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In a weird way it turned me into a pseudo-prepper. Well... I don't have a bug-out pack or stores of food or anything, but it made me think about all the things we take for granted and how little I know about how things actually work. How Claire was able to use her knowledge of herbs (on the first trip) and medicine (on the second) to adapt to her environment where much hadn't been discovered yet. Sure, we have the internet, but without power, it's useless. I ended up buying some paper books on homesteading. If I lose power for any length of time, my Kindle doesn't do me any good either. :-)Now... just because I've purchased the books doesn't mean I've read them, lol!
heather lol. If I had to go back in time I would be lost! I need to read my books on holistic medicine and I say I will but I know I wont. lol. I feel your pain ;)
Yes, the story is profound Vanessa. I can honestly say I'm a very different person because of Outlander. My perspective on my husband did a 180. I saw him in a completely different light. As a man, a lover, provider. Jamie's perspective and attitude as a man made me appreciate my husband more.
ladyhawk it really does make one think about their husband ...it did mine and it makes me in awe of him
Gone With The Wind was my all time favorite book...until I read Outlander. :)
GWTW is an all time favorite of mine too. Outlander is just in a class all by itself. It's been mentioned Outlander has proved to be a very valuable marital aid! Lol
I have the original GWTW movie poster. I love the movie because I am afterall southern, but the book was amazing
The book was great. I loved it too.
I think what makes all the characters so real is that through the books they evolve and mature as actual people do. Sometimes quicker because of the times they live in. I have read many series by other authors that cover a great many years but I have never encountered such rich character depth that DG puts into all her characters major and minor. What do you think?
excellent point Katie. I remember in outlander: the sex scenes actually evolved and got more in detail as their relationship grew. it was like the sex scenes grew as their intimacy grew in their relationship.
Ladyhawk wrote: "Yes, the story is profound Vanessa. I can honestly say I'm a very different person because of Outlander. My perspective on my husband did a 180. I saw him in a completely different light. As a man,..."Vanessa wrote: "heather lol. If I had to go back in time I would be lost! I need to read my books on holistic medicine and I say I will but I know I wont. lol. I feel your pain ;)"
Like Ladyhawk, I also saw a new perspective with regard to my husband. I think that Jamie (or the way Diana created him), gives a lot of insight into men.
I have read up to D of A, am about a third of the way through. I still feel so changed by these books and I know sort of why but I am interested in what others feel is changed in them. Hard question I know. This was the first series of books to make me cry in years. I'm still stunned. Does it ever go away? Lol
The question is do you want it to ever go away? Most of us fans are obsessed on book 8 coming out because we cannot wait to dive back into it. We will never tire of Jamie and Claire. The Stars show is like a dream come true for us and the anticipation is almost unnatural. No it does not ever go away and if it did it would leave an emptiness to mourn.
Yes, you're right Diane. It would be a loss to lose the changes. I am looking forward to the tv show. I think sometimes what startled me, is that I think of the love story between J and C and tears spring to my eyes without warning. Well, at least I'm not alone. Lots of followers of the series out there. Been looking for someone from St. Louis if you know or here.
Since reading this series I find it very difficult to choose new books. I am on my 3rd reading of the series in about 5years. Before reading these I usually read regency romance and now I can barely get through those. I justifying seem to be able to move on.I will say that I get more out of,each reading. I watch everything I come across for the tv series and I love it already. We don't have cable and I am going to be going,nuts when it starts and I can't watch it. :(
Before starting Outlander I never read historical fiction or romance. It opened me up to that also and I have been able to enjoy a broader range of genre. I fell in love with the series and blew through all 7 books in just a couple of months and started a reread just a few months after having Jamie withdrawal.
I know what you mean. I'm half way through book 4 and its only been a few weeks. I always did read s lot of historical fiction but nothing this good.
I don't have Starz either but I plan to purchase each episode the day after it airs on ITunes. You can buy all the Starz shows on there.
The first two books in the series are the best, at least I think so. Voyager has a character in it that I dislike and the longer I read the book, the more and more I disliked the character. Do you mean the feeling of find no better hero than Jamie...no it doesn't go away.
Voyager is my favorite outside of Outlander but I really love them all. Dragonfly is my least favorite because of all the political things that happen in Paris. I hate politics!
Dragonfly was harder for me to read the 2nd time than the first as I also hate politics
In Outlander Claire talked about her and Franks struggles with becomming pregnant. I had gone through the same thing with an ex only to find out he was infirtile.
When I met my husband we had a miscarriage. I put it behind me almost as soon as it happened. I always get a little sad around July, though because Alexis would have been 4 this year.
when I read DIA and Claire had her miscarriage, it caused me to relive mine. I had to come to terms with it and mourn my baby girl. I did and I healed. because of Claire I now have the courage to love Alexis. she may be gone but she is still my daughter and I her mother.