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There are currently 39 member reviews
for Outlander
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Eileen P. (Pittsford, NY)
An airplane book
As long as you aren't bothered by sexual violence and physical abuse, this would be a perfectly adequate choice for a long plane flight. In that case, its length would be a virtue rather than a defect. This plot-driven story doesn't require much thought or concentration. Unfortunately, its rather pedestrian prose makes it difficult to empathize with the characters.
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Kim E. (Warrenton, va)
Struggled to finish.
I was surprised to find myself not enjoying this book. I had great expectations for this book, however, the only reason I actually finished the book was because I needed to write a review. I was unable to connect with the female character or the main male character. I found it impossible to suspend my disbelief in this time travel book, and at many points I had to put the book down in disgust. The writing was well done, but the behavior of the characters just didn't resonate with me.
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Dorothy T. (Victorville, CA)
Outlandish
While the author has an extensive imagination and a talent with words, I found “Outlander” to be too long and too full of explicit sexual and violent content for my personal taste. In the introduction to the edition I read, the author defines her work as “literature.” I consider literature to be edifying in some way, encompassing a theme or themes that cause the reader to think about some aspect of life; I didn’t find any of that here, just escapist fiction. I understand that this book and its sequels have been very popular. If you are looking for nothing more than entertainment, this might be for you.
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Shirley S. (Batavia, IL)
Outlander
I tried very hard to read this book, really really hard. I got lost in the rhetoric and a cast akin to reading war and peace. The story is formulaic and wordy, perhaps classic readers of the genre would find it interesting after they read through the nonsense. I had hoped the theme would revolve more around history than it did. I could not gain interest in the characters enough to care what happened to them
