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Summary: A must read book
Review: The book was fabulous! The first eight chapters are a bit slow, but then it really picks up and I could not put it down! I have recommended this book to about five of my freinds and they agree that this is a fabulous book. A very entertaining book. Outlander made me get angry, laugh, cry and fall in love with some of it's characters, as well as hate some of it's other characters. This book is definitely a must read!
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Summary: Great Adventure& danger with well developed characters
Review: I was very disappointed to read some of the negative reviews mentioning their dislike of the violence & lust in this book. That was indicative of that time period, like it or not. The characters were wonderfully strong with vivid personalities. I read the book for entertainment not to judge the content of it. Diana Galbaldon has an amazing talent to capture detail and immerse her reader into the story. I am interested in my Scottish ancestory because of these books and hope to do some research into them. I eagerly await her next work of brilliance!
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Summary: Disappointing -- and VERY trashy
Review: A huge disappointment. Outlander had a great premise and I was ready to be absorbed by it and its sequels. However I won't be reading any of those because I could barely stomach this one. Why? Long, repetitive lovemaking sessions and way too much rape and torture. The torture descriptions were endless, and I really couldn't understand why the author would think them necessary to the plot. The feud between Jamie and Jack Randall would have been much more interesting if Jack had been written to rely on his intellect, not his sadistic leanings. The medicine was interesting, so were the descriptions of life in 18th century Scotland. The rest? Endless and unnecessarily repulsive.
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Summary: CAPTIVATING, Diana Gabaldon is amazing!
Review: Diana Gabaldon is my favorite author of all time. I've read hundreds of books that don't compare to OUTLANDER. Once you start reading this book you will not be able to put it down, guaranteed. Jamie and Claire are memorable characters that will make you feel as though you are living in them, and experience every emotion that they do. OUTLANDER is a must read, no matter what type of book you like.
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Summary: Absolutely wonderful!
Review: When I accidently stumbled on the unabridged audiocassette version of Outlander, I haven't been able to stop listening. I listen on my way to work, at lunch, on my way home and while walking my dogs. Ms. Gabaldon is a wonderful writer! If I were reading it, I'd surely be up until the "wee" hours of the morning. Listening to the book makes all the difference, what with the Scottish accents and all. I find myself crying and laughing out loud. I just love these types of books, and my mother's maiden name was Beauchamp (go figure). I'm overjoyed I found this book and can't wait to read or listen to the rest. Makes you believe!
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Summary: A complete and total mind escape into the 17th century
Review: Outlander is an intoxicating read. Once started, forget any other plans, for you might just as well have fallen through the stones with Clair. And Jamie has a way of making any flesh and blood man seem dull in comparison. This is a compelling love story with more than a smidgen of historical fact intwined.
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Summary: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME!
Review: OUTLANDER HAS CAPTIVATED MY HEART AS IT WILL YOURS! IT IS A MAGICAL ROMANCE THAT OVERWHELMS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR EMOTIONS! IT HAS CAPTIVATED ME WITH ALL OF THE CONFUSION, SADNESS, HURT, ANGER, DESPAIR, HATE AND MOST OF ALL... LOVE! YOU'LL NEVER WANT THE STORY TO END!
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Summary: I'VE NEVER READ A BETTER BOOK!!!!
Review: THIS BOOK MADE ME CRY, AND MADE ME LAUGH OUTLOUD. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. I READ THE WHOLE SERIES MORE THAN ONCE, MY SISTER AND I RAN UP A VERY EXPENSIVE PHONE BILL DISCUSSING JAMIE, WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY MAN I WOULD EVER CONSIDER LEAVING MY HUSBAND FOR!!!! I CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS THE FEELINGS I HAVE FOR THIS SERIES, YOU JUST HAVE TO READ IT. I PROMISE YOU'LL LOVE IT TOO!!!!!
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Summary: I'd time travel with Jamie any day!
Review: When a friend recommended I read Outlander I hadn't read romance before. And as I was drawn into the story I realized that this was the first time I ever considerered STEALING a book from the library! (I didn't. But I DID check it out probably as many as 15 times, I liked it so much.) Then I did go out and buy it in hardcover and softcover. (The softie to loan out, ya know.) You don't see many stories told stricly in one point of view, but Ms. Gabaldon was able to do so quite well - still telling you how Jamie and the other characters felt simply by the way Clare saw their actions or reactions. Very hard to do, I would think - but it was done very effectively here. I've read all the books that have followed this one and it remains my favorite. I hope to see this one on the movie screen someday - but can't imagine anyone alive as magnificent as Jamie is on paper.
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Summary: This is why Stonehenge has barbed wire around it!!!
Review: I started reading this series 2 weeks before Voyager came out in paperback. I couldn't wait and bought book three in hardback. Then I went crazy waiting for Drums. Now I hope that I live long enough to finish the series, and the prequel that she is supposedly going to write about Brian and Ellen. I have all the hardbacks, 2 of the paperbacks, and all of the audio's abridged and unabridged. I remember a line from the NeverEnding Story that goes something like this:"Every time a book is read, the characters live again." We all want to meet Jaime and Claire, and that is probably why there is barbed wire around Stonehenge. They can't make a movie about this because no one would be satisfied with who played the parts. The screenwriters would wreck the story as we love it, and with the slash of editing your favorite scene would wind up on the floor. Perhaps a BBC full unabridged length maxi series for PBS? I wish I could write the way Diana does!!! This series is my all time favorite reading material. I think I'll go read Outlander for the eighth time, or is it the ninth?
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