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Book Review By fran laniado
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Just after the end of WWII, Claire Randell and her husband, Frank, go on a second honeymoon to Scotland, as they have been separated by the war for most of their marriage. While at a circle of standing stones (like stonehenge) Claire leans against a stone and is transported in 18th century Scotland, where she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a young scotsman. She attempts to get back home, but over the couse of several adventures, she falls in love with Jamie, and must decide if she truely wants to return to her own time.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind:
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Time Travel Yes
Type of time travel - present to past

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Sex makes him
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
Effect of sexing

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - castle

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts
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