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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
The first half was awful, it felt like it was dragging on forever. About halfway, though, I realized I was getting more into the story and actually enjoying it more than the other books. There were very little politics and fighting in the second half, which may be why I liked it more.
Everything in this book took way longer than it needed to. 8 hours of read time just to get through one day? Skip ahead plenty of days. Another 5 hours to get through another day. I felt like I was lost in the Appalachians with Jamie and Claire and I was being tortured.
Additionally, the HOURS spent on the 10th grade biology lesson about recessive and dominant genes made me want to stab everyone and everything.
Also, what about people with a penicillin allergy? Was that not a thing in 1773 or whatever year it is?
After spending FIFTY-THREE hours listening to this tome and for everything to be solved in the last TWO.5 hours (that's a grand total of 55.5 hours), I was annoyed. Yet, I'm 5 books into the series and can't quit now.
Additionally, the HOURS spent on the 10th grade biology lesson about recessive and dominant genes made me want to stab everyone and everything.
Also, what about people with a penicillin allergy? Was that not a thing in 1773 or whatever year it is?
After spending FIFTY-THREE hours listening to this tome and for everything to be solved in the last TWO.5 hours (that's a grand total of 55.5 hours), I was annoyed. Yet, I'm 5 books into the series and can't quit now.
I devoured the audiobooks for the first four books and by this one I just got tired of it. I’ll probably come back to it but I needed a break. Wonderful story, and I love outlander, the books can be a little wordy at times though.
Gabaldon is an excellent writer and very thorough with her story telling. That being said, this book often felt disjointed and, as others have said, lacking in a solid plot. I enjoy the interweaving of the different relationships, and the interesting dramatic bursts, but was left feeling like the book as a whole just went on and on.
Slow... and long... Not my favorite of the series. I feel she should have stopped writing and 3 and I should have stopped reading at book 3. Why haven't I? I am addicted to this story. This book was another long prologue. I have been told the next book is better. Not going to start it right off. I need a break from the series...
This book was my favorite of the series so far. The characters are aging gracefully and realistically, and the plot is compelling to me as an American that those that took place elsewhere in the world were not. This book also, while still being all about white people in Colonial times, felt a bit more integrated and less problematic than some others. That all said, I loved it.
Prepare yourself for a S L O W moving story. Lots of tiny details and kind of a weak plot. I listened to this via Audible and at some points had to speed up the audio to get through it.
2.5 more like it.
This one is definitely the least favorite from the series for me so far. It took 400 pages to get good. Once it did, it was difficult to put it down. Diana has a way to make you love these characters so much and also drive you into a panic when they are near death. She can write that Gabaldon lady.
This one is definitely the least favorite from the series for me so far. It took 400 pages to get good. Once it did, it was difficult to put it down. Diana has a way to make you love these characters so much and also drive you into a panic when they are near death. She can write that Gabaldon lady.
This novel had some good set pieces and some very memorable dialogue but all in all, it is more reminiscent of a screenplay than a novel. I'm hoping for better from #6 in the series.
I enjoyed reading the book, but it was more than a tad on the long side. There was a plot, which was wrapped up, but then the story just kept going, and going, and going... Yes, like the Energizer Bunny.
That said, I plan on reading the next one. Hopefully Ms Gabaldon doesn't join the ranks of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin.
That said, I plan on reading the next one. Hopefully Ms Gabaldon doesn't join the ranks of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin.