Drums of Autumn (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon
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Book Reviews of Drums of Autumn (Outlander)
Book Review: Historical Adventure...I Love It
Summary: 5 Stars
Diana Gabaldon is an amazing story teller. I really enjoyed this the fourth installment in the Outlander series.
I don't know what I could say about this book that someone hasn't already said. I will add my two cents and say that I like the character Brianna. I think that it's important to put into perspective that she comes from a time when people aren't considered adults at the ripe old age of seventeen. And she has been given a lot to deal with in a short period of time, she seems a bit impulsive and immature but she's twenty two years old...
I enjoyed the love story between Brianna and Rodger and the adventures in Drums were just as exciting as all the others.
I am hooked! I will be reading ALL of the books in the series! It's wonderful escapist adventure with a fabulous background in historical fiction.
If anyone knows if there are more books coming out after Snow and Ashes will you let me know...I read in The Outlandish Companion that Gabaldon was going to publish a prequel to Outlander and I tried to find out more but couldn't.
Book Review: I continue to enjoy this series.
Summary: 3 Stars
After my first reading of this book, I really disliked Jamie for his ultra-violent streak. On my second reading, I'm still bothered some by it. This time around I found myself, instead, actively hating Brianna. She behaves like a spoilt biotch and treats Roger like absolute crap. Roger has risked his life for her repeatedly and we come to find out she "isn't sure" she wants to be with him? I for one wouldn't have sat in the circle for three days. I'd be OUTTA THERE.
Diana Gabaldon obviously paints her characters vividly enough that you can develop real feelings toward them, negative or not-and you might surprise yourself on your second (or third or fourth!) reading of the series. These characters (these people?)feel like family and friends.
Due to its graphic violence and often disturbing subject matter, I am still very hesitant to recommend the series to certain people. After all, they might cause a heart attack in anyone who's been on a steady diet of Harlequin-type romance books.
On to the Fiery Cross!
Book Review: Good, but not her best
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the fourth in Gabaldon's "Outlander" series. The Frasier family all ends up in "the colonies" in pre-revolutionary days.
I have good and bad feelings about this book. I am totally caught up in the series and intend to finish it--eventually--through the 6th book (each book runs around 1,000 pages). But this wasn't one of the best. It dragged terribly in spots.
One of Gabaldon's strong points is her ability to paint a picture with words...you see, smell and hear the time and place that she is describing. But by the same token, sometimes you just don't care about the bloody smell of the wood or the sound of the birds or the feel of crisp leaves under the foot, when you're desperate to find out what's going to happen next in the story.
Also, Brianna Randall-Frasier takes a large part of this story. There is a long part of the book where I wanted to slap her for being such a whiny ninny. But overall, this was another page-turner in the saga of the time-traveling Frasier family.
Book Review: What an Ending!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! I thought that Voyager was amazing but this book almost tops it! I was worried that after Voyager the story wouldn't be as exciting. Wow was I wrong! Drums starts with Jamie and Claire start their lives in the new world. This book switches from Jamie and Claire's life in America 1769 and Brianna and Roger in the present 1969. I was unsure that I would like reading from Brianna's and Roger's point of view since I love Jamie and Claire so much. However, I really liked reading from their perspective. It was interesting to see how Brianna is coping after her father's death and mother's departure through time. You see a lot more of Frank in this book too: the good and the bad. The end will leave you shocked! You think you know the story and then something surprises you! I would suggest that you read the outlandish companion to help with the ending because it can be a little confusing. Diana Gabaldon is an amazing author! Can't wait to read more!Book Review: Another Wonderful Addition to the Outlander Series
Summary: 4 Stars
Let me first say the Outlander Series is the best collection of books I've ever read. However Drums of Autumn was not my favorite of the series. After reading Voyager that was non-stop action and romance, DOA slowed down quite a bit and focused more on the relationship between Claire and Jamie's daughter Brianna and her relationship with Roger McKenzie. Unfortunately I couldn't seem to ever care for these two as much as I had Jamie and Claire. Of course the book still had breathtaking and suspenseful moments and Diana Gabaldon is a master storyteller. The place and time of this book had special interest to me because my ancestors immigrated from Scotland and Ireland along this time period and came to GA through the NC mountains. It was interesting to learn how many southern customs and traditions came to be. Even though not as good as the first three, still a wonderful book and a must read to continue the series.