Wednesday, October 21, 2009

the outlander series

A few years ago, I began reading Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. I really liked the books, although I remember being annoyed by a few characters and that the series seemed to get bogged down somewhere, and that by the time I finished The Fiery Cross, I needed a break before reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes. Unfortunately, the break never ended and I still haven't read it, and now An Echo in the Bone is out. Damn.

So I re-read plot summaries of the first two books on Wikipedia, but I still don't feel prepared to read the sixth book. I think I am going to have to re-read the whole series if I want to read on, and I definitely do. According to Amazon, this is a total of 6,882 pages in mass market paperback format, not including the newest novel, which is a hefty 832 pages in hardcover. So, in other words, I have a LOT of reading to do.

I wonder if there are any other readers with the same predicament as me. Perhaps an Outlander challenge is called for? We could have a year to re-read the whole series and by then the newest installment will probably be out in paperback! I'm a super new blogger with just one follower (hello, Diane!) at the moment, so I don't know if my challenge would attract much attention, but I think it would be fun.
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7 comments:

  1. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaOctober 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    I have not even read the first book Outlander, so don't be too hard on yourself...LOL

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  2. Lenore AppelhansOctober 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    I didn't like Outlander much, to be honest. Does the series get better?

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  3. AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    I've heard great stuff about the Outlander series. There are a few series I've had trouble with reading and had to go back and read them again. Your not alone.

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  4. EvaOctober 24, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    I'm popping by to offer some cheering! Not sure if you're participating, but just in case: read! read! read! ;)

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  5. CathDecember 17, 2009 at 7:11 PM

    Whatever, you do, try and pace yourself. I read all the first four books in two weeks last year (my sister asked me to do it for her Christmas present so we could gossip about them) and I read them so quickly that I forgot parts--and had to go back and read them again.

    Good luck! I'd love to read about an Outlander challenge.

    Connie @ Constance-Reader

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  6. ShiaJanuary 3, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    i just realized that your last post was in october, so i really hope you are just taking a break and that you have not stopped blogging
    cu

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  7. Svea LoveJanuary 4, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    I am 1/2 way through the first book in the series. I really like it so far...only a couple irritating spots.

    http://muse-in-the-fog.blogspot.com/

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