A review by _cararichardson
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

My favorite part of this book is definitely the vibe that it sets. I like historical fiction and this is a great example of it. Gabaldon does a great job setting the scene, and her writing throughout the book is very pretty. I think the violence and sex is quite gratuitous, although I knew that going into this book. I found some parts of the book a bit slow and hard to read. I think Claire, at times, is a unreliable narrator so there was a few occasions where I didn’t know what she was talking about or what was going on. However, despite that I did find myself picking this book up again and again. I also thought the ending was nicely done. I’m not really invested enough to read the entire series, but I did enjoy outlander by itself. 
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