Jonathan L answers “why are people saying Outlander is a rape...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Outlander (Outlander, #1):

why are people saying Outlander is a rape book?

Jonathan L It's not entirely a rape book, but rape (and attempted rape) is prevalent in the story and the author does use it often as a plot driver a bit too muc…moreIt's not entirely a rape book, but rape (and attempted rape) is prevalent in the story and the author does use it often as a plot driver a bit too much in my opinion. I started watching the t.v series while reading the book and I got ahead of the book with the series and was disturbed (to say the least) with Jamie recounting his emotional and sexual abuse (it was nauseatingly graphic). I wound up skipping that part (16% of the book) because I couldn't bear to go through it again. Otherwise, it's a great book. (less)

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