Saturday, September 18, 2021

Saturday Morning at the Library


by Diana Gabaldon

When I was 5 years old, I was forced to take dancing lessons while the Brother was forced to take accordion lessons. I hated dancing class. The Knights of Columbus Hall where the classes were given had no heat or it wasn't turned on. I hated wearing the pink beginner tights. I liked clacking around in the tap shoes, but Ma wouldn't let me practice inside the house on the wood floors. I spent most of my time in class being miserable and crying. Eventually, I was taken out of class.

While the Brother still had to endure accordion lessons, Dad took me to the library. He would leave me upstairs in the children's library where I could look at the books and choose to take some books home with my own library card. As I got older, I would go downstairs to the adult library and wander among the stacks enjoying the scent of the books before going to find Dad in the reference area consulting the law books and catching up on his work.

So for the next several weeks, a list of my favorite books, some I have read as a child, others as an adult and some  I have read more than once.

This week, the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Currently, there are 8 books in the series with the 9th book expected to be released November 2021

The genre of the books are hard to describe but fall in the category of historical fiction romance science fiction. Visit author Diana Gabaldon's website for her explanation of the novels.

Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
An Echo in the Bone
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone

and there looks like there will be a 10th novel, too.

If you haven't read these books, you can find them at your public library or favorite bookstore. If you're not into reading, you can watch the series on Starz

13 comments:

  1. I think ...? I´ve heard of it being on TV, but then so late at night... (Hubby gets up at 04:00 am and I´m awake then, too.)
    I´ll look it up, maybe I can get it on DVD, if the theme is mine :-)

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    1. I forgot to mention, the first couple of seasons are on Netflix. Maybe the same for you?

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  2. This is a series of books and films that I really enjoyed. Have a great weekend, stay safe!

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  3. I always look forward to see what book you'll recommend. This is a very good one. I will admit I haven't yet finished reading the series, (I got caught up in the TV one) but I have made it through the first 4. And I with you, they're good. Happy Saturday. Lots of fog here. Hugs-Erika

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    1. I've read the first 4 or 5 twice through while waiting for the next book to come out as she takes ages between books.

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  4. I remember there was a TV series by that name, but I fear I never saw it. I had no idea it was from a book series.

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    1. Outlander is being shown on Starz. Currently, there are 5 series based on the novels. Series 6 is expected Spring 2022. A few of the series of Outlander are on Netflix, too, but not the whole series so far.

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  5. I like history and I like a good yarn but.....just can't seem to get into these types of stories. I must have a defective gene somewhere....lol. :-/

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    1. Nope, not at all. Sometimes it's hard reading Gabaldon's series as the books are quite long, well over 800 pages. There are many characters and storylines. It's hard to keep track of it all especially when the author takes 2 or more years to produce the next novel in the series.

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  6. I've avoided these books along with the adaptations I've heard about. The time travel and romance combo is just not something that tempts me. I know people who are huge fans, though.

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    1. The time travel is what intrigued me when I was first introduced to Outlander some 25 years ago.

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  7. I've not seen Outlander or read the books ...

    All the best Jan

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