03-20-2017, 08:37 PM | #1 |
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Does Outlander get any better?
I'm suffering through the first book (70% in), trying to figure out if I should continue. I like the environment and characters but the whole story line doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Considering its ratings, I had assumed it would be an excellent romance/adventure but I'm finding on the contrary, that I dislike the entire thing.
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Are the remaining 7 books like this too, or does it improve? I'm looking for the light at the end of the tunnel here. |
03-20-2017, 09:23 PM | #2 |
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07-27-2017, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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My friends love the serie but like you I also found the first book pretty bad so I called it quit after and never read the rest. One of said friends love female nurses as protagonist. I also read The Lions of El-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay right before reading Outlander, and it was so good I cried at the end, and it also has a female doctor as one of the 3 main protagonists. So yeah...
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07-27-2017, 08:43 PM | #4 |
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I haven't been attracted towards reading this series so will not comment specifically. What I would say is that if you are 70% through the first book and don't like it don't persevere. Life is short, books are cheap and plentiful and if you read for the whole of your life you would still not get through even all the books you would love. Give it up and move on.
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07-27-2017, 09:06 PM | #5 |
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I was lukewarm towards the first book but felt they got a lot better quickly.
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07-28-2017, 09:06 AM | #6 |
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My wife loves it. That is why we have subscribed to STARZ video service so we could watch the series. I tried to read it, but couldn't get past a hundred pages or so. To be fair, while we both like science fiction and fantasy, she has no appreciation for my love of military SciFi and "space opera".
FWIW, I've found the TV series to be far more palatable than the book. |
07-30-2017, 07:47 AM | #7 |
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I'm a little bit surprised at the lack of defense of the book. Goodreads has many fans of the book. I guess readers here are more discerning. I myself came close to reading it, but feedback like this have steered me away from Outlander.
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07-30-2017, 08:12 AM | #8 |
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I abandoned the first book pretty quickly. The complete lack of any historical accuracy or apparently any knowledge of Scotland was too much for me.
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07-30-2017, 08:19 AM | #9 | |
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Recommendations are dicey. I'd say the bias (and I don't mean that negatively, just as a statement of fact) at MR favors sci-fi and fantasy, with mystery also strong. Those of us with "fringe" interests need to look elsewhere for relevant or substantive judgments. Which is not to say that you can't be a fan of both sci-fi and science, for example, just that you're likelier to find critical mass in one area and not the other. If you're really interested in opinions on Outlander, it would be worth floating a question in the Romance thread in the Deals forum, where you might get a more informed or nuanced reaction from those knowledgeable in its category. |
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07-30-2017, 08:26 AM | #10 |
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Most romance fans dislike this series because of the cheating. There are some who love it but I find more romance readers against it than liking it.
I read the first book many years ago. I don't remember loving it or hating it. Sent from my XT1528 |
07-30-2017, 08:27 AM | #11 |
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07-30-2017, 08:27 AM | #12 |
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Romance thread in Deals Forum
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=282247 Sent from my XT1528 |
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07-30-2017, 08:48 AM | #14 |
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Big Outlander fan here, not prone to argue though because everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Individually I do have issues with every book, but overall love the series.
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Now it is one of my favorite series -- I own the first five books in trade paperback, all nine books in both epub and audiobook format, the blu-ray and soundtracks for both seasons of the TV series, and I follow one podcast that analyzes every tv episode, as well as a (discontinued) podcast that analyzed the first three books -- but I don't think I could convince anyone else to give it a chance when they don't want to. |
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