Outlander

The Good: The book itself was fairly well written and flowed easily. The story was interesting and pulled toward the ends (I will expand on the plural later).The descriptions of medicinal plants were detailed and I found them to be interesting.
I was fairly into the story, right up to the spanking scene. (Later)
I really liked the setting; the historical aspects were fascinating, having mostly studied the land across the border. And I will say that I would like to hear more about Claire's time as a war nurse, give me that story!
That being said: I found Claire a little problematic, she seemed to accept fairly easily that she had traveled about 200 years back in time, but scientifically questioned most everything else in the world, looking for rational explanations of fortune telling and witch craft. Which is great but I wish she would have put a little more effort into rationally explaining why she was there in the first place.
Some of her ‘inner conflicts' were a little grating for me, I feel like the author threw in the questions about her husband's fidelity to morally justify her time traveling infidelity. Another reviewer brought up the point that this is a story of how to cheat on your husband without technically cheating and I can see merits in the argument.
And don't get me started on the spanking scene... REALLY!?! I don't see it as justification that it was the time period, because Claire was not part of that time, seriously Claire, get out of there! She spent a lot of time and effort trying to get away early in the book but it isn't her first thought after she gets spanked liked a child! REALLY!?!
Jamie was (at different times in the story) both alpha and man-boy, and fairly inconsistent in either role. And honestly, I had a big problem with near-rape experiences being an aphrodisiac for either character.
The book was too long, I don't mean the number of pages or chapters, I mean the number of endings in the book, at some point you have to stop adding elements).
And by the end spoiler I didn't care whether or not she was pregnant.....
All-in-all... it was okay.