Reviews

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

prettyangel98's review against another edition

3.0

drags on a bit but interesting story. i easily fell in love with jamie and claire.

emmad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25

linds0110's review against another edition

5.0

I am in love with this book. Diana Gabaldon draws you in... she paints such vivid mental pictures, that you actually feel that you are there, in 18th century Scotland, riding through the Highlands, the sights and sounds so clear. The best thing, though, is how you truly come to love and care about the characters. You grow to feel like you know them personally and truly care about their fates. This book has everything: adventure, love, humor, witchcraft, politics, betrayal, gallantry, honor, friendship, sex, daring rescues, horrible consequences.... I recommend this book to anyone, but I think women will like it best:-)

proserpina6's review against another edition

5.0

Finally finished this hefty tome. It was so worth it. It defies genre categorization, but it definitely satisfied the historical fiction lover in me. The romance was great and didn't come off as clichéd. It was delightfully steamy in parts but never corny. One word that comes to mind when attempting to describe this book is "epic". Claire is a truly kick-ass heroine. She's not the cookie cutter sassy/feisty dame of romance novels. She's smart and brave and she's not innocent either. I put off reading this for a long time because I was intimidated by the sheer length of the book, but I'm so glad I finally read it and I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series and even checking out the Starz TV adaptation.

birdinflight1's review against another edition

4.0

I had been enjoying the series during the pandemic, so I decided to read the books. I like how they books go into the reasons behind events more deeply and give the reader a more thorough look at what Claire is thinking throughout the story.

actualredjenny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

jessyschae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

aubreysfrederick_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

leticatz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

reydeam's review against another edition

5.0

My full review was posted March 2009 at Polishing Mud Balls:
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/03/outlander-by-diana-gabaldon.html

I Loved this Book!!!
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The first sentence
It wasn't a very likely place for disappearances, at least at first glance.

Outlander is fascinating story told from the view-point of Claire.
I found myself fascinated and liking Claire from the start. I mean, gosh, she is a former combat nurse!! As a nurse myself, and one who served in the military (Ok...nothing big there but I still was in the militaryand proud that I did serve as I did in the reserves), I am intrigued with stories that involve a combat nurse. This facet of Claire brought in a dimension to the story that added great believability for me. Now, that is not the only reason why I like Claire - she is a feisty, she has a sharp tongue and she truly is a compassionate woman. I really enjoyed how she survived, how she utilized her skills, how she knew when to obey and knew when to put her own mind into decisions. I really like Claire.

Claire is not my only reason for liking Outlander.
I really,really,really like Jaime....