Nataliya’s review of Outlander (Outlander, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Well written, but if I have to hear "oh Jamie" ever again it may be too soon. :)
Planxti's Imaginary World wrote: "Well written, but if I have to hear "oh Jamie" ever again it may be too soon. :)"
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It is even wordier than I remembered.
Hard agree. I enjoyed the show much more than the book, and the first season was great. Also enjoyed the one in France with the gorgeous clothes.
Great review, Nataliya, even with rolling your eyes, happy it was still a fun read for you. ♥️
Many times, I have read comments like "Ughhh, another female character clearly written by a man." Your cringeworthy sex-talk excerpt above sounds like the exact opposite. I have no idea what other men say during sex, but my sincere guess is it's nothing like this.
O Nataliya
I've been on the fence about this one but your nuanced review has given me the nudge I needed not to bother.
I liked the first season of the show, but not enough to go on watching. The book does sound wordy... Thank you for this great review, Nataliya 🫶
"I decided to read the book after binging the entire first season in a weekend, and slowly - eventually - got through 4 more of them ahead of each show season until the overdetailed sluggishness of book 5"
This sounds very similar to my experience, with the difference that I never managed to get past ep 6 of season 1. But I've LOVE LOVE LOVED the visuals of ep 1 and am willing to rewatch it time and time again.
I'm even hoping I'll get to visit the village of Falkland (the one with the Obelisk) and maybe even the Callanish Stones? Yes, I like to dream big, given that I don't drive, yet still want to visit remote Scottish sights. 😅
Lindsay wrote: "Hard agree. I enjoyed the show much more than the book, and the first season was great. Also enjoyed the one in France with the gorgeous clothes."
I should rewatch that one, although I remember that annoying pretentiousness of the French court made me want to gag.
Amina wrote: "Great review, Nataliya, even with rolling your eyes, happy it was still a fun read for you. ♥️"
Thanks, Amina! I love reading books about medieval life, and although this is centuries past it, it was still fun to read about castle life.
Left Coast Justin wrote: "Many times, I have read comments like "Ughhh, another female character clearly written by a man." Your cringeworthy sex-talk excerpt above sounds like the exact opposite. I have no idea what other ..."
That paragraph is clearly a very strange way to describe a sexual fantasy in a way that can seem appealing until committed to paper. At which point t you can’t unsee the cringe.
David wrote: "I'm with Justin on this one."
As I am sure most people would be
Magdelanye wrote: "O Nataliya
I've been on the fence about this one but your nuanced review has given me the nudge I needed not to bother."
Watch the show, it’s way more fun and Sam Heughan is quite pretty to look at.
Alexandra wrote: "I liked the first season of the show, but not enough to go on watching. The book does sound wordy... Thank you for this great review, Nataliya 🫶"
I have watched until this last season, and nothing beats the charm of the first season. Although one of my favorite side characters, Lord John Grey, does not get introduced until much further in (season 3 or 4).
I may actually try to find spin-offs that Gabaldon wrote with John Grey, but what are the chances of them being less wordy?
Ms. Smartarse wrote: "This sounds very similar to my experience, with the difference that I never managed to get past ep 6 of season 1. "
Ah, really? Not even the Scottish landscapes and Sam Heughanʼs visage helped?
One of the best things about this show for the was the resultant friendship and collaboration between Sam Heughan (Jamie) and Graham McTavish (Duggal, Jamie’s uncle) that led to TV series Clanlands and the books about it, chronicling their Scottish adventures (Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other — the audiobook in both of their voices is perfect)
Nataliya wrote: "Ah, really? Not even the Scottish landscapes and Sam Heughanʼs visage helped?"
I wanted to stay for the Scottish landscapes, but the story just didn't interest me all that much.
Heughan was OK I guess, but he didn't leave too much of an impression on me. I'm just not too keen with historical imagery that doesn't involve fancy dresses.
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Well written, but if I have to hear "oh Jamie" ever again it may be too soon. :)
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Planxti's Imaginary World wrote: "Well written, but if I have to hear "oh Jamie" ever again it may be too soon. :)"😆😆😆
It is even wordier than I remembered.
Hard agree. I enjoyed the show much more than the book, and the first season was great. Also enjoyed the one in France with the gorgeous clothes.
Great review, Nataliya, even with rolling your eyes, happy it was still a fun read for you. ♥️
Many times, I have read comments like "Ughhh, another female character clearly written by a man." Your cringeworthy sex-talk excerpt above sounds like the exact opposite. I have no idea what other men say during sex, but my sincere guess is it's nothing like this.
O Nataliya I've been on the fence about this one but your nuanced review has given me the nudge I needed not to bother.
I liked the first season of the show, but not enough to go on watching. The book does sound wordy... Thank you for this great review, Nataliya 🫶
"I decided to read the book after binging the entire first season in a weekend, and slowly - eventually - got through 4 more of them ahead of each show season until the overdetailed sluggishness of book 5"This sounds very similar to my experience, with the difference that I never managed to get past ep 6 of season 1. But I've LOVE LOVE LOVED the visuals of ep 1 and am willing to rewatch it time and time again.
I'm even hoping I'll get to visit the village of Falkland (the one with the Obelisk) and maybe even the Callanish Stones? Yes, I like to dream big, given that I don't drive, yet still want to visit remote Scottish sights. 😅
Lindsay wrote: "Hard agree. I enjoyed the show much more than the book, and the first season was great. Also enjoyed the one in France with the gorgeous clothes."I should rewatch that one, although I remember that annoying pretentiousness of the French court made me want to gag.
Amina wrote: "Great review, Nataliya, even with rolling your eyes, happy it was still a fun read for you. ♥️"Thanks, Amina! I love reading books about medieval life, and although this is centuries past it, it was still fun to read about castle life.
Left Coast Justin wrote: "Many times, I have read comments like "Ughhh, another female character clearly written by a man." Your cringeworthy sex-talk excerpt above sounds like the exact opposite. I have no idea what other ..."That paragraph is clearly a very strange way to describe a sexual fantasy in a way that can seem appealing until committed to paper. At which point t you can’t unsee the cringe.
David wrote: "I'm with Justin on this one."As I am sure most people would be
Magdelanye wrote: "O Nataliya I've been on the fence about this one but your nuanced review has given me the nudge I needed not to bother."
Watch the show, it’s way more fun and Sam Heughan is quite pretty to look at.
Alexandra wrote: "I liked the first season of the show, but not enough to go on watching. The book does sound wordy... Thank you for this great review, Nataliya 🫶"I have watched until this last season, and nothing beats the charm of the first season. Although one of my favorite side characters, Lord John Grey, does not get introduced until much further in (season 3 or 4).
I may actually try to find spin-offs that Gabaldon wrote with John Grey, but what are the chances of them being less wordy?
Ms. Smartarse wrote: "This sounds very similar to my experience, with the difference that I never managed to get past ep 6 of season 1. "Ah, really? Not even the Scottish landscapes and Sam Heughanʼs visage helped?
One of the best things about this show for the was the resultant friendship and collaboration between Sam Heughan (Jamie) and Graham McTavish (Duggal, Jamie’s uncle) that led to TV series Clanlands and the books about it, chronicling their Scottish adventures (Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other — the audiobook in both of their voices is perfect)
Nataliya wrote: "Ah, really? Not even the Scottish landscapes and Sam Heughanʼs visage helped?"I wanted to stay for the Scottish landscapes, but the story just didn't interest me all that much.
Heughan was OK I guess, but he didn't leave too much of an impression on me. I'm just not too keen with historical imagery that doesn't involve fancy dresses.