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Title: The Outlandish Companion by Diana Gabaldon, Diana Gabaldon ISBN: 0-385-32413-8 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 29 June, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (128 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: It's not perfect, but it's still a great companion
Comment: After reading the first four Outlander books, I was very excited to read The Outlandish Companion. I absolutely love the way Gabaldon writes just as if she is talking to you, telling you the story of how and why and where the books came from. I felt like we were hanging out together as I read through this book.
I won't give this book five stars, because I do think there were several things that could have been improved (i.e. the dictionary!), and I did find some areas a little boring (the
horoscope isn't my thing and I felt she rambled on about a few subjects that didn't matter, plus I think she spent far too much time trying to explain the computer). However, I loved the FAQ and other Q&A sections. I really enjoyed reading HER answers to some of the questions I had. I still didn't always agree with her on some of the points made in the section on things people complain about, but that's what makes the world go 'round! I thought it was such a neat idea to put in the book, and she did change my thoughts on some issues (and I was with her from the beginning on the rest!). I absolutely loved reading where all her ideas came from and how she wrote the books.

I hope that there will be a final companion to the whole series and that she will take into account some of the criticism she got on this one and make it excellent. I think this is a must have addition to any Outlander Collection. Full of tidbits I'd never considered myself, full of wit and love and fun. Just a wonderful wonderful companion to the series!

Rating: 4
Summary: AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR!
Comment: I really felt like I was sitting across the table having a warm and friendly conversation with an old friend, Diana Gabaldon! Because her 1000+ page books in the OUTLANDER series were written over the course of several years, people tend to forget some of the lesser characters or events. This book makes it easy to look up a person or even a Gaelic phrase to become familiar with past events. Having recently discovered this series, I've been fortunate to read these books straight through (at great expense to my personal life and sleep, I might add). Frankly, I can't imagine the torture of having to wait years for each book, especially between DRAGONFLY and VOYAGER!
Subsequently, I read this book in chronological order (5th) because I absolutely didn't want to miss a thing (even though the plot and characters remained familiar to me). I did turn to it twice before to look up a forgotten name and wish I hadn't because I learned something about an individual that took place in a future book. I do know people who like to read ahead but I won't even read a review of a book until I have finished it; I like to be surprised!
The great part of this book is all the information gleaned from Gabaldon's personal life. We are introduced to her husband and three children. We learn that besides the fact that she is a genius (she didn't state this--it's just a given considering the epic tales she weaves) and best selling author (not to mention going without sleep), she has quite a normal life as a wife and mother. Diana tells us the unorthodox way she spins her tales--not in sequential order, but in bits and pieces. The result is not only a tremendous insight into the author, but background information of characters (even horoscopes and genealogy-which did not interest me) and events in her delightful novels.

Rating: 4
Summary: Thanks, Diana!
Comment: I only recently acquired this book and have been reading it off and on until #6 of the series is out. I loved almost every bit of the book (the only part I wasn't as 'thrilled' with were the horoscopes - just not my bag, baby) and it is a MUST for Diana's fans.

I really feel like I know and understand the characters better -- as well as Ms Gabaldon herself (and I can now say her name properly should I ever get the pleasure of meeting her!) I laughed like a loon at many of the stories and footnotes Diana adds along the way (so far my favorite footnote is: Why Birds Build Nests Where They Do, and Who Cares Anyway?).

Overall, it's as entertaining as her novels about Claire and Jamie and a good inside to the author herself.

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