| Outlander | 
 enlarge | Author: Diana Gabaldon
Publisher: Delta
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1327 reviews
Sales Rank: 621
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0385319959
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385319959
ASIN: 0385319959
Publication Date: August 10, 1998
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 Couldna Put It Down! June 14, 2008
This was truly an amazing book. At first I thought it dragged a bit but once Claire was transported into 1750 Scotland, it was amazing. I couldn't put it down. Jaime was a true hero and you couldn't help but fall for him. There was so much drama and I was sad for the book to end. Don't let the size of the book fool you. it is a great read!. I
Outlander is awesome! June 13, 2008
I am not finished with the book yet, but I cannot out it down!!!!!! Love it and I look forward to the rest in the collection.
excellent historical romance! June 11, 2008
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When wartime nurse Claire Randall goes on vacation in 1945 with her husband Frank to the Scottish highlands, she never dreams that she might walk through a stone circle and end up in the middle of a skirmish between English Redcoats and Scottish highlanders in 1743. Now, stranded and friendless, Claire must find her way amongst these people, fighting suspicion from both the Scotsmen who give her sanctuary and the English they hate, with but one true ally - a passionate and sincere young Scots outlaw named James Fraser.
What I can say about Outlander? I finished this last night and immediately made a post in my livejournal with lots of fangirlish squeeing going on. I'm trying very hard not to repeat that here, so I can make an intelligent review. To summarize it, though: Diana Gabaldon is amazing at her character building. I completely fell in love with Jamie, who is a very three-dimensional character, not just some generic Scottish highland romance hero. I was with Claire every step of her journey through time and the Highlands - including being PO'd at Jamie when she was. I hated the antagonist with every ounce of feeling I could muster, and loved Jamie's sister Jenny entirely.
Not only is Gabaldon a master at building characters, she presents Claire's fantastical story in such a way as to be entirely believable. I almost believe that if I were to go back to Inverness and Culloden, I would be able to find a circle of stones which could take me back to the Jacobite uprising - not that I would really want to find myself in that mess. I completely believed Claire's encounter with Nessie, and loved all the little historical details Gabaldon added to the book.
I cannot wait to race through the next 5 books in this series, and then on to the Lord John series (which is a companion series to Outlander - it takes place during the same time period, but with entirely different characters). Then I'll probably go back and re-read them again to catch all the details I missed the first time around. The book is some 850 pages long, and having gone through it in a week I know I missed a good deal of detail. I keep having to ask my mother (who introduced me to the series) about some bit or another, and have to refrain from begging her to tell me what happens later in the series!
Simply the best June 11, 2008
I loved reading the book so I thought I'd try the audio version. It was amazing. The narrator does ALL the voices, but it's spectacular! It brings a whole new dimension to one of my favorite stories. I highly recommend giving it a listen!
Never a dull moment!! June 3, 2008
This was a very good book, an outstanding read. The intensity of it never wavered.
I really loved the character Jamie. He is such a likable person. He is handsome, brave and strong, unfaltering in his love and devotion to a woman he perhaps will never truly understand. Claire is also a lovable character,hopelessly torn between two worlds and two loves.
This book was like an enjoyable history lesson. I learned so much from it. It was stimulating edutainment. I highly recommend others to read this novel.
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