Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

166 reviews

mtorma13's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, and Physical abuse

lay_kone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Pregnancy, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Medical content, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Infertility, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

amaliekirstine's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

electparty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Based on the content warnings this books sounds horrible, but I promise it is fantastic. It is an historical fiction/romance set in the 18th Century and post-WW2 Scotland, written in the late 1980s-early 1990s so it isn’t pristine in the sense of today’s sensibilities. That said, if you’re looking for an immersive, incredibly well-researched, thoughtfully-written, and unforgettable historical romance that generally defies genre, try this out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Gore, Cursing, and War

Minor: Fatphobia

scytheria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

ash_bees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

aim_upp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

“You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well.” -My husband

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

summerjohnson521's review against another edition

I had high hopes for this book but I found the characters to be unlovable and annoying. Sex scenes are added as filler but feel disconnected and cheap. I also feel like the first half of the book is flooded with attempts to rape the main character with no benefit to the plot, just thrown in for graphic purposes. The story could be shortened considerably and the reader could enjoy a better world building experience if our main character wasn’t always portrayed as an object to rescue or have sex with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

c_dog's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I was enjoying this book very much for the first half, but it lost me in the second. The rapes, the wife beating, the villian suddenly being gay,..these things just didn’t work for me. Maybe I’m just reading this with current sensibilities but I don’t think they were handled well. 

Also, it’s funny that the author insists that this isn’t a romance, since it could have been about 100 pages shorter if she cut out some of the sex scenes. I enjoy romance, but some of it just felt gratuitous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

tabulacarat's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

I love Outlander. I didn't have a bad time reading this book (although it's rather long) but I didn't learn much more from what I did in the show. It's really similar and I don't think reading the book adds something to your experience with Outlander. However, it's a great book, well written with lovely characters and everything that I loved from the show. 

Though I'm wondering about the end

why are they going to Italy ? because in the show they go to France in season 2

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Death