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Outlander
- Outlander, Book 1
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Series: Outlander, Book 1
- Length: 32 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
In 1945, former combat nurse Claire Randall returns from World War II and joins her husband for a second honeymoon. Their blissful reunion is shattered when she touches a boulder in an ancient stone ruin and is instantly transported to 1743 Scotland, a place torn by war and raiding border clans. Will Claire find her way back to her own time, or is her destiny forever linked with Clan MacKenzie and the gallant James Fraser?
What the critics say
"Davina Porter maintains the distinct voices she creates for each character throughout the lengthy narration. Her delivery of 18th-century language sounds authentic and is easily understandable." (AudioFile)
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- Anonymous User
- 2017-11-13
Love this book!
The story is AMAZING!! The narrator's tone and story telling is wonderful. At first I didn't care for the narrator's voice (it sounded a little too grand mother like) but it kind of grow on me and I ended up liking it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-04-29
Don't be tricked
This is an out of date 'bodice ripper' that is endlessly long and the narrator makes the heroine sound like a shrew. The only reason this book rose out of the ashes of time is because Netflix decided to make a series from it. Not worth a good credit.
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- Fraser Simons
- 2020-08-22
Better than expected but containing one fatal flaw
3.5*
I wasn’t aware this was anything more than historical romance, so was pleasantly surprised that it was such a hybrid. More historical accuracy than I’d expected as well. Touches on Scottish mythology and superstitions, has jailbreaks and rebel Scotts and political intrigue. Of course, sex and sexuality, and gender roles are central—to its benefit and detriment.
This would have been an easy 4 stars for me if it didn’t rely so heavily on the presence of sexual assault. Especially in the first three quarters of the novel. Seems like anytime Claire screws up she’s threatened with rape from all sides. Even backstory of other characters involve rape.
It’s very preoccupied with it, and I guess because it sets up the main sort of stakes as to whether or not Claire will be with her “real” husband or her Scottish one, the stakes are also sexualized? It just made me desensitizing toward the issue and felt incredibly lazy as it went on. The fact that men were threatened with it as well mildly breaks from the trope I suppose, but come on.
Not sure if I’ll continue with the series or not. Might give the show a chance instead.
*Spoiler warning*
The largest gripe I have, though, is Randall himself and the homophobia. Randall is revealed to essentially just be an evil gay also in love with Jamie. The contrasts between Randall as an ancestor and Claire’s husband is maybe semi interesting?
Men reacting to power dynamics and war differently. But there’s certainly no positive depictions of gay men and uhh she was spirited away on magical rocks that are not even historically present, so saying it’s all for historical accuracy is bs. Especially when she herself is challenging gender roles and expectations and Jamie seemingly seems written to break stereotypes of how a male love interest might be depicted.
The Duke is also always laughed at and the subject of open ridicule and he empowers Randall to do as he does. Extremely suspect and bumped down my rating because it hampered my enjoyment.
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- Tyler hayes
- 2018-05-15
Amazing
I started by watching the series on tv. And seen it on audible so it wasn’t hard to Devi’s I had to listen to the book and OMG! The narrator does such an amazing job it makes you feel as tho you are right there with the characters ! Sooooo strongly recommend!
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- M.A.T.
- 2020-08-19
Most Wordy Book ever
I will not waste more time on this series. So many words to say the same thing over and over. This is a romance novel at its worst with a bit of history thrown in. I really don't know why it is rated so highly.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-02-01
Great story. Frustrating narration.
Story is great but the narrator mispronounces almost every Gaelic word / name. Listening to her pronounce plaid as played, Laoighaire as Leer, Geillis as Geelee, dunn as done and so on and so forth. It gets old quickly.
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- Steve Schiml
- 2017-10-25
Phenomenal!!! A Truly Epic Journey
I simply couldn't stand to put this down. I was hanging on every word. The relationship and undying love for one and other that develops between Claire and Jamie is so romantically exquisite but not unbelievable. It even encouraged me to strive to improve my marriage and regain the passionate love we used to have.
This book touched on every human emotion. I didn't simply read/ listen to it, I experienced this book.
The only thing that remotely bothered me was the was how the narrator used two different pronunciations for both Geillis Duncan and Laoghaire McKensie. I found that to be a little distracting.
All and all, I can't wait for the following series!
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- lilguitargal
- 2020-09-13
couldn't get past the narrator
The story may be good but the narrator turned me off. Too formal and stuffy.
