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slhitchcock 's review for:
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
by Diana Gabaldon
It seems almost sacrilegious to criticize an Outlander book, but I was disappointed in this latest addition to the saga of Jamie and Claire. It takes a long time for things to get rolling in this lengthy tome. The first 500 pages or so read more like one of those holiday newsletters you get that have a million words, but nothing to say.
That said, Diana Gabaldon knows how to turn a phrase. Many of her scenes are lovely and draw the reader into them - she just has way too many scenes and not enough action. The other thing that struck me was much of the skirmish/battle events were told by someone in the aftermath rather than as it was occurring. For me, that deadened the effect.
Finally, it would have been nice, if in recognition of the huge gap in years between books, Ms. Gabaldon included an appendix that gave a blurb on the minor characters whose storylines were murky in my brain. I had to resort to Outlander Wiki early on in order to recall who several of these characters were.
I understand that the next book will be the last, and I hope that will be the case. To be trite, all good things must come to an end.
That said, Diana Gabaldon knows how to turn a phrase. Many of her scenes are lovely and draw the reader into them - she just has way too many scenes and not enough action. The other thing that struck me was much of the skirmish/battle events were told by someone in the aftermath rather than as it was occurring. For me, that deadened the effect.
Finally, it would have been nice, if in recognition of the huge gap in years between books, Ms. Gabaldon included an appendix that gave a blurb on the minor characters whose storylines were murky in my brain. I had to resort to Outlander Wiki early on in order to recall who several of these characters were.
I understand that the next book will be the last, and I hope that will be the case. To be trite, all good things must come to an end.