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Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

31 reviews

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Vomit

crystal_pearlie's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in the series, but this one left a sour taste in my mouth. While I don’t think you have to avoid including or discussing problematic elements in your story, the racism, fatphobia, pedophilia/sexual violence, etc. was handled as if it was something to be expected, even by Claire. The author did not engage with the problematic themes in any meaningful or helpful way and it felt glorified/encouraged by the text. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Fatphobia

namenotimportant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Rape, Kidnapping, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Trafficking, and Adult/minor relationship

apwidom's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-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

4.0

Another successful epic in one of my favorite series. A few themes that were (thankfully) left out of the television adaptation. There is an antisemitic trope that Gabaldon included which easily could have been omitted. Had she or an editor researched the provenance or even the discourse surrounding such tropes, it probably wouldn't have been included. I can't say much more without spoilers. 

 

There are themes surrounding the slave trade, although historically accurate, were unreasonably graphic as compared to other sensitive topics. Combined with the repeated use of white-savior heroism, these depictions were invasive and heavy-handed. 

 

Nonetheless, the writing is phenomenal. There is something for everyone--romance, adventure, drama, and humor. The plot is captivating, the characters are complex, and the imagery is rich and creative.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Ableism, Xenophobia, Slavery, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Racism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Medical content

loveisland's review

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

So I read this before watching the show which meant that I was Shocked by the slavery, the liberal use of the n-word, and the racism towards the Chinese character. An FYI to anyone reading these because I was rather Shocked and few of the reviews mention it. It gets 2 stars because I finished but literally would be 0 if I could even though I am an Avowed Jamie fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Trafficking, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

marleen02's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

ht92's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

arlangrey17's review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

coralie_michon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

always good to come back to jamie and claire <3 their love is the only kind of love i want in my life ngl.  

cant wait to see what’s gonna happen for them in america xx

also love fergus and marsali FRASER ( still am very emotional about the wedding scene ) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

meganpbennett's review

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

After learning that Jamie might not have died at Culloden, Claire, Roger and Brianna start trying to track him down, using historical sources from the 1740s while in the 1960s. It's slow going, but they discover a Scottish legend and decide that the legend must be him (they're right). And then they learn that he's in prison, but not what happens when he's released. Until...

On the other side, we learn Jamie's side of the story, from not dying at Culloden to how he escape the British for 7 years before being arrested and imprisoned, and what happens after being released. 

Claire goes back through the stones, and meets up with Jamie in Edinburgh, where he's doing many things, including smuggling. When Young Ian is captured by pirates, they have no choice but to brave the 2-4 month sea voyage across the Atlantic to rescue him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Slavery, Fatphobia, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexism, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Vomit, Pedophilia, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Torture, Religious bigotry, and Excrement

Minor: Trafficking