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- Kristeen
- 2020-09-07
love outlander
awesome story, one of my favorite series have read all the books already and enjoyed being able to listen again on the go, didnt love the performance mostly based on the mispronunciation of some Gaelic words but overall very enjoyable
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- Nomis
- 2020-09-03
atrocious
There must only have been one option available but even then, to ruin an entire series with that vile voice and infantile accents is crazy.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-11-30
Interesting story with a little too much romance
A very interesting story but spends too much time on the romance and sex than the actual storyline with long stretches between the interesting action parts
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- ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧
- 2020-06-16
✫✫ 5 Stars ✫✫
I really enjoyed this story but give it 4 stars for the length! This book was SOOOO long and I don't enjoy really long books. I love the story and the history. I started off hating Jamie but boy I sure LOVE him now! The narration was great too!
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- Tifanismith
- 2015-11-23
I tried to hang in there, but it wasn't for me
Would you try another book from Diana Gabaldon and/or Davina Porter?
I would possibly try another book by Diana Gabaldon in the future, but this style wasn't for me. I read online to try to figure out if I needed to "hang in there" until a certain point to get hooked, but I found most people love it or don't care for it, and I fell into the latter category.
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- Sara
- 2014-09-10
The Time Travel VS Romance Quandary
I downloaded this book years and years ago and settled down to a 30+ hour listen. Based on many raving reviews I thought the book was a time travel tale of beloved fiction. There was so much about the book that I knew I would enjoy. The time travel, the Scottish highlands, medicinal herbs, life hundreds of years ago, gardening...the list goes on.
However, I have to state up front I hate romance novels. At the half way point I had the sudden realization--I know I'm quick-- that this book was a dreaded romance novel. I was horrified and had heard enough of what Jamie wore or didn't wear under his kilt to last me forever. The heaving bodices were weighing me down as well. This was before Audible allowed returns of hated books. So I shelved the book with a shudder, gave up, and it sat there in my library untouched for years.
Fast forward to last month when the Outlander cable program started and I watched just to see what it was like. Well--to my shock--it is wonderful. The filming, the setting, the costumes--all fantastic. So I'm listening again with renewed interest. I cringe a bit every now and then to be honest. But I am enjoying the book at long last. I can see what those positive reviewers were about. Living proof that if you don't like a book give it time. You might like it after all.
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- Frank Walter-Meinsteier
- 2019-04-16
Great narrator but terrible story
As a guy it takes a good deal to disturb me. But the amount of glorified violence and erotic rape going on in this book, I found not only deeply disturbing, but also made me very uncomfortable. The fact, that this loose story of strung together scenes of rape and abuse is rated so well astonishes me to no end.
Don't get me wrong. There is not much death in this book, not compared to game of thrones, but a lot of really wierd erotically described rape, that gets to you on a much more personal level, making me think that the author has some very deepseated issues. Can't recommend.
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- BeesKnees
- 2017-10-05
I may be the only woman alive who didn't like this
I am almost an hour in and have yet to become invested in any of the characters. This book just doesn't work for me. It seems to drag and I find my mind wandering. I had high hopes but perhaps I am just not the kind of girl to get swept up in verbose historical romances.
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- Tracy Wood
- 2017-04-28
mostly romance and gore
narrator was great. i like listening to her voice. amazing how she keeps track of all the voices. Story line, not all that. i don't undetstand why people love it so much. mostly romance, gore, and poor choices.
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- Lulu
- 2012-08-19
The Reason for the Existence of Audio Books
I had read a few audiobooks and had even joined Audible. But until I read this book I did not understand the magic of the format. Before reading this book I had no interest in1) romance 2) science fiction or fantasy and 3) time travel genres. I'd heard enough about the series that it piqued my interest because I loved historical fiction. Especially the period of time I knew the book covered. And I always found the challenge of tackling a big book rewarding.
This book changed so many of my perceptions of genre and reading format. While I still argue that though there is definitely a romantic and sexual relationship at the books core, it was only one part of the adventure. It still doesn't fit the romance genre to me, but it did such a good job of weaving romance and sexuality into the adventure it made me curious to read more traditional romance novels and see if they handled the topic as well. They didn't, but I discovered other good books I never would have tried of not for Outlander.
Likewise, other than Anne Rice's Vampire series which I had read many years ago, this was one of my very rare ventures into fantasy-science fiction. Setting aside my understanding of reality to accept someone else's is always difficult. But reading Outlander and the subsequent books in the series, I found myself trying to work out in my mind how this might have happened. It encouraged me to explore this genre more thoroughly as well. Even more surprising, it made me evaluate my perception of "time", what it means and how it works. I found myself paying more attention to physics and the study of the time and space relationship.
