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A Goodreads user asked this question about Outlander (Outlander, #1):
why are people saying Outlander is a rape book?
Frances I was surprised by some of the comments here .I have read the series twice, and cannot justify the name “rape book”. There is one attempted (female) r…moreI was surprised by some of the comments here .I have read the series twice, and cannot justify the name “rape book”. There is one attempted (female) rape by the “villain”, one beating ( to be expected in the 18th century, I am not condoning this)... one male rape.
Yes there is a lot of sex, consensual between two people very much in love.
I think it should be remembered that this is a time travel book and its heroine is very much a 20th century woman who has lived through a dreadful war.
There is no comparison between this book and ‘Fifty Shades’.
Diana Gabaldon is a beautiful writer, opening a window on Scotland in that period.(less)
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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