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readingtheskyline's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Physical abuse
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
callie_pearce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
lilyalsup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual harassment
katmystery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
For the first 40%, this was an engaging historical fic, albeit a bit slow, about a witty former WWII army nurse who finds herself brought back in time to 1740s Scotland. Then, when the romance plot started, suddenly it was all about her 18th century love interest, a character who Gabaldon endlessly romanticized despite his highly abusive and controlling behavior. When I wasn’t horrified by Jamie, I was bored by hundreds upon hundreds of pages of conversations and events that added nothing to the plot or character development, and I quickly grew to be so irritated by the narrator that I just wanted it to end. In addition to all of this, all the women who are sexually assaulted in this book (and there are a lot) are blamed for the assault, and the so-called “feminist” narrator does this, too. She’s barely more progressive than people from the 1700s; for half the book, she doesn’t care about anything but the abusive love interest.
I only finished this because of the sunk cost fallacy. 2 stars for the historical aspects, which were well done.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Pedophilia
frantically's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I really enjoyed this! I listened to it as an audiobook and the parts that would've probably been tedious in book form still worked well that way. I'm up to season 5? 6? now and I really just wanted to go back to the Claire and Jamie of season 1 for some time <3
I took multiple breaks and listened to whole other audiobooks during this and I think that's how I didn't end up hating it 🙈 It is very long (obviously) but it is also very good. The writing is excellent and Claire is such a good main character.
Would recommend, even if you've already watched the series :) I still enjoyed it a lot
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and War
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent
sem1995's review against another edition
The way rape and domestic violence were portrayed left me feeling gross, and the romanticization of abuse as dominance was something I couldn't overlook.
Although the plot showed promise initially, it eventually lost its depth, focusing mainly on Jamie and Claire's sexual dynamics post-marriage, at the expense of emotional complexity and substantial narrative development.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
bellam27's review against another edition
Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual harassment
deutschemausi's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
theyannibannireads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Read this book before right after season one of the show came out and was disappointed it wasn't like the show. But now that I'm a bit more of a mature reader I really liked this book, it definitely got me out of a funk and now I'm excited to read the rest of the series. Definitely got me into historical fiction too.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Sexual harassment, and War