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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Stunning. Beautifully written. Loving being on this journey with the characters.
After being underwhelmed by Voyager, I enjoyed the Frasiers' introduction to life in colonial America, especially since much of the landscape is around parts of North Carolina that I know well. As in the Wilderness series, I thought that the interactions between colonists and native peoples was handled well. The issue of slavery raised a lot of questions for me- I really put some thought into how a modern person, transported to an earlier time should and could interact with a slave-owning society. It was an interesting thought experiment, if nothing else. I'm not sure how, as an author, I would have handled it, but something about Gabaldon's treatment seems insufficient. I'll have to keep thinking about it. I'm also not as convinced by Brianna and Roger's relationship as I am with Claire and Jamie's- but I'm interested enough to keep following the series.
Again, really liking this series. And now closer to home. Pretty fun.
I've watched the television series and even after knowing almost everything that was going to happen, I still laughed and cried every step of the way. Gabaldon continues to impress. Very eagerly starting the next book!
I did enjoy this book immensely, but it's probably been my least favorite in the series so far. To be honest, while I like both Brianna and Roger as individual characters, I never found myself buying completely into their relationship. It felt slightly forced to me, maybe because it seemed to have been introduced in the third book as a means for Claire to be able to go back to Jaime and feel less guilty about leaving her daughter behind with no parents. I do appreciate her struggles in this book, missing her mom, feeling conflicted about her feelings towards the father who raised her and the biological father who would've loved to raise her had circumstances been different. I loved the general theme of "fatherhood" in the theme and while the beginning of the novel dragged a bit, when it finally picked up, it was difficult to put down. I found myself skimming through the Brianna/Roger chapters a bit, but other than that, I found it as a whole enjoyable. I also loved seeing John Grey again.
Lots of great moments here, but not as good as Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager, which I think have been my favorite so far in the series.
Lots of great moments here, but not as good as Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager, which I think have been my favorite so far in the series.
Things are starting to come together and I'm wondering where the story will go next!
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Firstly, I feel like this book could have been made significantly shorter with the omission of a large chunk of the first half. That being said, I enjoy and admire Gabaldon's prose and vivid imagery so much that I likely would have otherwise missed it. I loved getting more deeply into the Brianna and Roger story; however, I felt their separation was unnecessarily prolonged. As for Brianna's encounter with Stephen Bonnet and the resulting plotline for the second half of the book... I'm not sure. At first it seemed a bit over the top to my liking. A lot happened within a short period of time - the poor girl barely had time to get re/acquainted with her parents and life in the 18th century. On that note, it seemed slightly unimaginable that there was no mentioned struggle of Brianna and Roger's acclimation to the past, having come from a world of modern comforts. Perhaps it was just they had little to no time to consider the inconvenience of it all. I am interested to see how their lives have adjusted in The Fiery Cross. As a last thought, I did very much enjoy the mixture of tenderness and temper between Jamie and Brianna.
edit: Oh my god, how could I forget the mention of Lord John! I always enjoy seeing him pop back into the lives of the Fraser/MacKenzies. He's perhaps the one secondary character I wish had more page time, but his story line with Brianna at Cross Creek absolutely made up for it.
Firstly, I feel like this book could have been made significantly shorter with the omission of a large chunk of the first half. That being said, I enjoy and admire Gabaldon's prose and vivid imagery so much that I likely would have otherwise missed it. I loved getting more deeply into the Brianna and Roger story; however, I felt their separation was unnecessarily prolonged. As for Brianna's encounter with Stephen Bonnet and the resulting plotline for the second half of the book... I'm not sure. At first it seemed a bit over the top to my liking. A lot happened within a short period of time - the poor girl barely had time to get re/acquainted with her parents and life in the 18th century. On that note, it seemed slightly unimaginable that there was no mentioned struggle of Brianna and Roger's acclimation to the past, having come from a world of modern comforts. Perhaps it was just they had little to no time to consider the inconvenience of it all. I am interested to see how their lives have adjusted in The Fiery Cross. As a last thought, I did very much enjoy the mixture of tenderness and temper between Jamie and Brianna.
edit: Oh my god, how could I forget the mention of Lord John! I always enjoy seeing him pop back into the lives of the Fraser/MacKenzies. He's perhaps the one secondary character I wish had more page time, but his story line with Brianna at Cross Creek absolutely made up for it.
tell me why I could have taken a boat to America faster than I read this … anyway !
had fun. I miss Scotland. Miscommunication goes crazy. yay Outlander !
had fun. I miss Scotland. Miscommunication goes crazy. yay Outlander !