Outlander – Rereading Voyager: Jamie’s Arrival at Helwater

****Spoiler Alert**** I will be writing several Outlander posts in the next few weeks since I am almost done rereading the first half of Voyager. As usual, the most important details are given in the first half of the novel. For today’s post, I will concentrate on some notable quotes and Jamie’s arrival to Hellwater. […]

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Outlander: Rereading Voyager – Prejudices and Love

Prejudices Chapter 8 mainly summarizes the arrival of Lord John to Ardsmuir and his feelings about meeting Jamie Fraser again. Of note are the details that Colonel Quarry gives Lord John about Jamie. Of course, Quarry is aware of the incident that happened between Lord John and Jamie years back during the uprising, and he […]

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Outlander: Rereading Voyager – Are Vocations Predestined or Inherent? Part 2

Today’s post is also about vocations and roles in Voyager. My last post dealt mainly with Claire. Here is the link: Are Vocations Predestined or Inherent? Of note is Claire’s musing about the palm reading that Mrs. Graham did: . . . “The lines in your hand change as you change,” she had said. “It’s no so […]

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Outlander: Rereading Voyager – Jamie’s Astral Body Projection in the Future?

My last Outlander post for 2016! First, I would like to thank everybody who read my posts. I am in the process of writing two more Outlander posts that will be published in the first week of January 2017. Today’s post will be highly speculative and thought-provoking. First, this post is related to another one – Symbolism […]

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Outlander: Rereading Voyager – Chapter 1

I am currently writing several Outlander posts. Of course, I will be writing about Frank in subsequent posts. This short post is only about the first chapter of Voyager. Thanks for reading! Memory Lapses Chapter 1 opens with the events after the Battle of Culloden. The reader for the first time in the series experiences […]

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Outlander DIA Reread: The Duel and the Subsequent Rift Between Jamie and Claire

There is a misunderstanding between Jamie and Claire in Dragonfly in Amber. The separation that results from this misunderstanding is essential in the growth of both Jamie and Claire. The love and the trust they have for each other are put to the test. The description of how Jamie injures Black Jack Randall in the […]

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Outlander TV: Political Intrigue and Hilarity in Episode 202

I guess the title of my post summarizes my feelings in regards to Outlander’s Episode 202, “Not in Scotland Anymore.” There are changes from the books, but the essence and the plotline remain the same. I can tell that the production and writing team are making a superb adaptation by just analyzing my husband’s reaction […]

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Outlander DIA Reread: Monsieur Forez, the Crow

There is something that is not right concerning Monsieur Forez. From the beginning, the reader can sense something different about him. Claire relates: . . . The nuns and orderlies seemed a bit in awe of Monsieur Forez; they never chaffed him or exchanged rude jokes, as they did with most of the other volunteer […]

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Outlander DIA Reread: Claire’s Miniature as a Reference to the Dragonfly in Amber

In Dragonfly in Amber, there is a scene in which Claire is dreaming of Frank giving a lecture (ch. 10). His topic is about the objects of vertu and the objects of use. This scene is a reference to the dragonfly in amber. According to the author, the dragonfly in amber is “a means of […]

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