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Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

10 reviews

maggie1875's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was very jam packed with plot but also lots of characters and character growth you see Young Ian grow up as well as Brianna and Roger. 

Spoiler

You get the pleasure of seeing Jamie be a father to Brianna and how that changes his personality to the reader. This with Claire and Brianna’s relationship playing a large role in the novel, makes you feel closer to Jamie and Claire than you did before.

This book induced lots of tears but also lots of perspective and growth. It was one of the best books in the later half of the series I believe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Slavery, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse

hannah8713's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture and Violence

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual content, War, Death, Dysphoria, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Abortion, Classism, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Excrement, and Racial slurs

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Excrement, Child death, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Deportation, and Torture

Graphic: child birth ; execution by hanging / fire ; suicide by fire

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Torture, Hate crime, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, War, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, and Incest

infjill's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Colonisation, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Cancer, and Child death

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The fourth installment of the Outlander series is very interesting. Clair and Jaime are now in the Colony of North Carolina, having crossed the Atlantic and made their way from the Indies in Voyager. After meeting up with family at Cross Creek and meeting with the Colonial Governor, they end up claiming land in the Blue Ridge of Appalachian Mountains, settling in with Ian and Fergus to homestead at Frasier's Ridge (Gabaldon says it's more or less where Grandfather Mountain is).

The Drums of Autumn also bring us two more time travelers, who have to make their way across the Atlantic from Scotland to the Colonies and up to the Ridge. Do they make it? What happens to them? Are they met with open arms? 

Like the rest of the series, this book could have been 200 pages shorter without any problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Domestic abuse

johannab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit