Drums of Autumn

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Summary: Boring, Overwritten
Review: It is very difficult to read one book without reading them all, and that is torture. Claire is too smart to be believable, therefore she becomes an irritating know it all. I had no interest in the North Carolina frontier and will NOT read another. I'm through with Gabaldon. The books are too long, for one thing. A better writer could pull it off. She can't. I hope there will be no more of Claire, Jamie, and Brianna. I've read enough to last several lifetimes.

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Summary: good book
Review: This book is a good book it is not for children though. It has a plot and doesn't really slow down which is a good thing. I enjoyed it. So i would tell people to read it.

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Summary: How Much Better Can It Get?
Review: A friend gave me Outlander for my birthday two years ago, and I showed it to my grandmother, who, by chance, had the three other books. The history that is incorporated in these books shows a little of the history of our family, being of Scottish descent. I am moved by these fabulous stories. I just finished Drums of Autumn, and am anxiously awaiting the next installment in the on-going saga of Jamie and Claire's love story. I'm going to have to go back and re-read the previous three again, just so I can get my fix.

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Summary: It almost felt like I was REALLY along for the ride
Review: I haven't read Drums of Autumn yet, but I HAVE read the preceding three novels in this series. I don't want the author to cut any corners on the rest of the series, but I sure can't wait to read them all! This is truly the BEST time travel series I have ever read, and I have read a lot of them.

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Summary: I'm hooked.
Review: "Drums of Autum" is the first "time travel-romance" I have ever read. I do not usually read romance novels. However, I got lucky and stumbled onto a recorded version at the local library. Boy, if you want to really get the feel of Scotland listen to this book. The narrator is excellent and she brings all of the characters to life. Aye, I'm thinkin' it might just rub off a bit. Anyway, this is a great book and I plan to start at the beginning and read the entire series. What a find!

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Summary: Wonderful book, well worth the wait
Review: I won't spoil the story for you, however I will mention that I was in tears at the ending, and at various points through the book. I am rather surprised to see the amount of people complaining about how long it takes her to write these books--I am quite pleased to see she hasn't given in to the lure of fame and money, cutting down on the time between books and thereby producing stories that aren't as enthralling. I am waiting with baited breath for the sequel to Drums of Autumn (I am given to understand it is the beginning of a new trilogy), since I am sure it, too, will be worth the time spent waiting for it.

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Summary: Everyone learn your Gaelic! A wonderful series!
Review: I have found these books to be wonderful stories! I was hooked when I first opened "Outlander." I find Claire's modern day sense of humor in rather barbaric (to her way of thinking) situations refreshing, as well as her intelligence. How many other authors would have thought to have her bring penicillin to the 18th century, or better still, try to invent it in the 18th century? Jamie is, what can I say, completely wonderful. Stubborn, yes, macho, true, yet lovable and so compatible with Claire.
I couldn't put any of these books down once I had started them. I have them all in hardback and prominently displayed on my bookshelf with the "Outlandish Companion." I even persuaded my grandmother to read them, and she loved them!
I have to wholeheartedly recommend these books to any reader of historical fiction. You really feel like these characters could have existed, and that you are actually looking at life much the way it was in the 18th century. Keep up the good work, Ms. Gabaldon; I am eagerly awaiting the next book(s) in the series!

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Summary: It just keeps going and going!
Review: There's gonna be alot of depressed people when this tale finally winds down, me included. Diana Gabaldon has an endless supply of imagination. Of course this book is as terrific as the ones before it. Drums Of Autumn has it's own flavor as does each and every book in this series. It offers closure for some items of interest and raises new questions for others. Can't wait for the next book.

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Summary: Just a bit off
Review: After reading the other installments, I had hoped this one would regain the luch vision the first 2 books had. There were points in this book that I found wonderful, and even brought me to tears. Yet, I found the second half of the book hurried. As if the author was attempting to hurry up and finish the story. As if she were attempting to tie it up in a pretty bow and put it on display.

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Summary: What a great read!
Review: I was very disappointed to read some of the negative reviews of 'Drums of Autumn' regarding the extension of Brianna and Roger. I did not feel that they detracted from Jamie and Claire: they are a natural progression of the story. This book was just as rivetting as the 3 before it. Many are the times I have read deep into the early hours of the morning, absolutely absorbed. A neighbour loaned me the first book in the series, 'Outlander' (called 'Crosstitch' in Australia). On my way to France in September I bought 'Dragonfly in Amber' at Sydney airport and while in Paris I was able to get 'Voyager' to read in the plane on my way home (23hour flight). I hate to think that one day these wonderful tales will end. Get those fingers moving, Diana, we are all impatient for the next one ....and the next....and the next!