sytaylor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual violence
___tamara___'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Spoiler
I lost count of the number of times someone tried to either murder Claire or rape her. This has been already asked, but seriously, why all the rape? Captain Randall seemed to always be there. But the cherry on top? Claire swooping in to save Jaime, them making a deal with Randall, and then Claire getting attacked by wolves? I just couldn't.Graphic: Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Kidnapping
elizlizabeth's review against another edition
3.0
Gabaldon is a very good writer and I truly enjoyed the historical fantasy part of this. Not sure if I'd read the rest of the series after that infamous dungeon scene tho. Definitely read and heed the warnings on this one.
Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Chronic illness, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Rape, Ableism, Animal death, Homophobia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Xenophobia
eemadeeberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Death of parent
phleming's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Death, Body horror, Vomit, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
water_violin's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Rape, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, War, Torture, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Vomit, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Racism
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, and Classism
strawberrypinch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Gore, Child abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, War, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Fatphobia
nutmegcollects's review against another edition
DID NOT FINISH - got 46% of the way through and it was awful
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, War, Sexual assault, and Violence
donatio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- Why so much sex?
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Spoiler
The first point connects to the second: I had a problem with Jamie, he had a few good lines and while I understand that the time was different then, I just can't agree with some things he did, because he really doesn't give her a proper choice. And the beating, no, I could not really forgive him for that even though Claire did.-
Spoiler
Why did Claire have to cry so much and always had to be held in Jamie's arms to calm down?-
Spoiler
The ending. I knew she would have a baby but still. Maybe it's just personal preference but I don't like the Pregnancy trope.Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Murder, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infertility, Blood, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Child death, and Animal death
rodes's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Even though I liked the story, I couldn't get past the fact that Claire gets sexually assaulted basically in every other chapter. It looks like the only way to bring some action into the book was for her to be SA and then rescued before it goes too far (because she is always rescued). It happens 4 times in the book, then there is a sex scene between Claire & Jamie where consent is dubious especially because he forces her at first and then we have Jamie that is also SA in the book twice, once as a minor (but he tells the story like it was a big joke) and then at the end while being tortured.
Don't get me started on how Jamie beat Claire after rescuing her to teach her a lesson as if she was a child and then we have her going "oh well, maybe he has a point" after a while? Heum, HELL NO! She kept going on about how modern she was and "no man is going to tell me what to do", but she is OK with a beating? I know she comes from the 40s and it was sort of normal behaviour back then too, but still. It didn't work.
Having seen the TV Show, I know that the use of SA as a means to further the plot continues in the other books and for that reason, I can't read the other books nor recommend them to anyone.
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Colonisation, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Vomit, and Police brutality
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage