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jlogsdon318's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
debbiecollectsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful read. Definitely not a quick read for me, but who cares I love the story unfolding of Claire and Jamie. Can a story go on for ever...……? Please?
dotreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
The saga continues and continues and continues! I will read all the books because i love these characters but wow, they are long! This one was much better than the last. Brianna and Roger have matured. Claire has a really rough time and Jaime just keeps on being her knight in shining armor. Some peripheral characters had some really nasty secrets uncovered. Also, Stephen Bonnet was still hanging around causing chaos. Overall, great.
charleigh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
leannarose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
book_concierge's review
3.0
Book on CD narrated by Davina Porter
Book six in a time-travel series I swore I’d never read, but have become strangely addicted to.
This one is heavy on the history of the years leading up to the American colonies declaring independence from Britain. Jamie and Claire find themselves smack dab in the middle of the uprising and having to carefully manage to avoid completely alienating either of the opposing factions. They have some hard decisions to make and find themselves in multiple dangerous situations.
Gabaldon hardly lets the reader rest and enjoy the love between these two central characters. There are beatings, rapes, arrests, near lynchings, fires, blizzards, and mayhem a plenty. Steven Bonnet, that nasty but charming pirate, can’t seem to keep away. Claire continues her medical experiments – inventing ether and perfecting her penicillin injections (love that she uses rattlesnake fangs as her needles!).
The younger generation have a lot to contend with. Ian is grieving the loss of his Mohawk wife. Fergus needs to find a way to provide for his growing family. And the many new settlers on Fraser’s Ridge need help organizing their new lives in this wild and unpredictable country.
Breanna and Roger play a significant role in this episode and I found Bree just a tiny bit less irritating. Though for the life of me I can’t understand how that woman hasn’t gotten herself into more trouble given her inability to hold her tongue and her penchant for talking about things that don’t exist yet (and won’t for a couple of centuries), and trying to invent “modern” conveniences (Indoor plumbing? Repeating rifles?) Roger is almost as bad, carving cars for the children to play with!
I marvel at the detail that Gabaldon manages to include in these books, and am interested to learn more of 18th century life. That being said, how many times does she have to tells us how everyone smells “of sweat and of horse”?
I’ve gotten way ahead of the TV series, so I think I’m going to give the series a rest for at least a year … if I can stay away …
Davina Porter is nothing short of perfection in her performance of the audiobook. I love the way she voices the various characters. She brings out both Bonnet’s charm and oily nastiness; makes Claire both vulnerable and iron-strong; and helps the listener fell the pain of Ian’s loss. 5***** for her performance.
Book six in a time-travel series I swore I’d never read, but have become strangely addicted to.
This one is heavy on the history of the years leading up to the American colonies declaring independence from Britain. Jamie and Claire find themselves smack dab in the middle of the uprising and having to carefully manage to avoid completely alienating either of the opposing factions. They have some hard decisions to make and find themselves in multiple dangerous situations.
Gabaldon hardly lets the reader rest and enjoy the love between these two central characters. There are beatings, rapes, arrests, near lynchings, fires, blizzards, and mayhem a plenty. Steven Bonnet, that nasty but charming pirate, can’t seem to keep away. Claire continues her medical experiments – inventing ether and perfecting her penicillin injections (love that she uses rattlesnake fangs as her needles!).
The younger generation have a lot to contend with. Ian is grieving the loss of his Mohawk wife. Fergus needs to find a way to provide for his growing family. And the many new settlers on Fraser’s Ridge need help organizing their new lives in this wild and unpredictable country.
Breanna and Roger play a significant role in this episode and I found Bree just a tiny bit less irritating. Though for the life of me I can’t understand how that woman hasn’t gotten herself into more trouble given her inability to hold her tongue and her penchant for talking about things that don’t exist yet (and won’t for a couple of centuries), and trying to invent “modern” conveniences (Indoor plumbing? Repeating rifles?) Roger is almost as bad, carving cars for the children to play with!
I marvel at the detail that Gabaldon manages to include in these books, and am interested to learn more of 18th century life. That being said, how many times does she have to tells us how everyone smells “of sweat and of horse”?
I’ve gotten way ahead of the TV series, so I think I’m going to give the series a rest for at least a year … if I can stay away …
Davina Porter is nothing short of perfection in her performance of the audiobook. I love the way she voices the various characters. She brings out both Bonnet’s charm and oily nastiness; makes Claire both vulnerable and iron-strong; and helps the listener fell the pain of Ian’s loss. 5***** for her performance.
tvemuganti's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rhatcher15's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
knod78's review against another edition
4.0
Whew! I finished the book, all 1,439 pages. I believe this is officially the longest book I’ve ever read.
I loved this book. I loved the story and the themes diane presented. It made me really think and I wished a history or debate class would ask these questions for a long discussion in the class. The two big themes included the following:
1. If the Scottish highlanders hadn’t been horrible defeated in Culloden, would the Revolution have more highlanders fighting on the American side? Granted, America might not have had as many Scots if Culloden happened differently.
2. Would the Native Americans have fared better in life if the British won the American Revolution instead of the Americans?
I loved how the future folk and Jaime and the British/Americans trying to secure the Highlanders wrestled with these two issues.
The last three books have been a bit of slog to read. Great, but not the magic as the first two books. However, the 6th one brought it back. I was engaged with everything and couldn’t put it down.
My issue with the book is that it did have SO MUCH going on with the main plot, start of the war, and the several mysteries that popped up. By the time, I got to the Malva scandal, I almost stopped the book for a bit. I was frustrated and annoyed with what she did and the people of the ridge too. However, that particular plot kind of solved other weird plots that occurred that well I didn’t think was much.
The book did wrap up everything and I loved the ending, especially the two epilogues. I’m very excited to read the seventh book to find out about Scotland and more Revolutinary war America.
Also, loved seeing that Jaime met John Hancock and there was a passage about girding your loins. I thought only Stanley tucci said that phrase.
I loved this book. I loved the story and the themes diane presented. It made me really think and I wished a history or debate class would ask these questions for a long discussion in the class. The two big themes included the following:
1. If the Scottish highlanders hadn’t been horrible defeated in Culloden, would the Revolution have more highlanders fighting on the American side? Granted, America might not have had as many Scots if Culloden happened differently.
2. Would the Native Americans have fared better in life if the British won the American Revolution instead of the Americans?
I loved how the future folk and Jaime and the British/Americans trying to secure the Highlanders wrestled with these two issues.
The last three books have been a bit of slog to read. Great, but not the magic as the first two books. However, the 6th one brought it back. I was engaged with everything and couldn’t put it down.
My issue with the book is that it did have SO MUCH going on with the main plot, start of the war, and the several mysteries that popped up. By the time, I got to the Malva scandal, I almost stopped the book for a bit. I was frustrated and annoyed with what she did and the people of the ridge too. However, that particular plot kind of solved other weird plots that occurred that well I didn’t think was much.
The book did wrap up everything and I loved the ending, especially the two epilogues. I’m very excited to read the seventh book to find out about Scotland and more Revolutinary war America.
Also, loved seeing that Jaime met John Hancock and there was a passage about girding your loins. I thought only Stanley tucci said that phrase.