Outlander Series discussion
How did you find the Outlander Series?
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Sep 28, 2009 10:07AM
A good friend got me hooked! Another friend gave me a lovely plaid lined picnic basket with the "blood of my blood" verse in it for our wedding. My four-year-old daughter is Claire. Yes... Outlander has affected me! :) Fell out of contact -- and very much embarrassed my nine-year-old son when I stumbled upon Echo in the Bones outside a Borders and yelped loudly!
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Loved all of her books in this series. I am alittle disappointed having waited all this time for Echo In the Bone.Not enough of J&C and it seems so choppy the whole first half. Finally got going about then and it is so mixed up w/ so many time periods at times I felt she was writing a Lord John book inside of this one. Not enough of Bri and Roger and their storyline is so up in the air. I wish she had put another 200 pages into this or split it into 2 books out sooner than the usual 3 years.
Just have to hope for the best that she does write another J&C book. I looked on her site and she is under contract for a 4 book anthology anout Roger Mac's mom and dad,
I guess i should be happy getting any new Jamie and Claire but it is alittle disappointing after the long wait.
The first several books are so extrodinary an it is an exciting series to read. have read it many times all 7 books and love it and give it to people as gifts.
Enjoy if this all new to you and good reading.
My mom gave me Outlander when I was in high school and going away for a few weeks in the summer. I liked it, but I don't think at 16 I really GOT it. Then when I was in college she brought home Fiery Cross from the library, and the characters seemed familiar, so I stopped reading and found out about all the books in between. I started over from the beginning of the series and didn't emerge for days at a time...I got my boyfriend to read them around when ABOSAA came out and even HE liked them. We took a trip to Scotland together 2 years ago and did a tour of the Highlands (but no one mentioned the series, I was disappointed) and then spend a few nights in Inverness. I was suprised by how big it was, I was expecting a little village. But our first morning there, he took me to Clava Cairns, which we figured is approximately where Craig na Dunne is in the story (it's a different ancient stone site) and he proposed! It was awesome.
My grandfather introduced the series to me. He told me how he had read this wonderful book, Outlander, and he hassled me once a week until I started reading it. Once I called him, in tears cause I didn't want it to be over, and told him I was done with the first book and I was HOOKED...he bought me the rest of the series. It has been such a wonderful thing to share with my Gramps, our relationship has grown so much, sharing the love of the series. As a surpirse he bought me a signed copy of Echo in the Bone.I am hoping that for the next book we can go together to a signing and reading. I love sharing this with him!
Cynthia wrote: "The bigger the better when it comes to this series! You never want them ( or at least I don't) to end!!"AGREED!!!
April wrote: "My grandfather introduced the series to me. He told me how he had read this wonderful book, Outlander, and he hassled me once a week until I started reading it. Once I called him, in tears cause ..."He sounds like the bestGrandad in the world!
I found this series while reading reviews here on GR for Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati. Many people said they recommended this book to fans of the Outlander series. I decided to give book 1 a try after reading so many glowing reviews.
Alycia wrote: "I found this series while reading reviews here on GR for Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati. Many people said they recommended this book to fans of the Outlander series. I decided to g..."You will love them!!!
Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "I found this series while reading reviews here on GR for Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati. Many people said they recommended this book to fans of the Outlander series...."So far I am really loving Outlander! Thanks Cynthia :)
Have you read all the books in the series? Are they all as good as Outlander?
That question opens up quite a can of worms, as you may have noticed on some of the posts for the most recent book; but I think the general consensus is that the first six are amazing, although everyone has their favorites.
I have not looked at the posts for the latest book, but no book is ever quite equal in a series. I expect that and for others to have obvious favorites, I really just wanted an honest opinion that they were better than mediocre. Thank you ChristinaRae. :)
Alycia wrote: "I have not looked at the posts for the latest book, but no book is ever quite equal in a series. I expect that and for others to have obvious favorites, I really just wanted an honest opinion that ..."I love all of them, each of them are unique in their own way! Echo is just a wee bit different IMHO, some parts I didn't care for_ as_ much.... but other parts of the book I absolutly loved! So keep reading...and as Diana always says "wait and see" !!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know many who read the series and don't get HOOKED!!
Thank you for your opinion Cynthia. I am glad to hear that the whole series is great. I can't wait to read the rest of the books!