The twists and turns of the plot kept me turning the page just like the best mysteries I read. While reading the book there were enough unanswered questions, clues and short glimpses of scenes or events that caught my attention and made me store them away to remember "when all was revealed." But all was not revealed at the end and I found myself turning over these clues and snippets, trying to determine their significance, what I thought they meant and what their purpose was. One requirement of a great book is that you cannot get it out of your mind after you turn the last page. This book met that criteria. I thought about it for weeks.
Most importantly I learned that other voices can bring a whole new level to the reading experience, if it is the right voice for the right book. I would have enjoyed this book regardless, but if I read it myself and heard my voice in my head the characters would never have come so alive as they did in Davina Porter's voice. This is a perfect marriage of book and narrator. I was so surprised when I later discovered more about Porter's age, experience and background. She made a 21 year old Scotsman come to life. Her voice is Jamie to me. She handled each character wonderfully, although it is the first and only time I have ever listened to a book or series of books and thought a woman narrator did a better job on the men's voices than she did on the women's. I have loved hearing how the narrator has aged the character's voices throughout the series. You hear the young Jamie in the middle aged Jamie's voice, but you also hear the growth and maturity. I have accepted the narrators in the Lord John series, even when the book includes Jamie and actually think they are narrated well. But I am not certain I could accept another narrator for future Outlander books.
Finally, my initial interest in this book was from a historical fiction viewpoint. A good historical fiction novel, by Bernard Cornwell or Sharon Kay Penman sticks to as much historical fact as possible but presents it in an engaging and relate-able format. It makes you interested enough in the times and events that you will endure the dry-er, less lively recitation of facts of that same event or time in a nonfiction book, just to learn more. Outlander and this series delivered that in spades.
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- Teresa
- 2014-03-01
Too much....
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
First I must state that I am only 11 hours into this book and I realize it is probably unfair of me to do review it. That being said I must vent. I was quite enjoying the first 8 or so hours. Then it started. Screw after screw after screw. No, I am not a prude but I have outgrown Harlequin style prose. Especially with a Scott accents that reminds me of my brother-in-law's mother and an English accent like my old piano teacher... creepy. I am skipping forward to chapter 19 in the hope that he can keep his hand out from between her moist thighs for the next 30 hours.
Would you ever listen to anything by Diana Gabaldon again?
Not sure yet.
What would have made this romance irresistible?
I didn't know it was a romance. It was in the scifi list.
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- Grouchy Old Guy
- 2014-11-21
Tricked Again
This is not sci-fi. This is a completely quiche romance novel. Strong modern women trapped in old times ... strong primative man ... forced to wear amazing dress ... bad guys threatening rape ... rescue ... surrender ... etc. Its so weird that romance writers can only write one plot and weirder still that anyone would voluntarily read such drivel.
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- Claudine
- 2015-12-03
very good entertainment when driving long distanc
Great reader!
I've been reading this for a month, twice a day while driving to and back from work. the story is good, and the writing really brings you into the story. I couldn't keep from think of the characters! I would say this is more of a woman's book:love story.... but you also learn a lot on historical background. thanks I'm ordering n2
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- Anonymous User
- 2017-11-20
Great in all aspects!
The reader is awesome !
We are indeed in the story with the different accents of the various characters !
Can’t wait to listen to the next book !
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- Client d'Amazon
- 2021-12-30
Epic
The extraordinary debut of Claire's and Jamie's story. Read it twice, listened to it too and surely the narrator's performance is absolutely stunning! She gives life and depht to the characters, managing the Scot and French accents with great ease. Bravo.
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- Vanda Ferrão
- 2020-11-29
magical
when you start you are bound to it. you cannot leave it anymore, so if you don't want it to happen, you better never start...
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- Magali Agnel
- 2019-12-21
Great story, wonderful storytelling
I listen to the audiobooks with earphone, you can hear sounds coming (I guess) from the recording studio : people talking, coughing... it’s still totally bearable but noticeable from time to time, especially if you are yourself in a quiet environment. I guess the recording is kinda old though which can explain it. So far I am at the end of book 2 and I can still ear those noises.
Except from that I love the story and Davina Porter’s voice is wonderful. Great book!
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- Jackwood
- 2019-03-26
une belle histoire
mieux que la série éponyme, le livre transporte le lecteur dans un autre temps et lui fait partager les sentiments de l'héroïne.