Outlander is the story of Englishwoman Claire Randal who goes on a hike in 1945 in Scotland and falls into some 'screaming rocks' and travels through time to 1742 and lands in the hands of some Scottish clansmen. Due to circumstances beyond her control she has to marry Jamie Fraser and the adventures ensue. And I know what you're thinking: that sounds like the stupidest book ever. Quite the opposite. This is not a time travel book. This is not a romance book, though there is a fair (read a lot) of sex in the book. This is an incredibly gripping, well written, non-stop adventure. Even though I'd read the book a bunch of times, this reading was very different. For the first time I've read it, I'm older than Claire and I think this changed what I got out of the book. It really was like reading it for the first time.
In Dragonfly in Amber Claire and Jamie go to France to try to stop the Scottish uprising of 1745. Adventures ensue. I've always felt that Dragonfly in Amber is slower than Outlander and it is. Particularly the second half when they're back in Scottland and all it seems they are doing is going from one battlefield to another. And if I had to read "cheek to jowl" one more time...
But these books get 15 out of 10 stars because they are the only books I have read this many times and because they are the only books I'm willing to spend the money to purchase the eBook, just so I can always have them in my purse. You won't be disappointed.
2 comments:
I downloaded a sample of Outlander after what I read on your blog but I COULD NOT get into it. If a book doesn't hold my attention immediately, I let if go. There are too many good ones out there. I just found it too slow to develop.
You have to get to the part where she gets back to the 18th century. Then it takes off!
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