Alycia wrote: "Thank you for your opinion Cynthia. I am glad to hear that the whole series is great. I can't wait to read the rest of the books!"Can't wait to hear what you think...keep us updated!
Alycia wrote: "Will do :)"I'm about to start my third reread of the entire series! There are others here that have read them more 5 times!!
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I love to reread great books. But each book is long, so it will take me a while to read and then reread them and I'm not a slow reader. I am impressed that you and others have read them so much. It really shows how well and loved this series is.
Well-loved is the nice way of putting it. Obsessively drooling over Jaime is the more accurate way of putting it. [and I know I'm not alone!!:)]
ChristinaRae wrote: "Well-loved is the nice way of putting it. Obsessively drooling over Jaime is the more accurate way of putting it. [and I know I'm not alone!!:)]"Oh I agree, drooling over him is an understatement!
Hi Regina. I have wondered if it is best to take a break after each book or do you read this series back to back? I am a little over half way through Outlander which I am loving, but it is not only a time commitment to reading it, but an emotional commitment as well. I am definitely invested into the characters and the story.
Alycia wrote: "Hi Regina. I have wondered if it is best to take a break after each book or do you read this series back to back? I am a little over half way through Outlander which I am loving, but it is not only..."Alycia,
The books are long and definitly a time grabber! I came upon the series late,meaning I didn't have to wait years for the next book to come out. They were so captivating that I read them one after another....mostly at night or when traveling for my job. They became my respite, if that makes any sense...now,I can't imagine going to bed without my Jamie... :) there is so much meat to the stories, I keep going back to see what I missed. I also enjoy other Outlander discussion groups! They do chapter overviews which prove very interesting and helpful when trying to tie things together, not to mention tons of FUN!!
Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but because so much is going on. What other Outlander discussion groups are you a part of?
Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but because so much is going on. Wh..."Here are the other yahoo groups! Fun to get other people's perpectives. :)
OutlanderGathering@yahoogroups.com
DianaGabaldon@yahoogroups.com
LordJohnGrey@yahoogroups.com
Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but because so much ..."I have never joined a Yahoo group, I will take a look. Thank you.
Alycia wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but ..."Go for it girl! We can all join a 12 step program together!
Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because i..."Hahaha! Definitely :)
Thank you Regina! You and Cynthia have me convinced to read the books back to back. I must say that this is one of the friendliest groups on GR I have come across.
Maybe that's because we're so happy to finally find other people who understand!!
ChristinaRae wrote: "Maybe that's because we're so happy to finally find other people who understand!! "You are absolutely right! :)
Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but because so much ..."I also follow the Yahoo groups and one of the facebook groups. I also have Voyages of the Artemis bookmarked. I have read through the series twice and am now listening to the unabridged audiobooks in my car(am on Voyager). Talk about obsessed! Or was it addicted! But I make no apologies. each reread brings different thoughts to mind,doncha think? :)
Angela wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Thanks for your input Cynthia! I do appreciate it. I can totally understand why you and others have read this series more than once. Not only because it is good, but ..."I figure there are worst things to get addicted to! This is definitly my favorite group!!
Angela, you definitely do not have to apologize. We can all be addicts together. I find when rereading books I always catch things I miss or forget things. I hope to reread this series again and again once I finish reading all books the first time :) Cynthia, there are definitely worse things to be addicted to. This is one of my favorite groups as well :)
No, no, we're not addicts; we're a cult. We worship Jaime.:)
Yeah, i'm on my second re-read of the series, and it's amazing what i catch this time around that i didn't the first time. There are these little parts that talk about different concepts that i hadn't really noticed before. Like in Voyager, the part where Claire is in Boston after having found out that jaime is alive and is attempting to make a decision on whether or not she should go back. The part where she talks about how some people have the feeling of things. how some people are compelled to move the things around them to reflect who they are and some people don't. Some people turn that sort of thing inward and the things around them remain sparse and pretty much bland. I'm the kind of person that has the feeling for things, and my boyfriend is the opposite.
ChristinaRae wrote: "No, no, we're not addicts; we're a cult. We worship Jaime.:)"I think you're right! A cult! haaa haa
I picked it up at a mall bookstore back in the mid 90s. I had recently developed a slight obsession with Scotland after having seen Braveheart. I was also getting into the time travel genre. The book was on sale for $3.99. A time travel book, about Scotland, for $3.99! It couldn't get any better.After having read countless romance novels, Outlander was the first book that I would think about when not reading it. It was the first book series to make me cry. It was the first time that I fell in love with a character from a book. I haven't found an author since who writes like Diana.
