Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

I was originally drawn to Outlander because of the amazing rating on Amazon. It is very rare to see over a thousand people rate a book and it still maintain over four stars. So I quickly decided to pick up the book. Especially since it was available on the Kindle.

First of all, the book is very long. It took me 2 weeks and 4 days to finish it. However, I found the book to be very engaging for the majority of the time. Ms. Gabaldon was able to draw me into the book very quickly and surprisingly, though hundreds of pages where very little actually happened, I was still excited to read the book day after day.

Furthermore, I must state that the book is a grand scale romantic adventure. The book centers around the main character Claire, who is always in need of rescuing. There is also a lot of sex. Very graphic and descriptive sex, but I prefer books that don’t shy away from the adult topics, though I felt that this book bordered on being a little too sexy.

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is not a girl book. It is mainly about the love between two people, but what book doesn’t focus on romance to some degree? Although it is a major plotline in the book, I didn’t think it was too much to handle. Ms. Gabaldon balanced many different characters around one main story. Basically the entire book takes place following the main character Claire. That basic streamlined story’s focus makes it easy to follow even through the massive 850 pages.

In the end, I really like Outlander. I was excited to learn that it is the first in a series of books about the main Character, so I’m sure I’ll be picking up the next book in the series and I recommend you do the same. I was a lot of fun to read.

Rating: 8 out of 10

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