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ABOUT BOOKS AND READING > What are U reading these days? (PART TEN (2014) (ongoing thread for 2014)

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message 651: by Jackie (new)

Jackie (thelastwolf) | 4050 comments Yes.


message 652: by Werner (new)

Werner Jackie, you've read and liked my review of Outlander, so you know I really liked it (and gave it five stars). I'll be interested in what you think of it --hope you like it too! Alas, I missed the TV series; but maybe it'll come out on DVD sometime.

Yes, Nina, Outlander is set in 18th-century Scotland (though I realize you were asking Jackie, not me!).


message 653: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Dec 29, 2014 05:02PM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Jackie, is the following IMDb link the movie adaptation of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon?
"Outlander" (2014– ) TV Series:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3006802/?...
"Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743..."


message 654: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Dec 29, 2014 05:39PM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments PS-There's another film called "Outlander" (2008). It has no relationship to the novel by Diana Gabaldon.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/?...
Writers:Dirk Blackman, Howard McCain
"During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen."

It's confusing having 2 films with the same name.


message 655: by Werner (new)

Werner Joy, the link in your second post (message 654) is for an entirely different movie, with no relation to the Gabaldon novel. (It just happens to have the same title!)


message 656: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Dec 29, 2014 05:39PM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Yes, Werner, I realize that the second link I posted is an entirely different story with the same title. It has no relation to the Gabaldon novel. I will clarify my post #654.


message 657: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Dec 29, 2014 05:43PM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Here's my review of the film "Any Human Heart". It also refers to the book, Any Human Heart by William Boyd: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 658: by Jackie (new)

Jackie (thelastwolf) | 4050 comments Yes Joy, the first link you provided is the TV series, not a movie. They split the season, we had 8 episodes so far and the rest of the season will come back in April.


message 659: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Dec 30, 2014 08:28AM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Jackie, thanks for clarifying (TV series vs movie).

I searched around and found that the "Outlander" series is on the Starz Network. See quotes and links below:

"The Starz Network created a TV series based on OUTLANDER which premiered in the U.S.A. on August 9, 2014."
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/ou...

"Starz’s ‘Outlander’ Renewed For Second Season."
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/other-pr...


message 660: by Nina (new)

Nina | 6069 comments There are multiple books after "The Outlander," and one just came out recently but can't recall the name.


message 661: by Jackie (last edited Dec 30, 2014 09:15AM) (new)

Jackie (thelastwolf) | 4050 comments There is no "The" in the first book it's just "Outlander". The latest novel is called Written in My Own Heart's Blood. You can view the order in which to read the series here: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4394...


message 662: by Nina (new)

Nina | 6069 comments Jackie wrote: "Yes."

I think it is also confusing for books to have the same name, i.e. "Plainsong," I originally read by Wright Morris. I don't recall the latest author's name who used the same title.


message 663: by Jackie (new)

Jackie (thelastwolf) | 4050 comments I agree.


message 664: by Nina (new)

Nina | 6069 comments Brrr! Predicting four degrees when I get up in the morning. I bet you are all glad you aren't here.


message 665: by Jim (new)

Jim (jimmaclachlan) I think we're supposed to be in the mid teens. It felt cold tonight with just a bit of breeze & 31 degrees out. The humidity is 83%, though. It just cut right through us while we were riding.


message 666: by Joy H., Group Founder (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Bundle up! :)


message 667: by Werner (new)

Werner Late this afternoon, the temperature outside our house was just above freezing; but I'm sure it's dropped quite a bit since then.


message 668: by Joy H., Group Founder (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Our son gave the following book to his father for Christmas: The Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic. As usual, Ed is devouring it! He loves to read.


message 669: by Nina (new)

Nina | 6069 comments Reach your reading goal in 2015/good writing/adventure/history/bios and for the others/science fiction. Happy New Year!


message 670: by Joy H., Group Founder (last edited Jan 01, 2015 02:42PM) (new)

Joy H. (joyofglensfalls) | 16697 comments Thank you, Nina. I hope to find some good books to read this year. Hope you all do too.

I'll be closing this thread later today. So please move on to the new reading topic/thread. Thanks. Here's the link to the reading thread/topic for 2015:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Stay warm!


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