I have a bad feeling about this little bebe, but just the fact that there's a baby makes me so fucking happy I could scream. I'm pretty sure my snoring husband next to me would throttle me accidentally if I woke him up with a squee though.
Should I start a book 2 brain dump thread, or keep on going here?
Omgeeeee, what a FRAKING glass box of emotions!!!
I'm so happy for you!! Now hurry up with book 2! it answers so many questions.
I have a bad feeling about this little bebe, but just the fact that there's a baby makes me so fucking happy I could scream. I'm pretty sure my snoring husband next to me would throttle me accidentally if I woke him up with a squee though.
Should I start a book 2 brain dump thread, or keep on going here?
Omgeeeee, what a FRAKING glass box of emotions!!!
I'm so happy for you!! Now hurry up with book 2! it answers so many questions.
And gives you like 1000 more to ask.
Completely this. That is why you need Book 3 ready to go too. Book 4 though is not as "OMG need to read NOW!!!!"
I have a bad feeling about this little bebe, but just the fact that there's a baby makes me so fucking happy I could scream. I'm pretty sure my snoring husband next to me would throttle me accidentally if I woke him up with a squee though.
Should I start a book 2 brain dump thread, or keep on going here?
I don't understand Claire right now. Why isn't she more scared? I understand that she was a war nurse and blah blah blah, but she was so accepting and has really only seriously tried to get back to the rock twice. At the same time, who in the heck can she tell?! Also, I wonder how crazy her hair really is right now. And how dirty everything is. Sometimes she talks about the dirt and ash and I wonder how 1940s Claire deals with 1700s dirt.
Jamie is just as confusing. So many secrets. He's so strong willed and then turns around and acts like a teenager.
I have to wonder what Frank is thinking. How has time passed? Will Claire eventually stop trying to go back?
They've been married a month and sexing like rabbits. She's going to get pregnant right? How is she not pregnant. Did I glaze over something in the beginning of the book about her not being able to concieve?
I know there are 8 books. If she gets back to Frank, what happens to Jamie, what if she's made an entire life and had babies and then is suddenly back in the 1940s. I have so many questions. I CANT STOP READING.
Why isn't she more scared? She WAS a war nurse, in combat recently and growing up as a child she lived with her uncle who dig archaeological digs. She has never had an easy or normal life - remember her talking about wanting to buy that vase to put in a house and feel normal? That is the thing about Claire - she is very unusual in that she can totally handle this time period - buts she does talk about wanting a hot bath. They address the getting used to smells and what not throughout the series, especially in sex.
has really only seriously tried to get back to the rock twice. Yes - Think about it realistically - she can't just run away. Not only would the Mackenzies capture her and then she would not have an ally in the world - but the redcoats are also looking for her. She needs to focus on staying alive first and foremost. She is also developing feelings for Jamie. I know these feelings are confusing - but remember that her and Frank have not lived together for years - they were practically strangers when they met back at that hotel after the war, and if you do a re-read you will pick up on parts of the conversation where Frank eluded to transgressions during their time apart. It was a loving marriage - but not strong.
At the same time, who in the heck can she tell? No one really - although more is about to come out about this. Keep reading.
Also, I wonder how crazy her hair really is right now. And how dirty everything is. Sometimes she talks about the dirt and ash and I wonder how 1940s Claire deals with 1700s dirt. Her hair is crazy - the show also does a good job of portraying this - it gets bigger as time goes on. She complains about the dirt and grime, but she was no stranger to that living in a battle field for years. Claire is a fighter and smart. She also knows a great deal about history. That way of life is not completely foreign to her as it would be you and I. I loved hearing about the way they bathed/slept/what they ate. Fascinating. Also, they have been on the road for awhile, but most of her tims up until now was spent in the castle - not exactly sleeping on the ground. This however is not a theme throughout the book. LOL.
Jamie is just as confusing. So many secrets. He's so strong willed and then turns around and acts like a teenager. Yes, he is still very young and really this book shows him becoming a man. The thing about Jamie is that he is a very stubborn but honorable person. He feels strongly about right from wrong. he doesn't have THAT many secrets. Really just one big one - and he confesses it. Keep reading.
I have to wonder what Frank is thinking. How has time passed? Will Claire eventually stop trying to go back? Time is passing the same on the other side - day by day. Keep reading. All of this is answered in book and and two.
