Question About The Outlander Series

Cali Bag Lady · ‎04-10-2010

For those of you who have read the Outlander series, did you find it hard to "get into it"? I have been wanting a good book to sink my teeth into and I have heard so many positive things about this series I thought I would give it a try.

I have made three attempts to read the first book, Outlander, and I am finally at about page 60 and have zero interest in continuing. First... I am not a big fan of historical novels... but do like good books with good strong characters and I thought this one might fill that bill.

Did anyone else have issues getting into this book? Will it get better pretty soon or should I just throw in the towel and pull the book mark?

thanks

Joy

ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

Life is short. Pull the bookmark.

Marsha2003 · ‎03-12-2010

I read the first two books in the series and I remember thinking several times that the narrative was painfully slow and that I wished the author would move the story along faster. While I was interested in the characters, I didn't care to trudge through more of the author's prose, so I never picked up any of the other books. If you're bored with it, either skim a few chapters to see if you can get more interested in the story or pull the bookmark and donate the book. You can always look up the summary of the books if you want to know the general story.

ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

On 6/20/2014 Marsha2003 said:
You can always look up the summary of the books if you want to know the general story.

Where do you find summaries? I usually read the Wikipedia articles which contain plot summaries and spoilers, but some books aren't there.

Marsha2003 · ‎03-12-2010

On 6/20/2014 ennui1 said:
On 6/20/2014 Marsha2003 said:
You can always look up the summary of the books if you want to know the general story.

Where do you find summaries? I usually read the Wikipedia articles which contain plot summaries and spoilers, but some books aren't there.

Wikipedia is my go-to source, too.

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

JoyJ...I tried the first book...audio download. The reader was wonderful with the accents. I stayed for better than half the book (because I was gardening, cleaning, cooking, driving, etc.) and realized...I didn't care! About any of it!

A book that I read and loved and would read again is Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts). It's a long book (900+ pages). I learned about it here.

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ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

On 6/23/2014 esmerelda said:
JoyJ...I tried the first book...audio download. The reader was wonderful with the accents. I stayed for better than half the book (because I was gardening, cleaning, cooking, driving, etc.) and realized...I didn't care! About any of it!

${#emotions_dlg.laugh}$

PhatCat · ‎03-10-2010

When we went to Scotland the people we traveled with insisted I read this series so I purchased the first book for beach reading. Well that was many summers ago and I think I made it to page 100 and something. It is still in my beach bag, "just in case" I finish the other book I brought with me. I just couldn't get into it either, not my style of writing.

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

I tried reading the first book a couple times and couldn't get into it. I personally don't find Claire's relationship with Frank interesting. I don't think Frank is very likable in the beginning of the first book. Once she went through the stones and got to Castle Leoch I was hooked though. I've read the whole series numerous times now. I actually like Jamie much more than Claire.

I love historical fiction and history and read a lot of non fiction history books though. I also really find the details about daily life compelling reading in itself.

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