc3's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

amaliekirstine's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kmac14's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Abortion, Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Gun violence, Vomit, Cursing, and Confinement

leligavi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

maggie1875's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Violence, Animal death, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

breegoux's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Outlander is an interesting read and I'm not quite sure how to classify it. Historical romance isn't quite right as it spends a good deal of its time setting up a deeper political plotline, but historical fiction doesn't fit either because (at least to me) it ventures a little too far into the drama aspects of someone is always captured/in trouble/under threat to quite fit there. So probably closer to dramatic historical romance? And there is something to be said for "well what does the genre really matter?" which is fair, but I found myself constantly bouncing around in the narrative confused as to what exactly the book was trying to do or where we were going - it just wasn't cohesive to me. Some plotlines had me hooked and unable to put the book down and others had me thinking that Gabaldon had really lost the plot somewhere. All that being said, it's easy to see why Outlander is such a hit and a bestseller - it's hard to put down. It keeps you on the edge of each page wondering what's going to happen next, the characters are loveable if not rough around the edges, and the landscape of 1744 Scotland is magical. Where it failed for me is the repetitive "oh no they're captured again" narrative and over the top drama that seeped into a lot of the subplots

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Blood, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

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

marakay's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious relaxing sad 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? Yes

5.0

Are there a lot of content warnings? Yes. It’s historical fiction and realistic to the time, but that’s why it’s one of my top favorite books. There is so much good with this book, too. Witty, informative, strong characters, peaceful and beautiful scenes along with romance and dramatic chaos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, War, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Death, Alcohol, Vomit, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Car accident