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Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon
(3.5) I haven’t often thought that one was necessarily better than the other, but this fourth installment is immensely more enjoyable than its television counterpart. In Drums of Autumn, the Frasers settle in the mountains of the North Carolina colony to start anew. Back in the future, Brianna and Roger start the novel by wading through a very confusing relationship, which then continues to be riddled with so many aggravating and unbelievable conflicts and decisions throughout.
The book and show have the same overall plot, but not surprisingly a lot of the really wonderful details and circumstances were revised or excluded for the screen. In the novel, the Fraser clan go through hell in such a fascinating and harrowing variety of ways, making their written experiences so much more realistic than what’s seen on the show. (I know this review is turning more into a critique of the fourth season, but I found the book so rich and representational of what colonists of all walks of life may have endured. The show? Not as much and more whitewashed.)
Lastly, I feel kind for only withholding half a star for the tedium that is Brianna and Roger. I simply cannot find myself caring about them like I do Claire and Jaime. The young on and off couple are just so bland, and Roger is unreasonably hung up on gender roles more so than many of his 18th-century companions. Ugh, I hope they get written out of or at least pushed aside in future books.
The book and show have the same overall plot, but not surprisingly a lot of the really wonderful details and circumstances were revised or excluded for the screen. In the novel, the Fraser clan go through hell in such a fascinating and harrowing variety of ways, making their written experiences so much more realistic than what’s seen on the show. (I know this review is turning more into a critique of the fourth season, but I found the book so rich and representational of what colonists of all walks of life may have endured. The show? Not as much and more whitewashed.)
Lastly, I feel kind for only withholding half a star for the tedium that is Brianna and Roger. I simply cannot find myself caring about them like I do Claire and Jaime. The young on and off couple are just so bland, and Roger is unreasonably hung up on gender roles more so than many of his 18th-century companions. Ugh, I hope they get written out of or at least pushed aside in future books.