Do we think that DG likes any of her characters? If she wrote the first book as a "how to write a novel" type thing, it's no wonder its full of holes. But is there a single one of them that hasn't been battered, raped, abducted, chopped up/almost murdered and generally had a rubbushy time? She really can't be doing with anyone just being happy!
But once she had the money rolling in and high demand for the books, couldn't she just have piffled on with them leading a happy and contented life on Frasers Ridge? We'd all still have bought the bloody books! I don't even mind the lengthy descriptions, just less chopping up, raping and maiming please!
lessstressed thats a super recap. On just reading the books, it's hard to get all that from DG's words. But it makes total sense, again I have to wonder if DG did this deliberately or if just fits together afterwards as it were.
Being hard on DG here, but I'm trying very hard to read book 6, and poor old Claire is in prison for (not) murder, and getting touched up by women, while Jamie is getting packed off on Bonnets ship. Have skipped some bits, am a bit wtf, and I'm not sure I can be arsed to go back and read every word. And I always read every word, so am pissed off that it's beating me!