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A review by venla_reads
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
4.0
I tried to read this just before the show first aired, but I don't think I made it past 50 pages or so. Which is understandable: I was a lot younger and this book is huge! Then, a few weeks ago I thrifted the first four books at a really good price, so I though I'd give them a second chance. I've seen all the season of the show and I've been wanting to rewatch them for quite some time now, but as I don't use any streaming platform at the moment, reading would have to do.
I was afraid the writing would be boring or hard to follow, as historical fiction in my opinion often is, but I was positively surprised! I really loved it, and read it surprisingly fast. It was probably easier because I was simultaneously replaying the show in my head, but still. I never got bored even though I already knew the story and thus there weren't a lot of surprises.
I genuinely loved this, but I think I still prefer the show. If not alone because of the casting, then because the show does a better job at creating the mood and atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands.
4,5 stars, maybe even 5 <3
I was afraid the writing would be boring or hard to follow, as historical fiction in my opinion often is, but I was positively surprised! I really loved it, and read it surprisingly fast. It was probably easier because I was simultaneously replaying the show in my head, but still. I never got bored even though I already knew the story and thus there weren't a lot of surprises.
I genuinely loved this, but I think I still prefer the show. If not alone because of the casting, then because the show does a better job at creating the mood and atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands.
4,5 stars, maybe even 5 <3