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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

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malenagoerl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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nicolefhebert's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! I know the show has a cult following, which honestly made me nervous to read it. That being said, I thought the plot was unique (for when it was written), I enjoyed the character-building, and the attention to detail was impressive. I thought the

use of sexual coercion and attack wasn’t always needed

I am tempted to not read any more though and leave

Claire and Jamie in a happy bubble into midnight

lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I can see why this is a highly rated book, it’s beautifully written and descriptive. However, to much sex for my liking. That’s just me. I’m not a fan of spicy romances.

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eschneids13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

brainra's review against another edition

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5.0

This is now one of my favourite books! It is up there with the bronze horseman and pillars of the earth. Addictive, imaginative and cultural it had everything a book needs for me to immerse myself completely. I wish I had read this sooner! I am always a little dubious of books in a series but already a couple of chapters into book 2 and I am hooked!

i11iane's review against another edition

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Just didn't grab my attention. It sat over a year waiting to be finished. Finally giving up because life is too short.

cedrisc's review against another edition

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3.0

For the first time ever, I think a screen adaptation may turn out better than the novel. It started off great, but somewhere in the middle I lost interest and found other things more interesting to do than reading. A sure sign for me that it isn't that great. I persevered and I was really annoyed by the punishment part. She forgave him much too easily in my opinion. I also hate it when authors need to abuse their main characters. In this case the male, which was different, but I still found it unnecessary.
I will be interested to see how they cover that part in the tv series, because if they remove it, they will actually make it better. It finished in a way that makes me sort of want to continue the series. I may give it a go, and see whether the story line develops into something worth reading.

dylansb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

loumichelle's review against another edition

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4.0

Epic love story
Too long
Was slightly relieved when I (finally) finished it

lostinfrance's review against another edition

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2.0

When I returned home back in December THIS was the book everyone seemed to be talking about....and as I NEED a long book to fall into, I eagerly downloaded it. Ho hum. It was not that thrilling. I am not even sure I will bother to read the next in the series.

The story is of a woman from WWII that finds herself transported to 1700s...almost 200 years before. She is taken in (forced to join) a Scottish man and his family. Things happen she finds herself wed to a younger man....lots of violence, lots of horseback riding....lots of evil English.

I did not appreciated some of the scenes...and I did not love the end....in fact, I found it rushed, but I was eager for the book to end.

Read if...you enjoy really long books...historical, long books...historical long books that make you want to quit reading.

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