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m.rai...@insightbb.com
Outlander and couldn't put it down from the moment I cracked open the
binding. I am in the middle of Dragonfly In Amber and loving it just
as much. It is amazing how you are drawn into the lives of Claire and
Jamie and how real it all begins to feel. I find myself getting
obsessed...and as a fan of historical fiction I am excited to see how
accurate the history is in the book thus far. I would love to have
someone to chat with about the books...and I am excited to hear from
any of you. Thanks. M.
Angela
Hi M:
I love the series too. I have read them all several times. I can't
get enough of Claire and Jamie either. the consept of the book is one
that I have always loved. My first time travelor book was call The
Looking Glass. I loved it. The simple idea of looking in a mirror
sent this girl to different times. The difference is that the girl
in this story came and went through the mirror all through the
book. Claire's travelling is a bit more permanent. My
favorite is still Outlander, I love the part were Claire and Jamie
have to get married to keep her safe from BJR. Mind you there are
others that rank up there too. I will not spoil them for you as you
have only just started the series. Which part is your favorite so
far?
I check in fairly regularly so feel free to chat away to me.
A
chilichick
Hi, I love the series and have also read them many times. Everytime a
new book comes out, I pull the the complete set of books and work
thru... I am in love with Jamie and Clair with all their drama as
well. I get really animated when I talk about the books and have
turned on alot of my friends to the series. Just told a co-worker
about them today and will pull out the books so she can read them.
On a good reading run, I'll start to read in my head in Scottish:)
enjoy them
Chilichick
Angela
I would love to be able to read, speak even understand Scots. there
are so many words in the books that I don't understand which I would
dearly love to. any advise?
Alida Spry
"Angela" <my.cat...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Try the concordance. It's called the Outlandish Companion. It might help a
little.
Alida
Donny
wrote:
I would HIGHLY suggest that anybody who has read this series more than
once, to, "experience", it in the unabridged audio format read by
Davina Porter.
This lady pronounces all the different characters with slightly
different Scot accents, and does them with aplomb.
You really have not enjoyed this series to the fullest until you
listen to them.
My ¢2
Donny
mycatsqueak
> On 11 May 2007 19:24:31 -0700, Angela <my.cat.squ...@hotmail.com>
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that would be very interesting to try out
paul...@bellsouth.net
Dragonfly in Amber. We had just retired and were building our
retirement home and living in a rental. I loved to read and loved
also reading long, long books. I have to admit I bought the paperback
version just because it was the thickest book in the rack! After
reading it, I realized, of course, that it was the second in a series
(I think perhaps only three had been published at the time). Well I
quickly backtracked and read the Outlander, then Voyager, then stopped
because I couldn't find another one. Remembered, though, how much I
loved the books. I was reintroduced to the last three about three
years ago and plowed through them enjoying every word and reading them
was as if I hadn't even had a gap in time. Jamie and Claires were
just as wonderful as ever. I was tremendously surprised to find that
they had found their way straight to my own back yard, albeit over 200
years ago and was thrilled to read about familiar names places and
very real historic events. I will say that Diana's account of the
history is nearly perfect. She is a marvelous researcher and the
history is extremely accurate. I even found a cement marker in my
town that recounted a very minor background story in the books.
Well, when my sister was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, I asked
if she liked to read. I should add that up til then, we had very
little contact, no major reason except the fact that we are nearly
100% different and busy with our lives and family. I didn't even know
if she liked to read. Anyway, she said she did "sometimes", so I told
her to get her son to go out immediately and get her the OUtlander.
She finished this in the hospital before and after surgery and I had
the remaining books waiting for her when she returned home (except the
last one which I immediately preordered). Well she read them all six
times!
So now, after she has been on chemo for over a year and a half, I
found out there was an "Outlander" Tour to Scotland and we just
returned from a most wonderful trip. I learned so much more after
being there, at Culloden, in the highlands, etc. I will be rereading
these books again since now that I have been there, heard the Scots,
seen some of the places, immersed in the history, the books will be
ever so much more enjoyable. By the way, if any of you want to see
the hundreds of pictures and short video clips of our trip (you might
like our 18th century dressup night) my pictures are at:
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/paulinepdm/ScotlandTrip/
Highly recommend this trip for any of you inclined. Not affiliated in
any way with tour director of Celtic Journeys, but she was wonderful
and made every step through the stones an enjoyable one.
Pauline