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Date Posted: 09:20:46 09/10/07 Mon
Author: Conmama
Subject: I think it's still mainly J&C, but you are correct in that it's not just her story alone, anymore. And...sigh...I miss Scotland verra much. I pray the next two books find us back there sometimes.
In reply to: GwenM 's message, "Exactly what I've been writing about in this entire thread - except that you put it more succinctly. I feel that Claire is being "pushed" into the background of the main books and no long the main character along with Jamie. Yes, a "less intimate" book. We'll just have to wait and see." on 09:03:59 09/10/07 Mon


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  • i'll be honest here. i'm having a hard time reading all this >>>>>>> -- oorjanie, 10:55:19 09/10/07 Mon

  • You're right oorjanie. This Board was not meant for negative, although honestly felt, comments. I'll clam up. (NT) -- Conmama, 11:10:36 09/10/07 Mon

  • I will second that! I think sometimes we become so involved in the lives of these characters that they become almost "ours", or we feel possessive. We want our questions answered, because these people feel like they are ours. But really, they are Diana's. I have tried in the past, when something happens in a book that upsets me, to remember, its not my world- I'll just let the genius to the work, and enjoy the ride! Oh and P.S.- If any of my comments have seemed like criticism, it was not intended that way at all, my apologies! (NT) -- Oleander, 12:47:25 09/10/07 Mon

  • Well said. I really have never been angry at a character's actions or a storyline, because that is the way it happened, because Diana wrote it that way. Just like real life, things are messy, accidental, and illogical. To me, that is the beauty of these characters and books - they occur as naturally as if this were a memoir or biography. Can you tell I love DG's writing?? (NT) -- LissC, 18:29:23 09/10/07 Mon

  • I really don't think it's negative to express a preference. I enjoy hearing everyone's honest opinions, not just what they love about the way the series has been structured and written. I really miss the focus being primarily on Claire and Jamie--but being a realist, I accept that the story, just like time, must go on! And I really do care about the other characters as well...but I remain most fascinated by thoughts of how J and C's relationship will play out, whether C will return to her own time, how Jamie's ghost reappears, etc. (NT) -- claire2, 18:54:33 09/10/07 Mon

  • As Oorjanie points out, the later books have focus on a wider array of people because Jamie and Claire have a wider focus than each other now. This naturally occurs for most people in a long term relationship. Besides, it might be kind of boring with this length book so focused on just these two people. For me, these additional characters are what holds the story together. They are a part of J & C, and without them the story would be incomplete. (NT) -- Ellen P., 06:45:04 09/12/07 Wed

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