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The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon

soulkissed2003's review

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adventurous emotional informative relaxing tense medium-paced

5.0

munocr's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fun alternate view on the story that we already love. Seeing into the background of Gillie and Duncan a little more was interesting and I especially enjoyed seeing things from Murtagh's POV. I was a fun and quick read with great illustrations. I would love to see more things like this, how fun would it be to see Jem's take on living on the ridge or traveling thorough time.

kimberlymichelle's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Not remotely as good as the novel but I was curious to see how it was handled and how the characters were drawn. 

assipassi's review against another edition

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3.0

Well, reading a Graphic Novel of a book that is so vivid in my imagination and that I have also seen a TV version of, might not be a great idea. It did not live up to my own imagination. Also: I had a really hard time distinguishing the drawn characters of Murtaugh, Column, Dougal and Jamie. But it was a good easy read and start to this PHRC 2022 challenge.

alimo711's review against another edition

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5.0

Lovely artwork, nicely captures the story in a more dramatic fashion than the book. I had a hard time getting started on Outlander many years ago -- I had written it off in my head as a bodice-ripper, but so glad I stuck with it. This is a great introduction to the series for anyone who hasn't read it (are you kidding me, you haven't read these books yet?!), just keep it away from the kids. A bit of nudity here and there!

migimon2002's review against another edition

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3.0

A companion for Outlander fans, and a solid graphic novel overall. As a stand-alone, I think readers would be confused if they hadn’t read the original Outlander novel.

rchluther's review against another edition

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3.0

Hmm. This is hard to review because I am not a big fan of the graphic novel form. It was interesting seeing the slightly different take on the events of the book Outlander. It was also interesting to see visuals of many of the characters that I had a hard time picturing (or had never even really thought about). I liked the idea of this book, but I'm not really all that keen on the execution of it. I will say that the biggest problem with the book is how you could never really be sure how you were looking at -- the men all looked almost exactly alike! If you are a Gabaldon fan, it's worth a look, and I'm glad I got it and read it, but I'll probably never read it again.

carlacbarroso's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked the story, which is basically Outlander through Jamie and Murtaugh's eyes. There's nothing really new apart from Murtaugh's encounter with an "Auld One".

The artwork is great! I really loved it! I think it was better than the Pride and Prejudice graphic novel artwork in the interior.

tien's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

I won't tell you how long ago I first read Cross Stitch 🙊 Outlander - suffice to say it was many many years ago so I don't actually remember a lot of the book. As most of you will know it's a rather thick book and yet, they managed to compress and fit into a 200p graphic novel (or less if you take out the chapter breaks). I believe the main points of the story is there though there is an added dimension as this story is told not from Claire's but Murtagh. Who is Murtagh, you ask, I don't remember him at all. At all! But he is apparently Jamie Fraser's godfather and he had quite a big role in keeping this pair alive & together in this tale. So all in all, a pretty interesting perspective but I couldn't quite like the graphics themselves. I found I could barely make the distinctions between all the Scottish men! They all look the same to me except maybe for Colum but only because he suffered from a disease (actually I can't remember whether it was disease or disability but it made him distinctive in picture). And of course, there were b👀bbies everywhere you look *sighs*

danielleeejames's review against another edition

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3.5

I enjoyed this twist on the Outlander story. Some of the artwork took you out of the story; but it’s a fun and fresh take on a beloved book.