Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Outlander
Book Review: A Wonderful Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone interested in historical fiction will love this book. One minute Clare Randall is in the twentieth century and the next minute--she is in 18th century Scotland full of clan warfare and, of course, romance.This novel is the first in the "Outlander" series. I haven't read the rest of the novels, but I will. Despite its length, you will whip right through this one as Clare decides whether to return to her husband in the 20th century or stay with her husband in the 18th.
Book Review: A book desperately in need of an edit
Summary: 2 Stars
I tried to read this book. I got 350 pages into it before I allowed myself to give up. I have multiple friends who simply love this whole series, but I was bored out of my mind. It goes on, and on, and on, and I just don?t care about any of these people. Plus it's supposed to be set in the 18th century, but the setting seems much more medieval. The Scots were not this backwards! Most of the reviews gush about the lush detail and historical accuracy. She can't even get the clothes right. It might have made a decent 300-400 page book, but there simply wasn't enough there to carry it for 800+ pages (let alone multiple installments of 800+ pages). I?ll stick to Bernard Cornwell and Sharon Kay Penman when I want history, and Georgette Heyer when I want historical romance (all of whom are far superior writers).Book Review: A breathtaking novel, not to be missed.
Summary: 5 Stars
I first came across cross stich (Outlander)which I presume is the British title for this novel about a year ago. Since then Claire and Jamie have been in my thoughts constantly, I often wonder what it would be like to be claire and how I would have coped with the life she had with jamie. I have read all four books in the series so far and they just get better and better, please, please, please can we have some more. Diana Gabaldon is one of the most inovative writers of period time travel fiction that I have ever read. So get yourself down to the nearest bookstore buy a copy, sit back and let the magic begin, because I garauntee you w'ont want it to end.Book Review: A bunch of boarish nonsense!
Summary: 2 Stars
Excuse my one line summary, this novel started out alright, had me interested, but then I just got bored! This was me reading this book : interesting, boring, boring, interesting, boring, boring...Basically not enough interesting parts to keep me fascinated! I liked Claire, at first, but now she just seems like a Ninny! And Jamie, oh, baby you are hot, let's make love 24/7! As if, god they couldn't keep their hands off each other for 5 pages! Sex scenes are amusing at first but after awhile : GIVE IT UP! I would have gone back to Frank, would have left the first chance I got! I will read the rest of the books in these series but if I find myself bored to death don't be surprised! And Diana Gabaldon, you may not have intended for this to be a sappy romance but IT IS!!!Book Review: A caveat for an otherwise engrossing book
Summary: 4 Stars
Usually I like books by, say, Margaret Atwood, Susan Sontag, etc. but I thought I'd give this a try although I am inclined to put down any book where men call women "wench" in jest (seems cheesy). But I was delighted for most of the book. The writing is excellent and the time travel was done so seamlessly I could suspend my disbelief even though I was trained as a scientist. However, I'm not from the generation that seems to have become immune to violence and suffering and the final villain scene left me with bad taste in my mouth. I want a novel to leave me with lingering pleasure. It jerked me out of the fictional dream and started me speculating about the psyche of the author.