tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193363085867822703.post6253371028174314600..comments2022-12-23T12:31:33.578-06:00Comments on October Woman: One Day I'll Read ItOctober Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312290384571027746noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2193363085867822703.post-59667798899795425792012-05-04T05:22:34.122-05:002012-05-04T05:22:34.122-05:00I fell in love with the first three books in this ...I fell in love with the first three books in this series. I spent a year of my life in Aberdeen, Scotland and fell in love with the land and its people. Only recently have I learned that I may have some very distant Scottish blood.<br /><br />But, the last two books have made me simply crazy. Too much detail devoted to incidents that are ultimately not material to the plot. Too little detail devoted to significant matters. Also..the author has stated she writes these books as she is writing others. I cannot handle plot inconsistencies. Claire loses her skirt, her pocket etc. full of gold when she jumps from the Teal to the English Cutter ship. Not to mention her medicinal supplies. including the gold acumpuncture needles she uses to keep Jamie from being seasick. She is at Ticonderoga and scavenging for medical euipment and herbs. Ian and Rollo make it by foot from Ticonderogo to the swamps of Virginia in 10 days time or so to rescue Willie. Jamie and Claire flee Ticonderoga and live in the woods for days or weeks. But...when she gets to the Continental Camp she miraculously has her complete medical kit including the scarce herbs she bought in Wilmington and the gold acumpunture needles) before she abandoned the Teal. Despite the fact that Claire has lost her petticoats, skirts, shirt, drawers and everything else that oontained the gold...and Jamie being near death at least 3 times, by the time they get to Scotland...they still have the gold.Portugalhttp://destructiveaging.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com