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Received my purchase within the specified amount of time and it was in good condition. However, the book cover was not the same as depicted and though this doesn't really matter I had wanted the blue cover version.
diana gabaldon is a spell weaver of a story teller. be prepared to become consumed with her chaeractors without coming up for a breath till the last book has been read. then you will beg for more.
For more than 48 years my favorite historical romance novel has been "Angelique," followed by the subsequent novels in the Angelique series which were written over a span of nearly four decades by husband/wife team known collectively as Sergeanne Golon. Started reading the first book in the Outlander series on July 1. Never in my life did I expect my beloved Angelique series to be usurped. Finished the seventh book on July 23. Began the second reading on July 24. Geoffrey and Angelique, I still love ya, but it is time to step aside. Hello Jamie and Claire.
The brutalized children can't say the same. I basically enjoyed the book, but while many cringed at the scene where Jamie beats Claire, I found reading about one child whipping after another disturbing to say the least. Claire is a grown woman and in the end, was able to make him swear never to hurt her like that again. It also bothered me when Claire asked Jamie if he would beat their kids, and when he answered yes, she didn't put up a fight. I'd like to move on in the series, but if I have to read chapter after chapter about child abuse, no thank you.
I bought this book at the airport; I had a long flight awaiting me and I was looking for something to entertain me. Diana Gabaldon has what I consider a special author's voice, one that speaks to me in a way that I truly enjoy and appreciate. Outlander is a very intense and beautifully written historical romance novel. The story captivated me from the very first page and I was reading avidly until the plane landed to my destiny. I consider Outlander a very intense, beautifully written combination of time travel-mystery-historical-adventure and romance novel, very difficult to put down.
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