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A Goodreads user asked this question about Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2):
I am on page 160 and can someone please tell me whether or not this book is worth reading? I really enjoyed Outlander and I had very high hopes for this book, however, chapter after tedious chapter of Claire and Jamie and their boring day to day existence in Paris is not very encouraging?
Arielle I was having the same issue. Couldn't get past one-hundred pages or so, was drowning in historical facts and dates--which led me to frequently put the…moreI was having the same issue. Couldn't get past one-hundred pages or so, was drowning in historical facts and dates--which led me to frequently put the book down. I can say, however, that it is worth it in the end, to keep slogging through--even if the parts of the book don't seem interesting. I read to the end of this book, and believe me, it is a slow build-up. Some of the facts are not entirely interesting in the beginning but it totally all makes sense once you reach the end. I'll say that this book continues the story--"in reverse."

The first half of the book is basically all facts--once you get through that, to around page three-hundred or four-hundred, the story gets a lot more intriguing. For me, Dragonfly didn't really "pick up" until around page four-hundred or so, and by that time I'd read half of the book. One thing might happen, which leads to a "domino effect" and affects other characters. At this point, everything definitely got more interesting and I couldn't put the book down. I'd say that this was 2/4 way towards the end of the book, where everything "picked up."

If you don't read "Dragonfly", you'll also miss key points. None of which I will go into, because they would be spoilers. But, I'm pretty sure that you'd need the information at the end of book two to follow along in "Voyager."(less)
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