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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

26 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This sat on my shelf for at least 10, maybe 15 years. So glad I finally got around to reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

zoooeeeggg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is my third read of the book and by far my most forgiving review of it. I’m gonna stop pretending that I don’t love this series, even with it’s many, MANY controversial subjects. It’s got everything: war, action, a passionate and all-consuming love story, endearing accents, philosophy, religion, etc. It’s so complex and Diana’s research shows. I want to try to reread/read the rest of the series (I only made it to the beginning of The Fiery Cross), but we’ll see how that goes ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

A very slow delicious reread. My friend who originally recommended the series to me highly recommended the audiobooks as well, and I am SO glad I finally tried them. Davina Porter is absolutely exquisite. 

I've watched the TV show and read the books through A Breath of Snow and Ashes, but this was my first time rereading, and I absolutely loved revisiting the story, how Jamie and Claire started out and forged their relationship, plus all the small hints Diana drops about all of the events to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.0

After years of people suggesting that I read Outlander, I finally read it. It's not what I was expecting, but in a good way. It's very hard to describe, as it doesn't easily fit into a defined genre. It's not a romance, though it has romantic elements. It's not a fantasy novel, despite the time travelling premise, since that's the only element in the story. It's not just a historical fiction novel, though it's set in the 1740s in Scotland, not with a 1940s nurse trying to be a better healer than the times call for. It's very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit

rocketsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence