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Summary: Outlander
Review: Jamie and Claire Fraser will steal your heart,make you yearn for far away places, and dream of living in another time. The characters and settings are so well described, you could be there involved in the action, seeing what they see. There are no slow parts, the story begs for you to devour it. But beware, you will fall in love, and not ever get enough of the series. I recommend buying the series 2 books at a time, because you will not be able to leave the story long enough to make another trip to the bookstore.
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Summary: This is one of the best books I have read.
Review: I love the completeness of this story. The author leaves nothing (except what should be left to the imagination) out that the reader wants to know. This is a book you will want to rush through in need to see what happens on the next page; however, this is a book you should take your time with. If the rest of her books live up to this book, then I have to have them all.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I was not a romance (or science fiction, or time travel, or whatever) reader -- far from it -- until I was recommended this book. It is an amzingly researched and written book that defies a genre label. There is adventure, romance, love, time travel... a glorious Scottish setting, one handsome Scotsman and a smart heroine.Beware: once you begin this book, you will not be able to put it down... and that goes for the three books that follow it as well.
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Summary: Outlander
Review: I had three books from the library one week, this was the last one I read. Honestly, I didn't care for it,[because I like an earlier time period] but by page thirty, I was hooked. I've read all four books of the series, and then bought them. This series, is not what they call a story for women only. This story has it all, history, war, sex, love, adventure and magic.
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Summary: Simply the best novel I've read in years
Review: I would be remiss if I didn't drop a word here about Outlander. This, the first in a series, is categorized as a Romance but is much, much more. Don't expect the ordinary, or the contrived. What you can expect is a truly wonderful story full of good people who aren't saints and bad people who aren't always evil. I've bought this book more times than I can count, just to give it away to my friends.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: Outlander is one of my all time favourite books (and I have read many!). The unique blend of characters(with tremendous depth) provides a wonderful and witty dialouge as well as make the book come to life. The story of a modern woman (that is 1940's moden-but she thinks more along the lines of 90's)having to live in 18th century Scotland where everyone is alien to her and where her intelligence as well as her loyalty to her husband are put to a test (married woman has a thing for Scottish man, Jamie. But hey! she's in the 18th century and hubby hasn't even been born! Is it right or wrong?). This novel is well worth reading, there are wonderful glimpses of life in that wonderful time, the traditions, the beliefs,and the society are viewed through the eyes of an outsider or outlander and you along with her come to love it. It is filled with romance, intrige, humour, feuds, and tragidy. It is a long read but never a boring one.
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Summary: excellent
Review: This book is one of the best examples of escapist fiction that I know. It lets the reader into the world of the book completely and you get to know the characters as if they are real people. By the end of the book you feel like you are losing some of your best friends and you can't wait to find out what happens to them. The plot is exciting, adventerous and different than a lot of similar types of romance novels.
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Summary: Best romance novel I'veread...
Review: I am currently 2/3 of the way through what is my firstnovel in this genre. All things going well, it will also be mylast. My wife agreed to read some of "my" books, while I tackled the challenge of reading hers with a view to understanding the fairer sex better. Well, I hate to disagree with 95% of the review here but this has been something less than a page turner- it has taken me atleast a couple of months to get this far. I would see this book as being the female equivalent of looking through a naughty magazine, with our hero being a fine example of an almost unrealizable ideal. The big, strong, firey red-headed Scot, always ready to dive in and protect his fair maiden. Strong as an ox he is nonetheless warm and caring, and also a little naive in the way of women. He would, of course, be ready to fight to the death for our heroine. Fluent in Gaelic, English and French, he is also partial to quoting from Greek mythology (in ancient Greek, obviously). Yes! This is 18th century Scotland! I guess this is a case of a not so willing suspension of disbelief. The story-line, while based on an interesting premise (blending mythology, history and fiction) is still quite repetitive. Boy meets girl. Girl gets in trouble. Boy rescues girl. They disagree, but make up "in the bedroom". Girl gets in trouble again. Boy rescues girl again. Repeat 4 or 5 times. I did agree to read all books in this series but my consistent pleas of mercy have worn my wife down, so I'll just have to finish this one. I'll give one star for the benefit of the doubt - I'm not exactly the target audience. One star for the quite original idea behind the book and all the research that undoubtedly went into it. As for me, I'll stick to the likes of Salman Rushdie and Milan Kundera- I would recommend them for higly original and thought provoking fiction.
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Summary: Outlander
Review: This is a real page turner. I have recommended it to all my friends and family. I cannot wait to read more of her books. It is so well written and absorbing. Diana Gabaldon is a consumate story teller and I will read everything I can that she has written. I haven't enjoyed a book so much in years. Thank you, Diana Gabaldon for writing it.
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read .
Review: Not since the Clan of the Cave Bearer have I been so wrapped up in a series of books. These books should be listed under historical fiction. They are so beautifully written and I found I could not put them down. I have always thought of romance novels as "candy" - this is a nine course meal! Has Oprah read this yet?
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