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ibeforem 's review for:
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's been many years since I read the 5th book in this series, which I remember struggling with, so I'd forgotten that Diana Gabaldon is really great at what she does.
This part of the series covers the years right before the Revolutionary War, so you have politics mixed in with the art of living in the mountains of North Carolina in the late 1700s. There is tragedy and joy, mysteries solved and solutions found. It's a 900 page book, so there's no way I'm going to cover everything that happens, but life on Fraser's Ridge changes greatly between the beginning and the end of the book. There is such attention to detail in what Gabaldon writes, whether it's about making blood pudding or making ether or being kidnapped in a raid. And at the end she picks up all the little threads she's dropped along the way (even the ones you've forgotten about) and ties them into a neat bow.
This is the first audiobook I've listened to in the series, and Davina Porter is a treasure. That may be my preferred way of reading these from now on!
This part of the series covers the years right before the Revolutionary War, so you have politics mixed in with the art of living in the mountains of North Carolina in the late 1700s. There is tragedy and joy, mysteries solved and solutions found. It's a 900 page book, so there's no way I'm going to cover everything that happens, but life on Fraser's Ridge changes greatly between the beginning and the end of the book. There is such attention to detail in what Gabaldon writes, whether it's about making blood pudding or making ether or being kidnapped in a raid. And at the end she picks up all the little threads she's dropped along the way (even the ones you've forgotten about) and ties them into a neat bow.
This is the first audiobook I've listened to in the series, and Davina Porter is a treasure. That may be my preferred way of reading these from now on!