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Post by adcooper on Feb 10, 2010 19:03:34 GMT -5
I don't READ romance novels! I don't. I'm too literary, don't you know.  So why did I finish book 3 at lunch today and the first thing I did when I got back to work was check out book 4. The cliffhangers are killing me. |
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Post by filly on Feb 10, 2010 21:24:16 GMT -5
Because even though they are fluff, they are FUN fluff and not just the hot romance but the edge of the seat thriller stories!  |
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Post by elizabeth_h on Feb 11, 2010 9:19:51 GMT -5
I know what you mean Ann, but a good story is a good story, right? ;D I almost did not read the series just because it is categorized as romance, but I do like historical fiction so gave it a shot. And the writing is far better than you get in most fluff.
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Post by niaru on Feb 11, 2010 17:37:33 GMT -5
Mwahahaha! I just knew you'd get hooked! I don't DO Romance novels either, Ann...and I've read and re-read all Outlanders books. I just finished Sarah Donati's Into the Wilderness series. Not as gripping/eccentric as Gabaldon but a very good read too!
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Post by adcooper on Feb 12, 2010 8:00:20 GMT -5
You know, one of the things I like is that Gabaldon doesn't take herself too seriously. The books are just fun.
I haven't read an epic story like these in a long time. I told my oldest daughter if she wanted to know why she felt so neglected during the summer of her birth (1981) she should read Sacajawea, by Anna Lee Waldo. I remember I couldn't put that one down, so I held the baby with one hand, and the big, fat paperback with the other.
Oh, dear. I was a bad mom from the beginning.
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Post by filly on Feb 12, 2010 8:53:09 GMT -5
No, Ann, you were just diffusing good reading habits in her at an early age! lol Model, model, model!
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Post by adcooper on Feb 12, 2010 21:24:51 GMT -5
Today at work (remember, I am a librarian) some women asked me what I'd been reading lately. I said I was too ashamed to say. They immediately said, "Romance novels. You are reading romance." But they said it kindly. I hung my head and mumbled, "Outlander," at which they all laughed and said they were only surprised that I hadn't read them all already.
There are others like me.
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Post by samantha on Mar 5, 2010 10:22:01 GMT -5
I just started reading Outlander 2 days ago and I'll probably finish it today. I can't put it down! I'm sneaking it under my desk while at work, lol  I can't wait to get my hands on the next one. My friend has been non stop nagging me to read these for a couple of months and I was like eh- I glanced at the first couple of pages and got turned off by the language. I almost put it down when I sat down to actually read it because I thought Frank was so meh. I decided I would just wait till she traveled through time and then if I still wanted to put it down I would. Well OMG I have not been able to stop reading it. I'm a complete addict. AD- at least you aren't reading the Harlequin books! Talk about romance novels! This is so much more than a romance novel. Although I am completely in love with Jamie. What a man! |
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Post by HokieThea on Mar 5, 2010 10:49:18 GMT -5
Okay, I must confess, I am halfway through Outlander!
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Post by Smay on Mar 5, 2010 11:13:54 GMT -5
Oh oh, sounds like I need to get on Amazon. You ALL can't be wrong.
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Post by adcooper on Mar 5, 2010 13:17:25 GMT -5
Yeah, Suzy. Buy a copy. Don't check one out from the library, because you don't want the librarian to know how low you've sunk. I am sorry to be part of the bad influence. (My copy of book five finally arrived!)
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Post by niaru on Mar 6, 2010 18:22:03 GMT -5
Hehehehe.
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Post by samantha on Mar 12, 2010 10:48:00 GMT -5
I finished book 3 yesterday on my lunch break. Controlled myself to not go to the library after work, but to go handle some actual responsibilites. I am almost breaking out in a sweat to get to the library on my lunch break at get #4!!!! I'm very stressed out- I have to have more Claire and Jamie. I bawled like a complete idiot in the 2nd one- like my face totally puffed up from crying. So pathetic. Luckily, my friend has all of them, but she just started 4 and I can't wait. The librarian won't know a thing  |
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Post by picasso on Mar 12, 2010 13:13:22 GMT -5
It has been about 10 years since I read the Outlander series and I remember being completely engulfed by it (and I agree samantha- Jamie is the ultimate man; I wish I could go back through time and find one like him ). I am thinking I need to read them again, especially since there have been more published. |
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Post by samantha on Mar 15, 2010 10:08:30 GMT -5
I finished book 4 over the weekend and am starting 5. From the Amazon reviews it looks like this is probably people's least favorite of the series, but that is OK. The reviews of 6 were very good so I'll definitely read this one. It is 1440 pages- it better be good! Oh I totally swoon over Jamie. He gives me hot flashes, LOL! I want to go back in time and find a rugged Scot like that. I've been discussing him with my friend, who has read the series up to book 3 and is reading the rest kind of with me- she is enamored with him, too. I think you would be hard pressed to find a woman who doesn't think he is perfection. |
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So why did I finish book 3 at lunch today and the first thing I did when I got back to work was check out book 4. The cliffhangers are killing me.