Maybe we should be worshipping DG instead.
Gosh I cannot remember how I found Outlander. I know if was out in hardback. I've now become addicted to the audio version and have listened to them many times. I too am planning a trip to Scotland to see all the places Jamie went to.
Shandals wrote: "I picked it up at a mall bookstore back in the mid 90s. I had recently developed a slight obsession with Scotland after having seen Braveheart. I was also getting into the time travel genre. The..."I know what you mean about crying! I rarely cry, I cried three times over Outlander. And I also having just read it think about it all the time too, especially Jamie and his romance with Claire.
I never cry at books, but i cried during Voyager when Claire finds out about Loghaire, and she is so heart broken. I was really upset at that part, but it turned out okay so i can read that part now and not feel my chest squeeze tight.
Man, I saw that spoiler about Loghaire (or however you spell it) and I am disappointed and cannot wait to see how Jamie explains that one away. Gotta get through DFIA first!
I do research before I read any book. Don't want to start in the middle of a series...GRIN! But I had these books written on my desk at work and a friend of mine told me the best books she had ever read was the Outlander series. Much to my surprise that was what I was considering! I have read straight through and I am in Echo and the Bone now. Amazing Books. I don't know what I will do when I am through!!! I hope the next book is not 2 or 3 years...But I can always read them again!!!
found this series when i was stuck waiting at the college library. just grabbed the first book with the nicest title ... and it was Dragonfly in Amber. Got hooked on the series ever since.
Rowena, did you go back and read outlander or just continue with the series?
Alycia wrote: "Man, I saw that spoiler about Loghaire (or however you spell it) and I am disappointed and cannot wait to see how Jamie explains that one away. Gotta get through DFIA first!"Me too Alycia! I'm half way through DFIA and found out about the "Lawhore" situation... I was also aware of the 20 year separation and was so mad! Although it makes sense now, since I've gotten to know Claire better in DFIA - I don't think she would have left her daughter sooner than that. I also don't know if 'Lawhore' had any kids... aaahhhh! I love this series!!!
Eva wrote: "Alycia wrote: "Man, I saw that spoiler about Loghaire (or however you spell it) and I am disappointed and cannot wait to see how Jamie explains that one away. Gotta get through DFIA first!"Me t..."
Lawhore! That's great.i will die if they had kids. I need to make time and read more of DFIA! I just haven't had much free tine during the holidays.
Alycia wrote: "Rowena, did you go back and read outlander or just continue with the series?"After the cliffhanger at Dragonfly, I couldnt help myself... I went ahead with Voyager and Drums. Only reading Outlander after just to tide me thru the wait for Fiery Cross.
It didnt affect the story any. Although Dragonfly is still the hardest read for me, I like the form of the book. It started in the present time going backward. So for me, it become a mystery-type of novel. And thats what I was looking for back then. got fed up with romance back then.
Which is funny becoz I was looking for something more than the random love story... and got one.
Everyone has said that DFIA has a cliff hanger and you want to go start Voyager immediately. I cannot wait to see what happens in DFIA!I am glad you like this one, right now I am not far into it, but am impatient to see how everything unravels.
Wendy wrote: "This is just a fun thing to see how you found the Series and maybe how it has impacted your life. Do you see life differently? Do you see the characters in the people around you? What influanced yo..A co-worker introduced me to this book, and initially I thought "...time travel romance, not my sort of thing". However, she had recommended some pretty good books in the past so I thought ok. By in large my favorite book yet!! Fell in love with Jamie instantly! Wondering if anyone knows if a movie is till rumored to be in the works...my vote is for Kevin McKidd as Jamie. Saw him in Made of Honor and immediately said to myself..."that's Jamie"!!
Alycia wrote: "Everyone has said that DFIA has a cliff hanger and you want to go start Voyager immediately. I cannot wait to see what happens in DFIA!I am glad you like this one, right now I am not far into it, b..."I did find DFIA a bit tedious at the beginning while they were in Paris, but it picks up about a 1/4 way in - I am beginning to see that everthing in Diana's plot and storyline has a purpose... regardless of how unimportant it seems at the time. Probably one of the reasons people love re-reading the books. She is a genious.
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