Book Review: Outlander By Diana Gabaldon
Have you ever dreamed of going back in time? Ever wondered what a life in the sixteenth century would be like? How would it feel to lead a double life, one in 1948 and one in 1745?
In this series Diana Gabaldon creates an amazing tapestry of time travel and adventure. In this first book of the series Claire Randall was a nurse during World War II in the British forces. After the war Claire and her husband decide to go on a second honeymoon to Scotland.
Claire’s husband Frank Randall is tracking his ancestry back to the early 1700s. Frank and Claire happen upon a secret pagan ritual with roots dating back as far as the Middle Ages. On the hill stood a circle of stones, which would propel Claire into an adventure during the 1700's in rural Scotland. There she would meet firsthand one of Frank’s most notorious ancestors, in a fight for her life and the ones she loves.
Claire did not however expect to meet and fall in love with a highlander and outlaw Jamie Frasier. Her new life married to Jamie became filled with adventure, fear, war and the deepest love she had ever known. Outlander is filled with romance, magic, adventure and most of all it tells the story of how women, who don’t give up on love can truly make a difference in the lives of many and maybe for all time.
Diana Gabaldon is one of the best story tellers of all time. She has so far 6 books in this series and 7 and 8 to follow. I would recommend this book and the entire series as one of the best reads of all time.
Diana Gabaldon series
Book 1- Outlander
Book 2- Dragonfly in Amber
Book 3- Voyager
Book 4 –Drums of Autumn
Book 5 – The Fiery Cross
Book 6- A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Book 7 – An Echo in the Bone (release date not yet announced)
Book review written by: Stefanie Leale © 2008 butyoudontlooksick.com
Publisher: Delta (August 10, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385319959
Comments
I am an Outlander fanatic and proud to admit it!
Diana Gabaldon weaves a beautiful story with interesting and FABULOUS characters that one can easily become emotionally involved with.
They are all available on either CD or Audio Tape making them very spoonie friendly.
(The woman who reads the books is outstanding too!!) I'd almost recommend listening to them over reading just for the proper pronunciation of the Gaelic.
They are the kind of books that you can read/listen to again and again and always find something new!
I am constantly on the look out for my own James Alexander Malcolm McKenzie Fraser!
Posted by: Alisson | May 8, 2008 09:26 PM
I'm on the second book of this series now, reading them for a couple hours per night while I soak in the hot tubs here.
Although I've never been particularly interested in history, this is the second historical series I've started reading in less than a year. I started Outlander after finishing Jack Whyte's Camulod series, which also takes place in the British Isles and France, although about a thousand years prior to the Outlander books. Although much different, I highly recommend that one, too.
Posted by: Cindy R | May 17, 2008 10:38 AM