Diana Gabaldon
Paperback | Pages: 743 pages Rating: 4.32 | 270487 Users | 14371 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Dragonfly in Amber |
| ISBN: | 0385335970 (ISBN13: 9780385335973) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Outlander #2 |
| Characters: | Jamie Fraser, Brianna Randall, Roger MacKenzie, Fergus Fraser, Ian Murray, Claire Randall Fraser, Jonathan Randall, Dougal MacKenzie, Colum MacKenzie, Geillis Duncan, Jenny Murray, Frank Randall, Murtagh Fraser |
| Setting: | Le Havre,1744(France) Paris,1744(France) Inverness, Scotland,1968 …more Scottish Highlands,1745 …less |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Best Romance of the Year & Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance (1993) |
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From the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland... For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his .... Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves....List Based On Books Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2)
| Title | : | Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) |
| Author | : | Diana Gabaldon |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 743 pages |
| Published | : | August 7th 2001 by Bantam (first published July 1st 1992) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Humor. Fiction |
Rating Based On Books Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2)
Ratings: 4.32 From 270487 Users | 14371 ReviewsCrit Based On Books Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2)
"Ugh, what a dreadful cover. I'm supposed to have this read by Sunday afternoon."Okay, Wendy's book group will meet tomorrow to discuss book three in the Outlander series, but I just finished this second one, and man, it was a long haul, and I don't just mean the length.What didn't work for me: the self-satisfied tone of the author's voice behind her main character, repetitive phrases (mouths always "twitching" rather than almost smiling), excessive detail without sensory or emotional power, too*Heavy sigh.*[Theme spoilers, but no plot spoilers. Read at your own risk.]I don't even know where to start because properly reviewing this would involve so much quoting and backing up and I don't have the energy for that after 700+ pages. The short of it is that the romantic hero character perpetuates rape culture by using the words 'rape' and 'sex' synonymously, blaming sexual assault on what the woman is wearing, and claiming that once men get aroused they literally cannot stop themselves
1.) Outlander ★★★★★2.) Dragonfly In Amber ★★★★.53.) Voyager ★★★.54.) Drums of Autumn ★★★.5--------------------------------------------------I've never cried so hard in my life over fictional characters before
Reviewed for THC ReviewsDragonfly in Amber is no ordinary romance novel. In fact, in spite of its romance and paranormal elements, it is far more of a historical novel than anything else in my opinion. This book basks the reader in lush descriptions of 18th century European history, from the political intrigue in the courts of King Louis XV of France, to the everyday life of a merchant, to the inner workings of hospitals of that time. Then it sweeps the reader along, back to the beautiful
My feelings toward Diana Gabaldon are very love/hate. She is, on the one hand, one of the greatest writers I have ever come across. I want to shake her hand for being so carefully detailed and doing what must have been an unbelievable amount of research to put together her 7 (currently) gigantic novels of this series. I love her characters, how the events are all interwoven with true historical happenings... she is just generally a literary genius when it comes to historical fiction.But...
4.5 stars right off the top! I got hooked on the Outlander series last year when I read the first book in this series by Diana Gabaldon. I knew I wanted to try another one, and now that I've devoured the second novel, Dragonfly in Amber, in this historical fiction and fantasy series, I have added the rest and even started watching the television drama. I'm a major fan, especially because followers on my blog selected this as my 'Book Bucket List' read for May 2018. I'm so glad they pushed me to
OK, so admittedly, it took me a really long time to finish this book, and yes, I have some problems with it. While it started off great (mostly, I think, due to the fact that I was still coming down off the high caused by the first book), the story quickly devolved into a mess of boring details and gut-wrenching melodrama. I first became stuck somewhere around 70%, I believe. The story was just dragging. I managed, with far more time than is usually necessary for me, to make it to the 83% mark
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