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rhiadav1'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? It's complicated
5.0
The development of the love between Claire and Jamie is so touching and is a huge part of the story. There is constant twists and turns that made sure I didn’t want to put the book down. I also loved the historical references that Diana Gabeldon has put a lot of time into researching about. She has created a brilliant depiction of 18th century Scottish Highlands. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
sup3r_xn0va_maya'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
2.0
Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) (p. 212). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: romance, romantasy, adult, adventure, historical romance, historical, fantasy
📚Page Count: 850
🎧Audiobook Length: 32h 38min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️ - 2/5
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is an 800+ page historical romance that has action, spice, time travel, and adventure. Claire is a nurse from 1945 and she's thrusted back in time a few hundred years, where she has to survive until she figures out how to get home. It's here that she meets Jamie, a Scott who wants to show her a love so true. At least she won't have to try and survive alone, with him by her side. I didn't love this story, I barely liked it. Between the weird and slow pacing and the threat of rape being constantly thrown around, by the time the book was over I was exhausted and annoyed from the read.
I didn't like the book's pacing. The book started off really slow, I'd say it took about 2 to 3 hours of listening to the audiobook for the story to actually start moving forward. Once the story started to move, things got interesting and I became invested. Then, I'd say 200 pages into the action, things slowed down to a crawl and I stopped caring about the story. After about 150 pages of the slow crawl, things picked up again. Do you see where I'm going with this? This strange pacing continued throughout the entire novel.
(Trigger Warning - rape, sexual assault)
The threat of rape was constant from the moment the main character went back in time. I understand that your female main character went back in time, that doesn't mean you have to have every other man she encounters try to physically & sexually attack her. I honestly should have counted the amount of times Claire was threated with physical or sexual harm by a man, there are a few times where she actually IS attacked. Claire apparently isn't the only one who's in danger of being sexually assaulted.
(Trigger Warning - rape, sexual assault, drugging)
Unfortunately, it gets worse. Now,
(Trigger Warning - physical abuse, domestic abuse)
The spice fluctuated. At first I was into it but then there was this strange scene where
This book also ends in the
⭐️⭐️ - 2/5
I listened to this for free on the library app, hoopladigital.com
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
emhaze'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Abortion
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: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Murder
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: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Excrement, Car accident, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and War
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
3.25
- Why so much sex?
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Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Abortion
brownieboo'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality
Moderate: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Medical content
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Well thought out book that was clearly researched. It did seem odd to be so long though. Such a thing has too many details. Overall the story was very well done and the characters were great.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Homophobia
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Excrement and Car accident
madchen'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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent