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Date Posted: 09:58:32 10/03/08 Fri
Author: lady
Subject: For me it was the moment when Jamie and Claire would be alone after he rescued her from her abductors. I feared what they would say to each other about rape, and how they would say it. How do you hold something so violent between you?
In reply to: Pollsketeers 's message, "WELCOME to the OCTOBER POLL" on 09:27:21 10/03/08 Fri


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[> Hands down for me was Claire's abduction & rape. While all the others are horrifying (esp. Jamie's), the fact that we are "inisde" Claire's head and almost experiencing what is happening to her first hand, was too much for me. I felt as if I were her, it seemed endless and frankly, just too graphic for me. I will never read that again. With Jamie, even though it is horrible, the fact that we hear him tell it to her and she is with him, kind of buffers the blow-for me at least. -- Rollaine, 10:22:55 10/03/08 Fri


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[> [> I feel the exact same way. I agree that while Jamie's was bad, it was somehow easier to hear him tell it but to "experience" Claire's with her was terrifying. -- JenK, 10:44:31 10/03/08 Fri


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[> [> Ditto for me. I knew she would be reunited with Jamie in time, but it took so long and I kept thinking.. it's gonna get worse, it's gonna get worse... before he could find her. I feared she'd end up way off somehow like on a strange boat again and be really separated like in Voyager. -- AngieLass, 11:10:51 10/03/08 Fri


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[> [> Yes, Claire's abduction and rape -- a definite nail biter. How much can one woman endure? Good grief... took them long enough to find her. I have yet to do a reread of ABOSAA, because of this story. It was too heartbreaking, too frustrating. Even reading the comments, it makes me sick to my stomach. *sigh* -- ladyphantom, 11:40:32 10/03/08 Fri


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[> [> [> I'm glad you said that, ladyphantom, because I too have been unable to re-read ABOSAA because of that business and also the fact that everything in J&C's life was falling apart. I have re-read the other 5 books at least 3 times - and I finally did re-read ABOSAA, just finishing last week. This sounds strange, but when I was reading ABOSAA the first time (I just "discovered" the series about 18 months ago, so was able to read them all back-to-back, with no breaks to wait for the next book to come out. -- ScarlettO, 11:31:37 10/06/08 Mon


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[> [> [> [> Whoops - hit '"ENTER" too soon -- anyhow, when I was reading ABOSAA the first time, I (for some reason - I know DG has said she never said this) that ABOSAA was the last book in the series. I guess now that I know that there will be more story (and hopefully neatly tied-up story-lines - I'm a sucker for happy endings) - I can re-read it without the sense of dispair I felt the first time. Is that crazy? *g* -- ScarlettO, 11:36:47 10/06/08 Mon


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