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callie_pearce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Vomit
Moderate: Abortion, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, Death, War, Child death, and Death of parent
katmystery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
For the first 40%, this was an engaging historical fic, albeit a bit slow, about a witty former WWII army nurse who finds herself brought back in time to 1740s Scotland. Then, when the romance plot started, suddenly it was all about her 18th century love interest, a character who Gabaldon endlessly romanticized despite his highly abusive and controlling behavior. When I wasn’t horrified by Jamie, I was bored by hundreds upon hundreds of pages of conversations and events that added nothing to the plot or character development, and I quickly grew to be so irritated by the narrator that I just wanted it to end. In addition to all of this, all the women who are sexually assaulted in this book (and there are a lot) are blamed for the assault, and the so-called “feminist” narrator does this, too. She’s barely more progressive than people from the 1700s; for half the book, she doesn’t care about anything but the abusive love interest.
I only finished this because of the sunk cost fallacy. 2 stars for the historical aspects, which were well done.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Torture
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Pedophilia
frantically'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? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed this! I listened to it as an audiobook and the parts that would've probably been tedious in book form still worked well that way. I'm up to season 5? 6? now and I really just wanted to go back to the Claire and Jamie of season 1 for some time <3
I took multiple breaks and listened to whole other audiobooks during this and I think that's how I didn't end up hating it 🙈 It is very long (obviously) but it is also very good. The writing is excellent and Claire is such a good main character.
Would recommend, even if you've already watched the series :) I still enjoyed it a lot
Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and War
Minor: Child death, Grief, Death, Abortion, Animal death, and Death of parent
dev921's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and War
biliboc_diana_simona'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, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infertility, Grief, and Child abuse
sejw's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy
honestlyyours77'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
As always it’s a favorite and I love listening to Davina narrate.
I think at nearly 35 years old it should be reading modern classic status as boy does it stand the test of time!
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
deutschemausi'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and War
taylor_perry's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
marysea'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Sexual content