Coming in at #5 on the top 100 romances is Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, published in 1991.

A thick book that now has cat-chewed corners

This was the book Melinda read over the holidays.  She put it down a lot – not, she says, because it wasn’t an interesting story, but because it was told in epic fashion (that means a bit long-winded).  Melinda says it’s the first in a very popular series, but she might not be the right reader for this book, seeing as how it’s a time travel and set in Scotland (she’s more into contemporaries and historicals set in England).

So if you like that kind of storytelling style and topic, Melinda says you should give it a try.

Trixie, aka the Red Queen