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Summary: Love this book
Review: This book is a must have by any of the fans of this series. Wonderfully written to be helpful and insightful. A real pleasure to read.
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Summary: A big read but a great read.
Review: I have read the Companion and found it to be very interesting and comprehensive. Ms. Gabaldon has captured characters, places and times as if she actually lived them! In the Oulandish Companion, she lets the light shine into the creation of her great literary characters. This is a must have for those who love the Outlander series! If you have any questions or curiosities, this book will help you understand the complexities of Diana Gabaldon's writing. There are detailed synopsis, cast of characters, family trees (you must admit, you too get confuse about who is who's descendent!), a pronunciation guide, and, perhaps most importantly, is the excerpts of future books. I also recommend The Prie of Immortality by C.M. Whitlock. (...) and Ms. Gabaldon's The Fiery Cross together.
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Summary: A good concept
Review: I thought this was a GREAT idea since her books are so chock-full of info and sub-plots that sometimes you're left wanting to know more. This definitely does that. It's very complete. The only complaint I had is that she seems to go overboard on some of the info and detail. It's pretty dry in places. I had expected more of a quick reference sort of deal. But really, she's entertaining and witty and it was VERY helpful. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to all fans.
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Summary: Background to the Outlander series
Review: There are many background elements to the Outlander series: characters, history, food, Gaelic sayings. This is an attempt to cover a lot of them as well as to discuss how Gabaldon came up with the books and its elements. I shouldn't really take full credit for this book, but it's long enough that I'm not going to feel very guilty about it. I skipped over the synopses of the novels and skimmed the list of sayings and vocabulary words fairly quickly. More interesting was the Q&A, particularly since she got the original inspiration from Jamie on Doctor Who. (I'm a big fan of Doctor Who.) It's also interesting to see how seriously she takes the whole effort: even though she was originally just writing for herself, she took it very seriously and worked hard to do the best job she possibly could. Most impressive is how she manages at all: throughout her comments it becomes clear that she gardens, she's a Compuserve volunteer, she records audios for the blind, she goes to church, she has two kids. How the heck does she find time to write? She admits that it's a lot to do with going without sleep. Not sure that's something I'd want to try.
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Summary: kept me laughing
Review: I was highly entertained (as well as informed) by the companion. It was an impressive read all on its own. And for Outlander fans, it is a must.
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Summary: Must have for the true devotee
Review: Helps to fill those long dark times while Diana is writing the next installment.
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Summary: a good side book to read while reading the series
Review: This is a great book to have if you are reading the Outlander series...most of the stuff written in the book are worth reading...however, there are some exceptions...you dont need to have the horoscope in the book, I think its a waste of time to read through every horoscope...not that I am not into horoscope...but come on, the people in the books are not real!
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Summary: A Supurb Filler
Review: As a great fan of Diana's work, I was getting a bit desperate waiting for the next installment of Jamie and Claire's adventures when my best friend gave me a copy of THROUGH THE STONES. I started reading it at once finding I came to understand the characters even better and found that Diana is a truly inspiring person. How can anyone have crammed so much life into so short a time and still stayed sane? I am full of admiration.
I particularly enjoyed the maps and descriptions of Scotland as well as the recipes and other miscellaneous information that Diana saw fit to include. This makes the characters seem more real somehow. I eagerly await the new instalments
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Summary: An Excellent Companion!
Review: What can I say? Whatever Ms Gabaldon touches turns to gold. Once again she has outdone herself in her Outlander series companion book. For anyone who has not read the Outlander series, you don't know what you are missing. After reading her acclaimed books, though, you will want to own this companion book for reference. Full of usefull tidbits of information, including a summary of each book, scottish trivia, excerpts in their entirety, and a chapter dedicated to correcting all Ms Gabaldon's wrongs (yes, even diana is only human). I own all Ms Gabaldon's Outlander books in hardback, and it was the best investment I ever made. I think putting her books in the romance section, with all that fluff and trash, is a sin.
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Summary: Outlander series
Review: I used to be an avid reader until I had a husband and 4 children.
With little spare time I was able to read all four books in 8 weeks. I didn't get a lot else accomplished but it was better than any vacation.
The series is riveting with the history and story all weaved together. I never realized what life was like in 1745.
I've become obsessed with the characters and can't wait for the next two books.
The best books I've ever read.
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