Outlander (Outlander, #1) in The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

Apr 21, 2010 Lisa (Harmonybites) rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, fiction, novels, ultimate-reading-list, romance

Like Jude Deveraux's A Knight in Shining Armor, one of those "modern heroine travels to centuries past" stories; in this case, 18th Century Scotland. Gabaldon can found in general fiction often these days and the novel was noteworthy when published for breaking a lot of romance genre rules (while keeping to some romance cliches like marriage of convenience.) Unusual in this genre for being told in first person. Definitely in style and attention to historical detail a cut above the usual in the r ...more

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Sep 25, 2009 Yulia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, fantasy, historical, time-travel

A long book, but unique in it's story.
It does have that skill to make you feel it, but although I didn't dislike Jamie and all the things he did somehow I don't love him the way I love other main male characters in some romance books, although he probably said more romantic things than some. Maybe we didn't get to know him that well, or because we found out his feeling for her and all only later on, and we did assume he's in love with that whats-her-name. Or maybe he isn't possessive or jealousy ...more

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Jun 06, 2010 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-books, series, historical-fiction-romance

I started reading this book at the beach. It is 627 pages. I finished in a week. I am addicted. I loved this book. I could not put it down. I could not sleep. I had dreams about it. I have not been so caught up in a book since I read the Twilight books. I think I am even more caught up in these books.

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