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kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Series: Anne of Green Gables #3
Genre: Classic
Rating: 4.0
Pub Date: November 1, 1915
T H R E E • W O R D S
Comforting • Delightful • Cozy
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Eighteen-year-old Anne Shirley is ready to leave her beloved Green Gables for university. She soon has a new friend, Philippa Gordon, and they take up residence in a charming old cottage called Patty's Place. A stray cat named Rusty steals Anne's heart.
Building a new life isn't what she imagined and when tragedy strikes back home, her outlook completely changes.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Returning to the world of Anne Shirley is akin to coming home. There is just something so comforting about her charmed life. Book 3 describes Anne's years in college, although it may be more about her love life than anything else. Anne's world is certainly expanding, she is maturing, and yet her carefree imagination remains. The introduction of new characters adds depth to the developing storyline.
I definitely missed the immersive Avonlea setting, but Nova Scotia was a nice change of scenery. Anne's escapades have certainly diminished, but Davy's letters provide a taste of similar antics. And I absolutely adored the addition of Rusty.
While the content was certainly different, it was still enjoyable. And the ending is undoubtedly the shining star of this installment. I look forward to savouring whatever adventure Anne embarks on in the next book.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• all readers!
• anyone looking for a hug in book form
• classic devotees
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Everything is made new in the spring. Springs themselves are always so new, too. No spring is ever just like any other spring. It always has something of its own to be its peculiar sweetness."
"It is sometimes a little lonely to be surrounded everywhere by happiness that is not your own."
"There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it, and the hand to gather it to ourselves."
Moderate: Death and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal death and Body shaming
bexi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
christabelle_v's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Terminal illness
Minor: Death
imrereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
malupastafrola's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
lavenderbluestories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
genny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Like mine in real life, Anne's college years went by in a flash. I wish we got to see her actually immersed in her studies - what she was like in the classroom, as a parallel to her school days in Avonlea - instead of just being told that she's good at certain subjects. It felt more like "Anne in a pretty rented house with her roommates" than "Anne in college", if that makes sense. Still enjoyable, just not what I expected. I also found it jarring how she and her friends constantly talked about how ugly Charlie Sloane was...what was up with that? 💀 On the other hand, Philippa was a delightful new character! I hope we see her again in the next books.
Once again, great narration by Karen Savage. Highly recommend getting the audiobook from LibriVox!
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal cruelty
rini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Colonisation
mlindsay27's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness
berd's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death and Terminal illness