Day 18: A book you could read over and over again and not get tired of...

Diana Gabaldon. Outlander series. 8 books and counting (just got signed for the next installment!).

I've read the first 7 twice, but so much happens that I had to start again before reading the 8th which was released late last year. I'm not up to it yet! These books are so long, but you don't even notice... I read for about an hour every night before bed, most nights of the week... so they're ridiculous.

I was first introduced to the series by my Gran. She's a big one for reading, and she reads pretty much anything. She gave me the first 3 books after she found out there were more and didn't want to get lost in the rest of the story. Apparently they weren't raunchy enough for her, which is a statement for an 80 plus year old woman who's husband passed away 15 years ago. I find them plenty raunchy.

The series has recently been made into a TV show - but the first season was split into two sections and the second won't be aired for another six months. Boo. I'm refusing to watch it until I can watch the entire season at once, so waiting is in order. While I wait, I'm reading away so that I can get up to the last one that I haven't read. I'm on book 6 (25% according to my Kindle) so should be up to the 8th by Christmas.

I love that it transports me to another point in time. I'm immersed in the world of Outlander, curious as to what will happen next, and astonished at the details. The author really knows what she's doing, and considering she started writing the first one over 20 years ago and is still going..... she's doing something right!

Given the length of the series, and the ease with which it is written, I really do think it's something I'll continue to read for a long time. Reading it this time (pretty sure it's the third time through for me) there is so much that I have forgotten so it's like reading it for the first time. I simply love it!

There are also two spin-offs that I'm yet to get a hold of, so if I ever get sick of this family's story but want to stay in the world of Outlander, I can skip over to those stories. Wowsers...

Get on it...

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