Stacey A. (starfkr) reviewed on 3/3/2009 + 53 more book reviews

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The Outlander series received rave reviews from a few friends of mine so I decided to give the first book in the series a shot. While I wasn't blown away, I found it to be an enjoyable read. I really liked the theme of the book and found some of the historical information fascinating. The love scenes fell a little flat for me and I started to feel bothered by Gabaldon's near obsession with sadomasochism, a theme that popped up several times in the book, particularly near the end. The way it was presented really bothered me, particularly at the end of the book, where I found myself feeling almost sick to my stomach with tension. Despite my strong emotional reaction to this element of the book and it's ending, it did draw me in. It took me nearly 2/3rds of the way through the book to get there but when I got to the last 250 pages, I could not put it down. I'll be keeping up with the series.

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