They're not supposed to behave in an entirely different manner than the reader is used to.
The thing is, characters are supposed to evolve. I know perhaps some people chalk it up to character development, and I understand that characters change. It doesn't seem like she did because when you read it through, the Claire and Jamie in book four seem like completely different people from the other three books. I find myself wondering if she even had solid plans for where this story would go when she began writing about Claire and Jamie. I don't really know what Gabaldon's intentions were. This, the fourth book in the series, has completely deadened me to any enjoyment I once took from this fictional world. But I trudged on, hoping somewhere along the way I'd be able to tuck away my disappointment and lose myself in the story again.īut no. I'm not sure I can ever forgive Gabaldon for that. I even accepted the third.even after being completely incensed and on the verge of tears when I realized Claire and Jamie were separated for twenty years. I endured the second book, with all its tedious details and snore-inducing battle descriptions and melodrama.
Unfortunately, Gabaldon just couldn't seem to keep her mojo working. It started out wonderfully, and I will always consider the first, Outlander, to be one of my favorite books of all time. Sadly, I think I've reached the end of my patience with this series. or root her in the place she should be, where her heart and soul belong.
But as Brianna plunges into an uncharted wilderness, a heartbreaking encounter may strand her forever in the past. But a chilling discovery in the pages of history suggests that Jamie and Claire's story doesn't have a happy ending.īrianna dares a terrifying leap into the unknown in search of her mother and the father she has never met, risking her own future to try to change history. Claire gave up Jamie to save Brianna, and now Bree has sent her mother back to the Scottish warrior who was willing to give his life to save them both. What if you knew someone you loved was going to die? What if you thought you could save them? How much would you risk to try?Ĭlaire Randall has gone to find Jamie Fraser, the man she loved more than life, and has left half her heart behind with their daughter, Brianna. Once again spanning continents and centuries, Gabaldon has created a work of sheer brilliance. In this breathtaking novel, rich in history and adventure, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon continues the story of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser that started with the now-classic novel Outlander and continued in Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager.
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