Reviews

Anne of Green Gables / Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

majagroen's review

5.0

There’s a lot of emotional pain in my life because of Gilbert Blythe

insomonia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

alicemotion's review against another edition

4.0

Read in a fit of nostalgia one afternoon. As lovely as I remember (albeit unsurprisingly extremely dated in some aspects) from reading it as a child.

caribourou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 This honestly just is INCREDIBLY cozy and wistful and charming.. I could go on forever. I was entertained the whole time listening and reading these two books and I swear to God I love every single character in this book. Not even one unlikable?! My personal favorites are Anne, Gilbert, Matthew and Davy.

I'm really sad about Matthew honestly, he was so sweet and I'm glad the book doesn't just forget about him

I love Anne so much, she's so incredible and her views on the world are everything I want to live up to. David and Gilbert are just overall enjoyable as a whole. I wanna live in Avonlea so bad honestly 🥰🫠😭 

shanya's review against another edition

4.0

I finally finished this book! I have watched the tv series on Netflix a couple months ago and I enjoyed it a lot. Then I tried reading the book, after I remembered that I had it since 2016.

1. Anne of Green Gables
I was surprised when I read the first chapters. It looked exactly like the tv series! But then, some things were different. I also just couldn't stand Anne–she talked too much. Sometimes there's a whole page full of her dialogue AND READING IT MADE ME TIRED JSKSKSKS. Well, I can say that I much prefer the tv series.

2. Anne of Avonlea
This part wasn't in the tv series so it's new to me. Didn't really enjoy it but I read the whole thing anyway.

naomileunis's review against another edition

4.0

Anne of Green Gables: 3,5*
Anne of Avonlea: 4*

elsa_joe's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

christine_kjestrup's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ciera's review

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

• 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

arabellasbooks's review against another edition

5.0

4.5/5 if I average the rating of the two books within but I gave it 5 because I just adored it.

Anne of Green Gables - 5/5 (07/07/22 - 09/04/22)

I am already in love. The characters and the writing were just stunning and I was immediately enamoured by Anne as a character.

Anne of Avonlea - 4/5 (13/04/22 - 17/04/22)

For me, the beginning felt a little slower but I did still really enjoy this book. Gilbert is a simp and I cannot wait for the immaculate slowburn I know I am about to embark upon.