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Voyager Author: DIANA GABALDON $7.19 |
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5.0
Where is the love?:
So...let me get this straight. Claire leaves and goes back to her own time (which is reasonable considering she is pregnant and there is a war going on) but she doesn't return for twenty years-TWENTY YEARS. During those twenty years not once did she try and find out if Jamie survived Culloden Moor. Claire spends every waking moment at medical school or the hospital to become a doctor. Only when Claire's job is going down the tubes after she is caught commiting euthanasia does she even consider researching...
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Each one better than the last! WOW!:
Since this is the third in the Outlander series, let me give you a brief recap first. The books revolve around Claire, a 1940's post war nurse who falls through a circle of stones in Scotland, similar to Stone Henge. She ends up in Scotland in the 1700's, meets up with a Scottish Highlander named Jamie Fraser, and goes on many incredible adventures. What I probably like best about these books is the fact that it is told from Claire's viewpoint, on finding herself in the past and the amazing love affair with...more info
A Good (Not Great) Read:
I thought this book started slow, I would have preferred jumping right into the plot instead of so much backstory. There were quite a few things that were hard to suspend disbelief about. How many times can Jaime be injured? Does anyone realize how hard it was for a woman to get into medical school in the 1950's, especially since she has no formal education whatsoever? And what is with the homosexual hangup? It was OLD in the second book. Does the author think every gay man is out to get her husband? Lots...more info
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