This read of The Outlander in my second read of this novel. I began The Outlander Series a few years ago and am re-reading for the Outlander Book Challenge.
In this first novel in the series, the reader meets Claire and Jamie (and various other characters), when Claire travels two hundred years back in time and meets (and marries) Jamie. Historically set during 1743 in Scotland, the novel takes the reader on an informative journey (yes, I learned a lot about this time period).
These novels are long (or in Gabaldon's word..."fat"). The Outlander is 626 pages; thus, due to my own real life and other constraints, this one took me a while to read. Plus, the action is intense. Claire and Jamie hardly escape one conflict, until, literally, on the next page another extreme adventure begins. Intense!
Another reason to read (or re-read) this series is the scheduled release of book eight for next year. Please consider reading author Diana Gabaldon's thoughts on the release of Written in My Own Heart's Blood. I agree with her...her books are worth the money!
All my "big" girl friends (this is not a young adult series!) love, love, love this series (with the exception of one). If you like romance, historical fiction, time travel...did I mention romance...then you will enjoy this series.
Fortunately, for me, I have the next six novels in this series waiting on me...:)
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