Even though I was breathlessly hooked by the first book in Gabaldon's time-travel series, I find myself scanning the pages of her extremely long sequels, searching for the plot elements and skipping some of the dialogue.
I do enjoy the relationships between the characters, and I admire the author's incorporation of research into her plots. The plot developments keep me reading to find out what will happen to these folks.
But--Does anybody else find some of these l-o-n-g novels to be a bit wordy? I'd like the books even more if they were about half as long.
Is this just me, or does anybody else have this reaction?
2007-01-01 15:39:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I know what you mean, I had the same problem with the Clan of the Cave Bear series. But, I wish LOTS more authors would write historical romance time travel as well as Diana Gabaldon! It's a desert out there!
2007-01-01 15:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Casperia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I heard that these books were so good, so I got the first one at the library. I stopped reading it around page 100, though. It was just too long and not really the kind of books I like to read. All of her books in this series are extremely long.
2007-01-02 16:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by aya 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have actually read them all several times and I really love them, the only one that I have trouble with is Drums of Autumn.
I even started to learn Gaelic.
I have gotten three other people hooked too.
2007-01-01 23:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by mysticalviking 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, my god, yes. I wish you could buy a version where it would just say, "And then they had sex again." It would cut them in half. And do I really want a blow by blow description of not only Claire treating hemorrhoids, but then sharing with Jaime that half the British army has hemorrhoids hanging out of their arses like a cluster of grapes? And you kiss your mama with that mouth?
2007-01-02 01:00:54 · answer #4 · answered by jane7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me, too. Each subsequent novel I found harder to wade through. I think I got bogged down and stopped reading about a third of the way through the 3rd or 4th one.
2007-01-01 23:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by rualass 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I loooooove her books...I think I skipped most of the 3rd one, and the last one! It's such a great idea, though!! Time travel, history, romance....all in one! Plus, if you love to read.......it works!! Email me when the new one comes out! y2khillbilly@yahoo.com
2007-01-01 23:43:47 · answer #6 · answered by wondering... 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