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Apr 02, 2016
Rachel N.
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Instead of picking up right where Outlander left off the book begins in 1968 with Claire and her daughter Brianna traveling to Scotland. About a hundred pages in the narrative returns to Claire and Jamie in France, trying to find a way to stop the Scottish uprising of 1745 and the slaughter of Culloden. Then proceeds three hundred pages or so of sheer tedium while Claire and Jamie conduct political intrigue by attending lots of parties. If you can make it through this completely boring section t
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This book was quite a snoozefest for me and I was desperate to fnish it just so I could read something else. It just dragged far too much without ever being truly engaging or absorbing. I quite enjoyed the first book in the Outlander series and expected the second to be even better to so I dived right into it. Needless to say I was very disappointed.
I will be taking a little breather from the series now. Given that the last 50 pages were actually quite interesting and made the story come alive ...more
I will be taking a little breather from the series now. Given that the last 50 pages were actually quite interesting and made the story come alive ...more
Well, watching the show has put a damper on these books. Reading what I just watched was getting a little tedious. I appreciated the books much more when what came next was an actual surprise. These are extremely well written and interesting books. They are all over 1,000 pages in length that I can see, but Gabaldons writing style makes reading them easy, fun and the pages turn fast. I'm just glad to be at a point in the books where I do not know what to expect. As much as I love the show, start
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I just finished re-reading this and I am amazed at how much it felt like the first time. The ending was absolutely heartbreaking. I can't wait to move on to Voyager!
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Feb 23, 2010
Kimberly
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it was amazing
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Aug 12, 2011
Kiri
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really liked it
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Aug 30, 2012
MichelleCH
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Megan
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Joseph
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Cassandra Davies
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