Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

25 reviews

luananki's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

oh i love anne so much. i‘m so attached to the characters, they will always have a special place in my heart.

i read the book after watching the tv show (anne with an e) several times so i was already in love with anne before reading the book. i‘m definitely curious to find out what happens with her in the next ones!!

even though i will probably never be able to fully relate to her, her romantic nature, imagination and joy for the small things in life make me want to cry (in a good way)

very heartbroken about matthew’s death as he was such an important character for anne and her development

i definitely found a lot of comfort in this book but can’t ignore the fat shaming and racism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Xenophobia

cornustella's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Child abuse

baruchbarnes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

I read this a couple times years and years ago and found it more like a 3.5-4 star (I grew up with the Megan Follows film and the book didn't feel the same when I was younger) but this read hit the exact right spot at just the right time and I adored every bit of it. Anne and Marilla and Matthew feel like old friends and being back with them was exactly what I needed. The nature writing in this is also way more lush than I remembered and I loved it. There were so many points where I was laughing aloud and of course

Matthew dying had me literally in tears. When Marilla tells Anne "you mustn't think I don't love you just as much as he did"??? The 1985 film scene has been tattooed into my brain since childhood but it fucking wrecked me reading it this time.

I found myself really absorbed by Marilla this time around; it's practically as much about her as it is about Anne. They're both such rich characters and I'm so full of affection for them. 

The 1985 version is on DVD at my local library so I will definitely be picking that up and I am definitely going to actually continue the series! Somehow I never felt the motivation to do so before but right now all I want is to stay with Anne. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexism, and Racism

The content warnings I added are fairly mild even compared to other books of the time period, but I figured I would mention them anyway just for the record.

imrereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

4.5

What a joy to read about Anne and the people in her life. I didn't expect to love this as much as I did, even shedding tears at a point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, Misogyny, Death, and Death of parent

maystorms's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Misogyny

rini's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Racism

sapphic_reader's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Child abuse

cynicalraven's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying and Misogyny

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

creepypiespice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

rivaina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Sexism