Lucky Thirteen

      August 8, 2010

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Claire Beauchamp steps through standing stones in the Scottish Highlands and is transported from 1945 to 1744. She is caught in the middle of political intrigue leading up to the Jacobite uprising.
 

Outlander is a rich historical romance, the fantastic element of which provides the fish-out-of-water tension to the plot. At 850 pages, it is certainly a commitment to read the book, a challenge I grew to enjoy the further I went on the journey.
 

Thirteen books read in 19 weeks. Not a bad pace. If I want to meet my goal, I'll have to devour a book a day. The contest ends on August 15th. Let's finish our summer reading!

 

Comments

Book a day is TOTALLY

Submitted by Random Michelle on Mon, 08/09/2010.

Book a day is TOTALLY doable.

Unless you have to work.

Yes, work poses a bit of a

Submitted by Todd Wheeler on Mon, 08/09/2010.

Yes, work poses a bit of a hindrance. I'll just have to do without sleep.

I've totally fallen down on

Submitted by Nathan on Mon, 08/09/2010.

I've totally fallen down on the job and my gnat-sized attention span has cut deeply into my reading.

BTW, I loved Outlander. I actually really liked the first three books and even though I've slogged through all of them, she's never achieved anything like the first one again.

You never know. A single

Submitted by Todd Wheeler on Fri, 08/13/2010.

You never know. A single entry is all it takes to win. I think this is the most I've read in a short time in over a decade.

I've been following your

Submitted by L.A. Mitchell on Thu, 08/12/2010.

I've been following your progress on my blog reader. Popped into say good for you ;) LOVE me some Outlander. But then again, you could have guessed, right? Happy August to you

Thanks L.A. Hope your summer

Submitted by Todd Wheeler on Fri, 08/13/2010.

Thanks L.A. Hope your summer has been going well. I've enjoyed reading the romance selections this summer.

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