Why I'm re-reading

I've spent the last four months re-reading all the books in the Diana Gabaldon series, so that I can finally read the newest one and not be totally lost. All the books weigh in at least 1,000 pages, have endless multitudes of characters, subplots and intricacies. It's been a bit of an undertaking to re-read the six that precede my unread 7th. Despite impressive breadth of these novels, the core of the books is the relationship between two people, Jamie Fraser and his wife, Claire Randall.
And that is why I've devoted half a year to re-reading them - that relationship. It's hot, it's passionate, he's Scottish,  it's true love, it's all a girl could hope for between the covers of a novel.


"When the day shall come, that we do part," he said softly, and turned to look at me, "if my last words are not 'I love you' - ye'll ken it was because I didna have time."
- The Fiery Cross, Diana Gabaldon