They've been married a month and sexing like rabbits. She's going to get pregnant right? How is she not pregnant. Did I glaze over something in the beginning of the book about her not being able to concieve?I think you glazed over that - it was mentioned in her inner dialogue when she is with Jamie and also when she was with frank - yes she had troubles conceiving in the past.
I know there are 8 books. If she gets back to Frank, what happens to Jamie, what if she's made an entire life and had babies and then is suddenly back in the 1940s. I have so many questions. I CANT STOP READING. In due time it will all be made clear. You have about 8000 more pages of this story to go. Like @poohbear and I said - you will fly through the first few and then taper off a little. It is a marathon - not a sprint. But I really reccomend getting through the first few as fast as possible
OMG there is so much more I want to say but I think I kept any spoilers out of this post
@professorartnerd
While book 1 has a wonderful love story, and Claire and Jamie are always the main characters, the story unfolds to so much more. There are a lot of jokes about Outlander being some harlequin romance, and the first book does read kind of like one. But the story is way way way more involved.
Omg this is sooooooo awesome. I love you. !!!
looney I am around the same point as you are in the book. I too love reading it. It's incredible. I think I'm around chapter 28!!!
thanks for the reassurances ladies I'm excited to keep reading
I wish I had known this thread existed. I'm such an Outlander fan and this thread made me want to go and read book one again. Now off to go see where you are in book 2.
I finally finished book 1!!! But I just started 2 and I want to cry Is it safe to go into the book 2 thread or are there too many spoilers already? loonylunalovegood @lazerus24
I finally finished book 1!!! But I just started 2 and I want to cry Is it safe to go into the book 2 thread or are there too many spoilers already? loonylunalovegood @lazerus24
Too many spoilers! Get at least halfway through before you go in there. Did you freak starting book 2?
I finally finished book 1!!! But I just started 2 and I want to cry Is it safe to go into the book 2 thread or are there too many spoilers already? loonylunalovegood @lazerus24
Too many spoilers! Get at least halfway through before you go in there. Did you freak starting book 2?
Okay I'll stay away, but I need someone to talk this through with me! I'm a slow reader so I don't think I can catch up to loonylunalovegood but I'm going to give it my best shot.
I felt a but shellshocked when I started book 2. I actually had to go online to make sure it was actually the next book in the series because I thought I had messed up and started the last book or something. I don't like it though I'm running all of the possibilities through my head of what could have happened, but I guess I'll just have to keep going.
Okay I'll stay away, but I need someone to talk this through with me! I'm a slow reader so I don't think I can catch up to loonylunalovegood but I'm going to give it my best shot.
I felt a but shellshocked when I started book 2. I actually had to go online to make sure it was actually the next book in the series because I thought I had messed up and started the last book or something. I don't like it though I'm running all of the possibilities through my head of what could have happened, but I guess I'll just have to keep going.
Keep reading. I FREAKED OUT at the beginning of book two. I'm still freaking out, but I'm powering through.
Yep.
AuntFlo - think big picture context. If they weren't going to get back together at some point - would there be 9 books?
Too many spoilers! Get at least halfway through before you go in there. Did you freak starting book 2?
Okay I'll stay away, but I need someone to talk this through with me! I'm a slow reader so I don't think I can catch up to loonylunalovegood but I'm going to give it my best shot.
I felt a but shellshocked when I started book 2. I actually had to go online to make sure it was actually the next book in the series because I thought I had messed up and started the last book or something. I don't like it though I'm running all of the possibilities through my head of what could have happened, but I guess I'll just have to keep going.
AuntFlo Ill gossip and chat with you! I just started book 2 as well and am NOT as fast of a reader as loony
why arent you liking it? I JUST started, like not even a chapter in
I know, I know... There are like 7 more books so they are obviously together for more time after book 1. It's just that I think Jamie knew he was going to fight at Culloden so he sent Claire back. But she was still pregnant when she made it back to Frank, so obviously she wasn't wih Jamie for more than 9 months after book 1 right?
Nobody tell me if this is what happened! I'm just sad about it.
I know, I know... There are like 7 more books so they are obviously together for more time after book 1. It's just that I think Jamie knew he was going to fight at Culloden so he sent Claire back. But she was still pregnant when she made it back to Frank, so obviously she wasn't wih Jamie for more than 9 months after book 1 right?
Nobody tell me if this is what happened! I'm just sad about it.