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kb33's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Religious bigotry, and War
loudgls89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy
Moderate: Slavery, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Colonisation
louiepotterbook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
meilanon'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Rape and Medical content
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Murder
aheinicke27'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Violence
kimveach'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Classism
brownieboo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism
infjill'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
aserra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
For all that Jamie and Claire are a distinct and progressive (in the context of the book's time periods) couple, Roger and Brianna's relationship is not. Roger is stiflingly misogynistic, possessive, whiny, and downright boring. That alone is a nuisance, but he stands in a series alongside James Fraser (who has his flaws, don't get me wrong), who is secure enough in his masculinity and person to listen to Claire, to consider her an equal, to respect her and other women, Jamie who is more forward-thinking as a product of 18th century Scotland than Roger, a product of 20th century Scotland.
Jamie and Claire's lives together continue to enthrall and enrapture me to no end. This series, in my opinion, would've benefited greatly from the exclusion and/or removal of Roger Mac, and I wish the
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Genocide and Pedophilia
gitarrlillan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Slavery and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death and Murder