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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
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Besides the obvious dated stuff, this book was as cozy and charming as her books can get. I too think my life would be immeasurably better if I lived in a cute house with a garden, two cats and a dog, and ocean view and spent my days gardening and learning to cook. As always there are the usual tropes and cliches of all her books, but her books are so darn delightful and her descriptions just make you want to live on PEI.
3.5 stars. A very cute book. A classic L.M. Montgomery misunderstanding - if only her characters would talk to each other! I would have liked a second book after this, to see how they are all doing.
I listened to this book and it was a well done audio. This was a book by LM Montgomery I honestly had never heard of. But of course it’s a beautiful classic! So descriptive and the heroine of this story is like so many of the authors other heroines. Growing into her own self! Loved it!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Jane Stuart is unlikely to “click” with as many readers as Anne and Emily do. She’s a resolute homebody who dreams mostly of jams and gardening, and when she imagines flying to the moon it’s in order to fantasize about scrubbing it clean. But it makes perfect sense for her character—trapped in a rich and loveless household, not allowed to nurture or be nurtured—that she would be so relentlessly domestic, and it makes her an interesting contrast to Montgomery’s more fanciful characters. And between the loving descriptions of PEI and the id-satisfying plot of a girl who brings her estranged parents back together through her charm and sacrifice, this is a fun read.
I actually really enjoy Montgomery’s portraits of Jane’s parents, both of whom are extremely flawed individuals who let other people manipulate them out of happiness. They’re very believable people, and honestly the reader could be forgiven for feeling unsure at the end of the book if they can really make a go of it. But Jane is so placidly certain that she’ll be able to keep them from being too foolish that the reader just has to trust her.
I actually really enjoy Montgomery’s portraits of Jane’s parents, both of whom are extremely flawed individuals who let other people manipulate them out of happiness. They’re very believable people, and honestly the reader could be forgiven for feeling unsure at the end of the book if they can really make a go of it. But Jane is so placidly certain that she’ll be able to keep them from being too foolish that the reader just has to trust her.