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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

21 reviews

willow_belle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Religious bigotry, Torture, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

It's bloody good!

annabananadel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

“You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well. The man willna lay hands on ye again, while I live.”

This has been a blast. I had watched the Outlander series previously so I have a vague idea of what is going to happen. It is a 32.5 hours of worth of audiobook and I have it at around 1.7x to 1.9x speed. So I listened to this for more than half a day. Davina, the narrator, is splendidly amazing in doing her part. Her tone, pitch, accent, and everything on top was the mere reason why this had not been a boring listen. I can visually imagine what is happening and the most important thing is that I am able to know which character is speaking (but this is most probably due to Diana's writing as well). 

Story-wise, it is just still as amazing as when I watched the series. I'm amazed that the series didn't stray far from the book! The love between Jamie and Claire is just undeniable. We've all been with Claire as she decides which of her two husband would she pick and I'm with her through her thought process as well! 

I'm leaning towards buying Audible credits just so I can listen to the next books as well! 

There was a time when I was listening to this audiobook using my airpod and my boyfriend took of one my airpod as well for a listen. Sadly, it was during the part where Claire was being raped by Jack Randall. He thought it was just normal sex between two partners and it was so funny because I had to tell him that she was being raped and she definitely isn’t enjoying it. 🥴🥴🥴

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

emhaze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, War, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion

strawberrypinch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Gore, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, War, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Fatphobia

kcarney86's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, Gun violence, Pregnancy, War, Chronic illness, and Infertility

kimveach's review

adventurous 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

This sat on my shelf for at least 10, maybe 15 years. So glad I finally got around to reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Vomit, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Torture

zoooeeeggg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.0

This is my third read of the book and by far my most forgiving review of it. I’m gonna stop pretending that I don’t love this series, even with it’s many, MANY controversial subjects. It’s got everything: war, action, a passionate and all-consuming love story, endearing accents, philosophy, religion, etc. It’s so complex and Diana’s research shows. I want to try to reread/read the rest of the series (I only made it to the beginning of The Fiery Cross), but we’ll see how that goes ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Suicide, Rape, Kidnapping, Medical content, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Colonisation, Death, Sexual assault, and Violence

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

A very slow delicious reread. My friend who originally recommended the series to me highly recommended the audiobooks as well, and I am SO glad I finally tried them. Davina Porter is absolutely exquisite. 

I've watched the TV show and read the books through A Breath of Snow and Ashes, but this was my first time rereading, and I absolutely loved revisiting the story, how Jamie and Claire started out and forged their relationship, plus all the small hints Diana drops about all of the events to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.0

After years of people suggesting that I read Outlander, I finally read it. It's not what I was expecting, but in a good way. It's very hard to describe, as it doesn't easily fit into a defined genre. It's not a romance, though it has romantic elements. It's not a fantasy novel, despite the time travelling premise, since that's the only element in the story. It's not just a historical fiction novel, though it's set in the 1740s in Scotland, not with a 1940s nurse trying to be a better healer than the times call for. It's very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit