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jadehusdanhicks'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? It's complicated
3.0
My first classic since childhood, this was creative, well written and imaginative. There was a LOT of dialogue which was a bit too much at times but it was overall enjoyable.
Anne Shirley is such a loveable character and her and Manilas growth together is adorable. Definitely a great entry way classic if you can handle the excessive amount of dialogue.
Anne Shirley is such a loveable character and her and Manilas growth together is adorable. Definitely a great entry way classic if you can handle the excessive amount of dialogue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Body shaming
windspice's review against another edition
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
rchulin1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Grief, Sexism, Classism, Alcohol, and Death of parent
erebus53's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Reading this book for myself finally, after years of knowing the story vaguely, having watched the television adaptation as a child, I have to bump up my estimation of the book and give it 5 stars. This tells the story of what happens when, instead of the boy they asked for, a farmstead couple adopts receives a girl from the orphanage.
Looking at this I can see how my mother identified with Anne, and how she saw a lot of her characteristics mirrored in me as I grew up. This connection with my mother gives the book an incomparable nostalgia value. Anne is renowned for being intense, outspoken, and grandiloquent. She is so impulsive and can't keep a lid on her quirks. When she feels things, her joy is boundless, her anger explosive and then simmering, and her sorrow is pitiful and all-encompassing.
Relatable.
I feel like I am looking at my own childhood (when someone asks how you are, they don't actually want a full description!) Anne is stubborn and unwavering in her convictions, which makes her heart slow to change, constant and loyal, but also slow to forgive a slight. She is blown away by the spectacle of life around her, and if it is all too humdrum she can imagine something better, for her flights of fancy know no bounds.
Kindred spirits..
The story is well crafted, and the dialogue is excellent and at times hilarious. hmm... yeah I'm going to give this an emotional 5.
Looking at this I can see how my mother identified with Anne, and how she saw a lot of her characteristics mirrored in me as I grew up. This connection with my mother gives the book an incomparable nostalgia value. Anne is renowned for being intense, outspoken, and grandiloquent. She is so impulsive and can't keep a lid on her quirks. When she feels things, her joy is boundless, her anger explosive and then simmering, and her sorrow is pitiful and all-encompassing.
Relatable.
I feel like I am looking at my own childhood (when someone asks how you are, they don't actually want a full description!) Anne is stubborn and unwavering in her convictions, which makes her heart slow to change, constant and loyal, but also slow to forgive a slight. She is blown away by the spectacle of life around her, and if it is all too humdrum she can imagine something better, for her flights of fancy know no bounds.
Kindred spirits..
The story is well crafted, and the dialogue is excellent and at times hilarious. hmm... yeah I'm going to give this an emotional 5.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment and Chronic illness
Minor: Pedophilia
hjb_128's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying
tragedies's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Anne of Green Gables is a cozy, heartwarming tale about found families, friendships, and growing up. Like the Secret Garden, it was one of those classic middle grade novels that I never got to read as a child. Now that I have, I wish I had read it sooner. It has made me feel so seen, so deeply and profoundly understood. I'm very different from Anne's character, but there are certain parts of her that I see in myself, parts that I tried to bury as I grew older: the romanticism, the flair for dramatics, and the penchant for daydreaming and losing myself in a good book. Anne stays true to these parts of herself. Throughout the story, she remains genuine, curious, and imaginative. She thinks and feels deeply, treats other people with compassion, and sees the world for what it could be, not for what it is. While I was drawn in by the book’s cottagecore atmosphere, it’s Anne’s character and her relationships with the people around her that made me fall in love with Green Gables.
I highly recommend listening to the audiobook while reading a physical copy, preferably the version narrated by Rachel McAdams. The story gets rather longwinded in some parts, but her narration was so entertaining that I enjoyed every second of it. She did such a fantastic job that I honestly can’t imagine the characters, especially Anne, being voiced by anyone else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
drawahardline's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Death
dora_w3's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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
4.75
Such a heartwarming and enchanting book. Anne is an amazingly loveable character. Would be 5 stars if a little more time was spent on her time at Queens (also I’ll never forgive L M Montgomery for killing Matthew )
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Child abuse and Violence
mousecat's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Bullying
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
emotional
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
5.0
“Dear old world, you are very lovely and I am glad to be alive in.”
A heartwarming story of family, imagination, and friendship that I will always return to. Anne once said that she is greatful to live in a world with October’s, and I am grateful to live in a world with this novel.
A heartwarming story of family, imagination, and friendship that I will always return to. Anne once said that she is greatful to live in a world with October’s, and I am grateful to live in a world with this novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent