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• You aren't the only one. I'm having to listen to 'Echo' on audiobook just to get through it. So far some parts are wonderful but other parts drag. Her first 4 books were the finest. The last few have not been as easy to read or as enjoyable for me. (NT) -- Carolyn, 04:27:21 12/09/09 Wed
  

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• Keep going. I had some spots that I found easy to skim (history and LJG) I loved the Brea and Roger parts (most of all actually) and enjoyed the Jaime, Claire, Ian, Jenny etc. parts .......but wait til the last 200 pages or so. It's a wild ride!!! (NT) -- AmyGirl, 07:35:27 12/09/09 Wed
  • I agree the first four were the best -- Judy, 08:16:38 12/09/09 Wed
    • You are definitely not alone. Her brilliance as a writer does shine through several times in the book. However, if the first book was like this I don't think it would have gained a readership, nor would I have finished it. The Outlander magic was lost in this book as a whole. Just my opinion, but many others too.....internet friends and real life friends both. (NT) -- conmama, 11:29:00 12/09/09 Wed
      • I enjoyed ECHO thoroughly, but I think, of all the books in the series, I would consider it to have less ability to be a stand alone than the others. It feels very much like a penultimate novel...bridging to the story's conclusion. (NT) -- Tess, 06:20:03 12/10/09 Thu
    • I don't know for sure what happened, but my guess would be so much time spent on other projects (LJG whom I don't care for at all, and what I call her comic book - the graphic novel). Plus things just tend to get old and stale after a while. I didn't mind the book all that much, but I knew what was going to happen because I read all the postings on Amazon,com and on this forum. I did not care for ABOSAA at all. I would never read that book again. I think the writing is getting in a rut with all the kidnappings, rapes, etc. After a while it is all too unbelievable. (NT) -- Mari L., 11:05:10 12/13/09 Sun
  
  

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• I have to say I agree. After such a long wait, this one was a letdown. I think that is often the way when a writer's attention becomes diverted into other projects (LJG). The magic of the original seems to disappear. It also seems like she had this behemouth of a book and then had to rush the ending to meet her deadline. I wonder if she ever re-read the whole thing, because it sure doesn't seem like it. There probably wasn't time. Does anyone remember her blog post about her typical day? She has a million and one non-book related things to do as well as trying to write! So it's not surprising, but I hope the next one is more cohesive and less rambling. And I also hope it is the last, because it feels like the Claire and Jamie story has lost some steam. (NT) -- LalaB, 12:33:35 12/10/09 Thu
  

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• I am so glad to read these replies. I was one of the UK Hosers who was overjoyed to be able to get a copy before the UK publishing date. I have had the book since end of September. I finished my other book first, as I was savouring it, looking at it as it lay on my dresser, waiting to be read. I began it at the beginning of November and haven't read 200 pages yet. I'm finding it hard to get into and I'm leaving it for days between reading so have to reread to remind myself where I'm up to. I've been feeling so guilty, thinking it was just me!! (NT) -- Kirsten, 01:40:02 12/11/09 Fri
  

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• It's a funny thing, but I had heard some negative reports on the book, so wasn't looking forward to it in the same way as I had anticipated the others. Well, that worked for me, because I thoroughly enjoyed it. Sometimes we expect too much, just let go of the expectations and enjoy the ride. Lots of loose threads at then end though... (NT) -- Margy, 02:43:43 12/11/09 Fri
  • I think your right about expectations. I also found the 1st 500 or so pages a hard climb, but those last 200 or so was a fast ride down. Now I'm left antisipating the next one again!! (NT) -- Cherie, 07:19:06 12/11/09 Fri
  
  

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• Overall, I enjoyed the book, once I got past the first 200-300 pages. There was waaaaayyyy too much LJG in the first part of the book, almost felt like it was in that series instead of the Jamie and Claire series. But it got better, less LJG, so I'm OK. I was worried, though, for awhile! :-D (NT) -- ScarlettO, 20:27:15 12/20/09 Sun
  

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• I found it confusing at first. I wasn't expecting her to back-track. I thought it would start where ABOSAA ended. I also found that I had to watch dates a lot... it jumped back and forth quite a bit... and I don't mean from the 1980s to the 1700s. It jumped a lot between 1775 & 1776 and back. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 11:40:32 12/28/09 Mon
  

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• Agreed. I found this book very choppy. -- Big Fan beth, 16:09:41 01/04/10 Mon
  

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• Sadly, really sadly, I have to agree. I've been reading it for weeks now. The others I read practically straight through. (NT) -- Marcia, 16:42:26 01/21/10 Thu
  

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• Echo echo -- Denece, 19:16:01 01/23/10 Sat
  

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• Echo -- Tracy, 06:49:34 02/09/10 Tue