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Jennifer reviews Outlander...
I’m not a bandwagon jumper, but I have to admit I LOVE
Outlander! I was introduced to it by friends, heard that the TV show was
starting, and raced to read the first book. At 850 pages, it is not a quick
read. But it is so filled with rich detail, vivid descriptions and memorable
characters, that I raced through it as quickly as I could in order to finish it
before the show started.
And the show? It’s amazing too! Like most people, I usually
like the books better than the movies, but in this case, I have to say they’ve
done an excellent job staying true to the story. The actors are incredible and
while they’ve combined or skipped things here or there, the final product is
wonderful.
The new season of the show is starting soon, and I’ve just
finished the second book in the series, Dragonfly in Amber, so I should be
sufficiently caught up. If you like Scottish history, time travel and love stories,
this series is for you.
Here’s the blurb from book 1:
Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British
combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a
second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient
circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an
“outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord
. . . 1743.
Claire
is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may
shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns
her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior.
What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn
between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
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I confess I have never read any of the books, and it hasn't reached our TV yet (as far as I know!)
ReplyDeleteWith your history background, I really think you'd enjoy them.
Deletei devoured the first three books in the series in 1990-something.
ReplyDeleteI loved them. They egged me on to try to write myself. I discontinued our Showtime rent a year ago in a belt-tightening campaign, but i got to watch the first four episodes. Very well done for a complicated book to film.
Yes, I thought so too.
DeleteI'm afraid I haven't read these books either but you make them sound hugely interesting.
ReplyDeleteIf you like historical detail, you'll enjoy them. She brings history to life in lots of interesting ways.
DeleteI have to say I read the first book and didn't like it enough to read further in the series. However, I hear the show is excellent. Everyone keeps telling me I'd love it1
ReplyDeleteIt's really long and detailed, which isn't everyone's thing.
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