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The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon

5 reviews

cozylittlemess's review against another edition

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

2.5

Outlander was written for the female gaze , this graphic novel was illustrated for the men gaze and missed his mark. All the men are the same , the women’s breasts are .. something, the clothes are awful. Story wise it was ok-ish , they added some stuff way out of the book and show stories , I did appreciate seeing why Murtaugh ended up saving Claire. It was also very hard to follow (especially with all the men looking the same) and I’ve seen the show and read the books multiple times

Am I glad to have it in my collection ? Yes . 
Was it good ? Meh disappointing
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zoooeeeggg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Disclaimer: this graphic novel is marketed as being from Jamie’s point of view or as seeing Jamie’s side of the story and while that is technically true, it is not wholly true. We also see Murtaugh’s, Claire’s, Dougal’s, and some random guy named Kenneth’s POV. Also Diana literally says in the introduction that it’s from Murtaugh’s POV, and having read it, I would say that that’s correct. 

Anyways … the art is absolutely GORgeous and extremely cinematic and feels very fitting to the novel itself. I also very much enjoyed seeing things from perspectives other than Claire’s, very refreshing and enlightening. Idk if I’d read it again, but I’d maybe reopen it to look at the art more closely :) 
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aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

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leweylibrary's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Honestly I was just really bothered by not even necessarily the boobiness of Claire but by how they were so perky and always out 🙄 I do think it's funny that's something Diana discusses at the end though. It was also a bit difficult to tell the 3-4 main guys apart a lot of the time.
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nataliii's review against another edition

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

2.75

This was so .. odd? I don’t feel like this story lends itself to a graphic novel very well - it reads like Outlander Cliff’s notes, with DG’s trademark rich detail completely removed. The art didn’t super speak to me either, most of the men looked so alike at times it became tricky to discern who was who. I enjoyed the tavern before the wedding the most, and of course we love to see Murtagh being a badass as usual.
Overall it felt unecessary.

.. and Kenneth? 🤨 We don’t talk about Bruno ..🎵
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