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This was the very first book I read on my brand new reader. So, it was easy to decide to return my free library copy and pay for the ebook. I also loved trying out the dictionary function. Now I am not at all opposed to thick books - longer is usually better IMHO - but thick books are heavy. I just wish the dictionary had pictures. They don't travel so well. I had the hardcover version checked out from the library but it was just so darn BIG that I kept putting off reading it. What a delight it was to read Diana Gabaldon - but THIN.
They make my wrists ache. They are hard to read in bed. Naturally, not every Scottish word is represented - but that just made it all that much more special when I got one. That would be so cool.
Wow was I wrong. You see a lot more of Frank in this book too: the good and the bad. I was worried that after Voyager the story wouldn't be as exciting. Wow. Diana Gabaldon is an amazing author. It was interesting to see how Brianna is coping after her father's death and mother's departure through time.
However, I really liked reading from their perspective.
Drums starts with Jamie and Claire start their lives in the new world.
You think you know the story and then something surprises you.
I thought that Voyager was amazing but this book almost tops it.
The end will leave you shocked.
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.
I would suggest that you read the outlandish companion to help with the ending because it can be a little confusing.
Can't wait to read more.
This is the fourth book in the series by Diane Gabaldon. A history lesson and romance novel rolled into one. They are very well written books and hard to put down. I would not recommend for the young readers as they can be a little sexually explicit at times. I loved the book, and I would recommend reading them in order. The fourth book is just as riveting as the first three.
This was turning out to be the best of Diana Gabaldon's storytelling so far until well into the book she pulled the old rape card and turned it into a very bad soap opera. What a shame.
All of Diana Gabaldon's books are true works of art. Of the thousands of books I've read her storytelling distinguishes her as an artistic craftsman capable of bringing to life complex and compelling stories that blur the mind's ability to reconcile that the story is fiction and not a personal account. Read them all, read the companion and then read them all again. Every word is worth it.
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