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Summary: What fun!
Review: This book may be catagorized in the Romance section but it isSO much more than that. The premise of time travel is intriguing and Ilearned a great deal about Scotland's history. The romance may be secondary but wowee! Great sex scenes and not overdone.
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Summary: best characters i ever read
Review: This book, and the ones that follow it, were honestly the most entertaining books i have ever read. Diana Gabaldon's characters are so fascinating, you'll want to take them out to lunch. the fringe characters are particularly enjoyable. Although it's classified as romance, you won't find any of the annoying qualities that go with your usual romance novel (weak heroine, non- consensual sex on every other page, poor dialogue). It is just SUPER in all respects. can't say enough about it. i think i've read the series at least 3 times, and tried to push it on all my romance novel hating friends. just goes to show you can't judge a book by its' genre. you may also want to read 'The Mists of Avalon' by marion zimmer bradley and 'The Light Bearer' by donna gillespie if you like good historical fiction that's not heavy on sappy gooey-eyed romance.
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Summary: Two Thumbs Waaaaaaay Up!
Review: To be perfectly honest, I bought this book 'because' it was so thick. I was babysitting my niece and nephew for the week and wanted a book I could read while watching them play in the pool. I could NOT put it down...okay, I did put it down to watch the kids...but quickly picked it right back up again. I devoured it in about three days. The worst thing I can say about it is that it is so engrossing that I would stay up way to late to read "just one more chapter." Diana Gabaldon is a wizard at creating characters so real you feel as if you know them. From the first page until the last you are captivated; first by Claire and her time travel backwards in time, then by Jamie and his secret family history. Will Claire, with her knowledge of future events, be able, with Jamie's help, to change to the course of Scottish history? Each page is a gem and once I read the final words, I ran right out and bought the next book and then the next..."give me more" I say! I have recommended this to all my friends and they have all had the same experience...once you start you just can't put it down.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
Review: A friend loaned me the book to read and it sat on the shelf for a few weeks. I had nothing to read one weekend and I thought this will surely put me to sleep. As long as it is I had it read that very weekend. Outlander is one of the most imaginative and poinant books I have ever read. Diana makes you feel as if these people really exist and that you could find them somewhere in time if you went looking. Don't miss it, you would regret it. I can't wait to read DRAGONFLY IN AMBER.
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Summary: Outlander
Review: I JUST KEEP READING DIANA'S BOOKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN! EVERYTIME YOU READ THEM YOU FIND SOMETHING NEW. EVERYONE SHOULD READ DIANA'S WORK AT LEAST ONCE. THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP! TRUELY AWSOME READING !
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Summary: You will forever remember this story....
Review: Thank God I was lucky enough to be in a bookstore one day when a stranger, also in the romance section, recommended this book! These characters get into your mind and heart. Truly unforgettable! Looking back, I should have recognized the twinkle accompanying the demure smile on her face as she handed me this amazing story! I haven't been the same since...Now, I too feel like standing in the aisles and casually recommending this book to browsing romance addicts, and unleashing this magnificent adventure onto them...:)
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Summary: Totally bad azz book!
Review: Ok, this book and all the other 3 that follows were the best read I've had in a while. I thought it was a typical romance but it wasn't. It was Adventure, Historical, Sci-Fi, Romance, and god only knows what else. Diana Gabaldon is incredible and she writes w/ such descriptive words, phrases, and everything else on the list. I couldn't put the books down. I read all 4+Outlandish within 2 months and now I can't wait for the 5th book.......Hurry up Diana!!!!
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Summary: Not To Be Missed
Review: This is, by far, the most absorbing book I've ever read (as are its sequels). Claire and Jamie are so real, so in depth...I find myself thinking about their relationship from time to time, and its been seven years since I first read the book! The historical aspect of the book is fascinating as well, a mini history lesson! Read Outlander, then rent Braveheart or Rob Roy. Amazing!
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Summary: Abridgements Bite!
Review: I love this book! and I bought the audio verison to be able to listen to the story, but they cut out the heart of it for the abridgement. If you have read the book and wondered "How DO you pronounce Sassenach or Laoghaire," buy the audio version. It is worth the price. If you have not read the book, don't bother. Please, to those in the position to make the call of whether or not to abridge a book : DO NOT!
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Summary: Outlander
Review: Historically, this book was fascinating. At times, I felt as if I could see 18th century Scotland through Claire's eyes. I was hooked by the premise of the story immediately. Unfortunately, by the end of the book I had so tired of Jamie's abuse at the hands of everyone that I was ready to abandon the story. I was astounded that each event of torture became worse and worse and by the end I was hoping for his demise. Exploring the psychological angle of a woman facing the dissonance of her own upbringing with that of a more repressed era for women would have strengthened this story.
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