A review by ___tamara___
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This book was torture, but also thoroughly addictive. It wasn't particularly dark, but so much stuff Happened all the time, and it's all so Dramatic, I had to take several breaks in reading else I would have probably screamed from frustration.
Spoiler I lost count of the number of times someone tried to either murder Claire or rape her. This has been already asked, but seriously, why all the rape? Captain Randall seemed to always be there. But the cherry on top? Claire swooping in to save Jaime, them making a deal with Randall, and then Claire getting attacked by wolves? I just couldn't.
  But I did want to finish it. I'm not sure how to rate my enjoyment of it though - 3 stars seems respectable but insufficient, and 4 stars doesn't measure up to the rest of my 4-star reads. So... 3.5? 
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