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A ŷ user asked this question about Outlander (Outlander, #1):
why are people saying Outlander is a rape book?
Frances I was surprised by some of the comments here .I have read the series twice, and cannot justify the name “rape book�. There is one attempted (female) r…mǰI was surprised by some of the comments here .I have read the series twice, and cannot justify the name “rape book�. There is one attempted (female) rape by the “villain�, one beating ( to be expected in the 18th century, I am not condoning this)... one male rape.
Yes there is a lot of sex, consensual between two people very much in love.
I think it should be remembered that this is a time travel book and its heroine is very much a 20th century woman who has lived through a dreadful war.
There is no comparison between this book and ‘Fifty Shades�.
Diana Gabaldon is a beautiful writer, opening a window on Scotland in that period.(less)
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon (ŷ Author)
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