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evtoh's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Pedophilia
sytaylor's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Incest
bell4trixx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Incest, Pregnancy, Infertility, Medical content, Rape, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Sexual violence, Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, and War
lochnessvhs's review against another edition
4.5
I was honestly shocked at the turn of events near the end. I likely should have expected it, but I was so cozy on Fraser's Ridge with everyone it hadn't crossed my mind.
The only thing that holds this back from a perfect score is the unfortunate amount of r*pe and SA that occur. Sadly not new themes in Outlander books, but truly the instances here added nothing to the story, and made no significant changes to character or plot.
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
libby_herz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Hate crime, Death, Incest, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Trafficking, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Incest, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexual content, War, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Infertility, Vomit, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Confinement
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Genocide and Suicidal thoughts
keiram3003's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault
clairereadstoomuch's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
This six book is set in 1772 and covers 4 years of adventures, or misadventures should I say, of our beloved Fraser-McKenzie family.
It is a LOT of time to cover and consequently, a LOT of stuff happens. A lot of it was interesting to read because it deals with the igniting of the American Revolution and the relationship between the English and the Indian tribes. Suffice it to say there's a lot of political and military talk which I don't usually mind but considering this was 1400-ish pages, there were times when it got a bit tedious.
As always, I really enjoy the focus on Claire's activity and practice and her explanations of plants and their different uses. This time we also have Brianna's engineering creation too which I didn't get in earnest but was fun to read anyway.
Reading these books really puts the romantic out of time travel because reading about what poor Claire goes through just because she knows things. A woman? Knowing things? Not submissive to her husband? She must be a witch.
It's heartbreaking to read and it made me dream less about being in a similar situation myself. Time traveling I mean.
The thing I like the most about Gabaldon's writing is that it's such an immersive experience that I feel like I'm getting a truthful and genuine insight into life in the 18th century. With all its gruesome reality and tough everyday activity and bigot mentality where reputation is everything and religion is the main explanation for everything.
Since, as I mentioned before, this book covers a long period of time, and they go through such hardships, at times it felt like too much. So many bad things happened to these people in such a short amount of time it feels unnecessary pain, you know what I mean?
In the previous two books, I felt like Gabaldon had lost her way in the plot a bit. I didn't see a reason for some plotlines and certainly for the page number. This one felt a lot more balanced in my opinion.
It's true that you could stop reading after "Voyager" and you would be fine but the truth is that I've grown so attached to these characters that I like the fact that my time with them is prolonged.
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Rape, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, Trafficking, and Medical content
Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal death, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
anelson6225's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder
curly_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Grief and Infidelity