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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

61 reviews

lay_kone's review

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Pregnancy, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Medical content, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Infertility, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

scytheria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

amylynn_p's review

challenging dark relaxing slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Medical content

selesita's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Rape

ash_bees's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kmac14's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Abortion, Chronic illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Gun violence, Vomit, Cursing, and Confinement

leligavi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

breegoux's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Outlander is an interesting read and I'm not quite sure how to classify it. Historical romance isn't quite right as it spends a good deal of its time setting up a deeper political plotline, but historical fiction doesn't fit either because (at least to me) it ventures a little too far into the drama aspects of someone is always captured/in trouble/under threat to quite fit there. So probably closer to dramatic historical romance? And there is something to be said for "well what does the genre really matter?" which is fair, but I found myself constantly bouncing around in the narrative confused as to what exactly the book was trying to do or where we were going - it just wasn't cohesive to me. Some plotlines had me hooked and unable to put the book down and others had me thinking that Gabaldon had really lost the plot somewhere. All that being said, it's easy to see why Outlander is such a hit and a bestseller - it's hard to put down. It keeps you on the edge of each page wondering what's going to happen next, the characters are loveable if not rough around the edges, and the landscape of 1744 Scotland is magical. Where it failed for me is the repetitive "oh no they're captured again" narrative and over the top drama that seeped into a lot of the subplots

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Blood, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

ellemelle's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Vomit, and Violence

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Infertility, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual violence, Ableism, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit