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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
This book felt like a return to normalcy with Anne once again working in a school, but this time living with a bunch of eclectic old ladies + in a new town. Anne is now in the position where she is mentoring younger people, and it is so gratifying to see her be the one to gently nudge her little friends in the right direction (much like how Marilla guided her, but warmer and more affectionate).
4,75
Elizabeth found her tomorrow ( ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )
Comme d'habitude, de nouvelles rencontres de personnages hauts en couleur et attachants, en particulier Rebecca Dew, Elizabeth et Katherine.
Ce livre a été écrit après dans la vie de LM Montgomery, et il y a peut être plus d'ironie, d'anecdotes un peu macabres mais drôles et de scènes réalistes un peu déprimantes. En particulier sur le sort des vieilles filles, sur les hommes et le carcan que peut être la sphère familiale. Mais c'est balancé par les succès de Anne à s'intégrer (malgré des premiers mois difficiles car la famille Pringle qui run the town voulait leur cousin comme proviseur), à "réformer" les caractères des gens et à intervenir pour le bonheur de tous. Toujours des belles descriptions et de l'humour.
Le format est à la fois des lettres adressées à Gilbert et de la narration à 3ème personne. Peu de réelles interactions entre les deux fiancés mais j'imagine que c'est pour le prochain livre ;)
Elizabeth found her tomorrow ( ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )
Comme d'habitude, de nouvelles rencontres de personnages hauts en couleur et attachants, en particulier Rebecca Dew, Elizabeth et Katherine.
Ce livre a été écrit après dans la vie de LM Montgomery, et il y a peut être plus d'ironie, d'anecdotes un peu macabres mais drôles et de scènes réalistes un peu déprimantes. En particulier sur le sort des vieilles filles, sur les hommes et le carcan que peut être la sphère familiale. Mais c'est balancé par les succès de Anne à s'intégrer (malgré des premiers mois difficiles car la famille Pringle qui run the town voulait leur cousin comme proviseur), à "réformer" les caractères des gens et à intervenir pour le bonheur de tous. Toujours des belles descriptions et de l'humour.
Le format est à la fois des lettres adressées à Gilbert et de la narration à 3ème personne. Peu de réelles interactions entre les deux fiancés mais j'imagine que c'est pour le prochain livre ;)
You meet a large number of new characters in this book, and it seems that many of the stories are very loosely related to Anne. Still, this is a pleasant read and there was one part that was so funny I laughed out loud through almost the whole chapter.
Sono molto affezionata al personaggio di Anna e mi piace vedere come si evolve la sua vita perciò continuerò sicuramente con gli altri libri della saga.
Questo libro l'ho trovato molto leggero e spesso mi ha strappato un sorriso. Una nota un po dolente forse è il rapporto con Diana che sembra non esserci più o forse (mi piace pensare) è cambiato nel tempo perché le due amiche hanno obiettivi e stili di vita totalmente diversi.
Questo libro l'ho trovato molto leggero e spesso mi ha strappato un sorriso. Una nota un po dolente forse è il rapporto con Diana che sembra non esserci più o forse (mi piace pensare) è cambiato nel tempo perché le due amiche hanno obiettivi e stili di vita totalmente diversi.
This one was a bit slower than the previous books in the series. However, the last few chapters were very sweet and made everything else that happened in the book very meaningful.
Eu sou apaixonada pelo mundo de Anne de Green Gables e me doeu o coração ter desgostado tanto desse livro. Anne passa ao todo três anos em Windy Poplars e eu consigo contar em uma mão quantas vezes eu consegui identificar a Anne dos outros livros aqui.
