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Superb_Tiger_8376 t1_jdqbs7m wrote

Reply to comment by Hot-Yogurtcloset-904 in (TW: DV) What is with all the super popular contemporary novels featuring violence against women? by travelling_cirque

I would also recommend avoiding Outlander...

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travelling_cirque OP t1_jdqrpvy wrote

God I didn’t even want to bother including outlander in my list because practically every single character gets raped. Do it once, okay. Do it twice, a little odd, but whatever. Three times? Do you seriously have NO other ideas for how to make a character go through a tough time? And then she just makes the characters move on and forget it ever happened!

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Superb_Tiger_8376 t1_jdr0azw wrote

The show is tamer, but still bad in that regard....literally every main character got raped in that show

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travelling_cirque OP t1_jdril6r wrote

“The show is tamer… every main character gets raped”

That’s an accurate assessment for the book given I believe multiple main characters get raped multiple times in the book, right?

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tecphile t1_jdrji5d wrote

Yes, I believe Claire has three instances in the first book some.

I will say this; I think Gabaldon is a talented writer and she creates great characters. But she uses her parlour trick too many times.

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Superb_Tiger_8376 t1_jdrnwku wrote

>Superb_Tiger_8376

Oh, she is very talented, and she does a lot of research. I respect that, but I think the book series should have been finished with book 6. I think she is just dragging it out unnecessarily.

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Superb_Tiger_8376 t1_jdrnsbe wrote

It is tamer in the sense that there are less scenes in the show with rape and often the scenes are better portrayed on screen than in the books.

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