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The Outcasts (2013)

by Kathleen Kent(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0316206121 (ISBN13: 9780316206129)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Hachette Little, Brown and Company

review 1: It's not you, Outcasts. It's me. I just don't like depressing historical fiction. I guess I am not literary enough to appreciate the high body count and terrible things that happen to most of the characters. This book does seem well written to me. Characters were complex and detailed. the psychopaths of the story were especially well-done. The setting was rich and seemed historically accurate (although this area/ time period/ socio-economic subgroup is not exactly my area of expertise), and I learned a bit about the treatment (or not) of epileptics in this time period, and the lives of prostitutes. The story moved along fast enough to keep me interested most of the time. There were a few revelations/ twists I didn't expect. So, yes, well done. however, for me, it was very ... moreunsatisfying (like eating a meal that's really well prepared, but features tripe or okra or something else you just can't stomach) and lingeringly depressing. I will recommend this to all my literary novel loving friends, and then happily return my copy to the library and be done with it.
review 2: I picked this up for a book club, because I tend not to care for books set in the American West of the 1800s. It was good, lots of action and plot twists, and very interesting and unique characters. Lots of death and dying, lots of moral decision/indecision, and the surprise ending was somewhat predictable if you think about it a bit. It's just the right length, just the right amount of characters for me to keep track of, and an easy style that keeps things hopping. Good book! less

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