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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
janiscox's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Body horror
aserra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I cannot overstate how desperately I wish Outlander books 2-5 were written like this one. Gabaldon does a great job of navigating history with needle-eye accuracy while refraining from literary trauma porn. This allows the brilliant characters, brilliant writing, and brilliant storybuilding/telling to fully shine. I was even able to tolerate Roger Mac (by far my least favorite main character of the entire series thus far). Part twelve (the final part of the book) was a beautiful, thrilling conclusion that had me wildly vacillating between literal tears, whoops of joy, and astonished gasps. Can't wait to get my hands on the seventh book. :)
EDIT: I did come back and knock .25 stars off my original score (4 stars to 3.75 stars) due to the
Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Excrement, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, and Slavery
Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Medical content, and Self harm
km_loves_books'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Rape, and Medical content
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Child death
Minor: War, Incest, and Fire/Fire injury
mimccub'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
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
knunderb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Slavery and Incest
Minor: War
friends2lovers's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Death, Medical content, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Slavery
Minor: War
johannab's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
kayo32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault