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Anybody else bored with Fiery Cross?
So, the question for everyone is-would you consider C&J dying together of old age a happy ending?I think I would still prefer not to read about their deaths, so I could pretend they live forever, lol...
I would be sooooooooooo sad if I witness them dying, it would really bother me.....
I'm counting on Gabaldon to pull it through for all of us. She cannot create this achingly lovestory and just let it go into thin air. She's an amazing writer and she will get us through it.
I'm with you Mimi. I don't want to see them die either in the series. Just on the ridge on their porch enjoying their beautiful view!
Mimi wrote: "So, the question for everyone is-would you consider C&J dying together of old age a happy ending?I think I would still prefer not to read about their deaths, so I could pretend they live forever, ..."
Hi Mimi...I don't think I would want the book to end with C & J's deaths. I don't want to know who dies first and read about them grieving for the other. If it does end with their deaths i would hope they die together like the couple they saw at a cave once.
I'm reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes now and I'm actually not enjoying this as much as the first ones. I want more Jamie and Clare moments! IMO, the first 3 books were the best.
I loved ABOSAA. I'm surprised. Never heard much negative on that book.
Patricia wrote: "I'm reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes now and I'm actually not enjoying this as much as the first ones. I want more Jamie and Clare moments! IMO, the first 3 books were the best." Hi patricia..I loved all the books but I agree that the first 3 were my favorites and the 5th ABOSSA. But I still enjoyed them all and looking forward to book 8 next year.
I honestly can't distinguish what happened in each book after Voyager. Since I read them one after another on summer break, in a week, so...I'm hopeless. Voyager and Outlander are my favorites, though, cause I prefer when the books are focused on C&J, didn't like Bree and Roger that much...
Mimi wrote: "I honestly can't distinguish what happened in each book after Voyager. Since I read them one after another on summer break, in a week, so...I'm hopeless. Voyager and Outlander are my favorites, tho..." yes mimi..the more C & J the better for me...
Sue wrote: "I'm with you Mimi. I don't want to see them die either in the series. Just on the ridge on their porch enjoying their beautiful view!"Yup, totally with you both on this one. I want it to be implied that they'll live together forever and die of really, really old age. I don't want to read about it.
Wish there was a way for them to do it all all over again, but differently somehow, and for us to read it too. I'll miss them so much no matter when the end will come.
Mimi wrote: "I honestly can't distinguish what happened in each book after Voyager. Since I read them one after another on summer break, in a week, so...I'm hopeless. Voyager and Outlander are my favorites, tho..."Totally, they're the reason why I read these books, the more of them the better. I can never have enough scenes with the two of them, while I like the others, but not nearly as much.
I agree Teresita, I don't want to see them die. I think I would truly mourn. lol Maybe Their spirits can be together at Lallybroch and watch their grand children and great grand children grow up. Hey, if we can believe in the Time portal in the rocks why not this?
Patricia wrote: "I'm reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes now and I'm actually not enjoying this as much as the first ones. I want more Jamie and Clare moments! IMO, the first 3 books were the best."Oh wow Patricia,
A Breath of Snow and Ashes was my favorite so far other than the first Outlander book. I am reading Echo in the Bone right now.
I liked TFC. Even the gathering part as it set up some of the characters that ended up in ABOSAA, like Boble and the Bugs.
I am rereading TFC now, thinking I will like it better. It is my least favorite of the series. I think Diana started writIng in'real time' and each scene is soooooooo long! The gathering, the wedding, the hanging, etc, all take for ever!!! I am used the story moving along more quickly. Of course, starting to read at 11 pm doesn't help!
I am rereading TFC now, thinking I will like it better. It is my least favorite of the series. I think Diana started writIng in'real time' and each scene is soooooooo long! The gathering, the wedding, the hanging, etc, all take for ever!!! I am used the story moving along more quickly. Of course, starting to read at 11 pm doesn't help!
Outlander and voyager are my favorites!
I loved the reunion in Voyager but they were apart so much of the book that it made me hurrying to get to the parts they were together.
Gives new meaning to "patience is a virtue ". Doesn't it?
Carren, patience is not one of my strong suits! :)
Ah!,but you'll need it while waiting for the next book.
Reread saves sanity! Where can I find the short story discussed here? Is there a book of short stories?
I loved the reunion btwn Jamie and Claire in Voyager also and thought Claire would have a harder time finding Jamie. But was happy she found him so fast. I loved his reaction to seeing her and how he almost fainted from the sight of her and then said he wanted badly to kiss her and asked her if he could. Could there be a sweeter man than that?
I did it! It is finally finished! I thought I would never finish this book. It got better towards the end. I am really enjoying ABSA.
Congrats Lydia! ABSA was one of my favorites.
ABOSAS is my favorite as well... So much happens, you laugh, cry and laugh some more. Enjoy Ladies... I waiting for #8 so I can reread the series.
I'm about 50% done with The Fiery Cross. The book is so full of details about babies, diapers, and breastfeeding. I like being informed about domestic life in the Colonies at that time, and generally speaking I like babies in books and am pro-breastfeeding but it's just a little much for me.
I've heard other people say the same thing but for me it's just seems so real. Kids need to eat every 2-4 hours and the poop all the time. LOL!!
I've always said that the only real things babies do, aside from being cute, is the eat, pee, poop and sleep.I also thought that all of this information was a little much, but having gone throught the baby thing three times, I can understand.
Yes, I agree the book is realistic--maybe just too realistic! The beginning of the book at the Gathering was the hardest to get through. It was a lot slower than "real time." I was reading for several hours until I realized they hadn't had breakfast yet!
Although you have to admit, that while the whole "gathering" thing was a bit long, it did introduce characters that ended up in subsequent books.
The gathering never bothered me. I thought the scene with Jamie confessing his sins to the priest about claire and her heaving bosom was so funny.
Leea *just me* wrote: "The gathering never bothered me. I thought the scene with Jamie confessing his sins to the priest about claire and her heaving bosom was so funny."Agreed, that was hilarious!! But a diversion was needed ;) that must have definitely taken up their attention!
I loved the breast feeding, diapering, realities of wrangling food for lots of people, etc. about all of her books. I never thought it was too much. For me this was a serious strong point of her books.
I just pictured all theses people coming to their campsight because Jamie invited them for a meal and Claire is thinking, OK how am I going to feed the masses? It was a long part of the story, but one where you could just see all the people and imagine what they'd be like.
Carren wrote: "I just pictured all theses people coming to their campsight because Jamie invited them for a meal and Claire is thinking, OK how am I going to feed the masses? It was a long part of the story, bu..."
I loved how she had to keep recalculating the portions as the number of guests increased :)
Unlike the other books in the Outlander, I could put TFC down. It has been my least favorite so far. . . but I slogged through it and am loving (and flying through) ABOSAA. TFC did give a lot of background and character development that pays off in ABOSAA, so keep at it! I am afraid to finish Echo so soon with #8 another year+ in the future. I am thinking of working through the whole Lord John series and some of the references from the Outlandish Companion bibliography until #8 arrives. I am tempted by the little releases DG has on her blog and twitter, but I want the whole damn cake, not just the little crumbs!
I just finished reading TFC last night. It did drag on and on in the beginning and middle but the end made up for it. There were so many beautiful moments between Jamie and Claire it reminded me of the first book in the series. I just bought the 6th book on kindle I heard its one of the best of the series so hoping I will enjoy it more than the 4th and 5th.
LH,Good idea to read the Lord John Series before Echo in the Bone. The Lord John Series was so helpful to me in understanding Echo so much better.
I wouldn't say I'm bored, but I'm not captivated either. According to my e-reader, I'm 53% through the book, but I did set it down during that time and pick up and finish another book when my e-reader needed a charge. I'll keep reading...
Kristin: Keep reading, it does get better and towards the end it gets really good.
I got about 70% of the way through TFC this weekend then the ebook I had checked out from the library expired. It got a lot more exciting at about the 60% mark. I just checked out the Outlandish Companion which I'll browse through to refresh my memory on some of the minor characters. There was a lot that I forgot during the break of nearly 1 year that I took between books 4 and 5.
Fawn wrote: "LH,Good idea to read the Lord John Series before Echo in the Bone. The Lord John Series was so helpful to me in understanding Echo so much better."
I need to read the Lord John series, but I also need more hours in the day. Ugh! My TBR pile is horrendous. I came back from Romance Writers of America last year with 48 free autographed books from the publisher signings. I don't think I've cracked the spine on any of them. I just don't have time to read like I used to.
Anita: The great thing about the LJ books, is that they're relatively short. I read them in much less time than I anticipated.You won't be disappointed.
Fawn wrote: "LH,Good idea to read the Lord John Series before Echo in the Bone. The Lord John Series was so helpful to me in understanding Echo so much better."
Thanks, I'm going to do this! I'm feeling a bit melancholy that I'm getting to the end of the Outlander series. My daughter is feeling the same as she is rushing to finish the Harry Potter series before the final film comes out this month. She is on Book #6 and said she wishes there were 50 books in the series, or the movie came out in Dec.
Anita Clenney wrote: "Fawn wrote: "LH,Good idea to read the Lord John Series before Echo in the Bone. The Lord John Series was so helpful to me in understanding Echo so much better."
I need to read the Lord John se..."
Anita: I've been reading the Outlander series on the cardio equipment at the gym and have been able to blaze right through them. I feel so virtuous, I get my exercise and my reading done at the same time. And if the tears fall, and they have, I wipe them with my towel like sweat and keep going.
I can't wait to start the LJ series, my library should have them to me this week.
Anita Clenney wrote: "Fawn wrote: "LH,Good idea to read the Lord John Series before Echo in the Bone. The Lord John Series was so helpful to me in understanding Echo so much better."
I need to read the Lord John se..."
This is why I love audio books, I can listen at work, cleaning house, driving in my car, playing on my computer and trying to fall asleep at night. Most of the time I have a book I'm listening to (only unabridged) and one I am reading and now I have an iPad that I have books on.
Yup, I totally agree. Voyager is just brilliant from first page to the last and if the story stopped there I would've been happy too. I'm glad it kept going though and I hope the ending would be as happy. I'd hate for series to have a sad ending, they deserve a happy ending.