No começo estava fascinada pela narrativa em cartas, mas por elas serem unidimensionais isso deixou tudo mais entediante e sem nexo. Além disso, o fluxo de personagens desse livro chega a ser absurdo: li outras resenhas que falavam que esse livro era sobre a cidade e não sobre a Anne e elas não podiam estar mais certas. Dos 5 casamentos, 20 crianças e - pelas minhas impressões - 700 mil habitantes de Windy Poplars, eu só me importei mesmo com as viúvas, Rachel, Elisabeth e Anne (mas elas mal aparecem dado o número de histórias que surgem do nada sobre pessoas que eu não faço ideia sobre quem sejam). Sem falar que personagens importantes e queridos para a Anne nos livros precursores nem aparecem ou interagem muito aleatoriamente com a Anne: Diana (tem filho e sumiu, Anne mal vai visitá-la e nem parece que um dia foram almas irmãs), Gilbert é só mencionado como noivo (mal aparece e quando aparece não vemos interações), Marilla, Mrs. Lynde, Dave e Dora perderam toda a importância que tiveram nos outros livros e a lista continua...
Infelizmente não gostei e acho que vou esperar uns meses para continuar a série...
No começo estava fascinada pela narrativa em cartas, mas por elas serem unidimensionais isso deixou tudo mais entediante e sem nexo. Além disso, o fluxo de personagens desse livro chega a ser absurdo: li outras resenhas que falavam que esse livro era sobre a cidade e não sobre a Anne e elas não podiam estar mais certas. Dos 5 casamentos, 20 crianças e - pelas minhas impressões - 700 mil habitantes de Windy Poplars, eu só me importei mesmo com as viúvas, Rachel, Elisabeth e Anne (mas elas mal aparecem dado o número de histórias que surgem do nada sobre pessoas que eu não faço ideia sobre quem sejam). Sem falar que personagens importantes e queridos para a Anne nos livros precursores nem aparecem ou interagem muito aleatoriamente com a Anne: Diana (tem filho e sumiu, Anne mal vai visitá-la e nem parece que um dia foram almas irmãs), Gilbert é só mencionado como noivo (mal aparece e quando aparece não vemos interações), Marilla, Mrs. Lynde, Dave e Dora perderam toda a importância que tiveram nos outros livros e a lista continua...
Infelizmente não gostei e acho que vou esperar uns meses para continuar a série...
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:
Complicated
Title: Anne of Windy Poplars
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Series: Anne of Green Gables #4
Genre: Classic
Rating: 3.50
Pub Date: June 28, 1936
T H R E E • W O R D S
Nostalgic • Uneven • Whimsical
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Anne Shirley has left Redmond College and Green Gables behind to begin a new chapter of her life in the "dreaming town" of Summerside. She's soon facing an unexpected challenge, however, in the form of the Pringles--also known as the royal family of Summerside. They quickly let Anne know that she's not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into her cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she also has great allies in two elderly widows, Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, and their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. Slowly, she begins to unravel Summerside's strangest secrets--revealing everything in letters to Gilbert, who's away at medical school. And in the end, Anne's able to win the support of even the prickly Pringles, in what is only the first of many delicious triumphs.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I have slowly (one book a year) been making my way through the Anne of Green Gables series, and in 2024 it was time to pick up Anne of Windy Poplars. This is my first time reading this beloved series and I am trying to savour my time with Anne and her friends. Each book adds a little something and endears Anne to me even more.
This book follows Anne during her time in Summerside, while Gilbert is away at medical school. It's written in part narrative and part letter format, which really disrupted the pacing and made the plot come across as repetitive at times. I am not sure if it is the content or the structure, but this one gave off a very different vibe from the first three books.
Yes, we meet some new characters along the way and get to know them. However, I desperately missed Green Gables, some of the beloved characters from previous books, and Gilbert, of course. It seems odd to say (given she's the MC), but I in some sense there wasn't even enough Anne either.
Anne of Windy Poplars is my least favourite of the series thus far and felt like somewhat of a departure from the series I have come to know and love. I have since learned this one was added to the series much later, which makes total sense. And while some readers may suggest skipping it altogether, in my opinion, to get the full Anne experience it is a must read.
📚 R E A D • I F • Y O U • L I K E
• epistolary novels
• the Anne of Green Gables series
⚠️ CW: bullying, sexism, misogyny, emotional abuse, child abuse, death, child death, body shaming, abandonment, cannibalism, racism, xenophobia
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Nobody is ever too old to dream. And dreams never grow old."
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Series: Anne of Green Gables #4
Genre: Classic
Rating: 3.50
Pub Date: June 28, 1936
T H R E E • W O R D S
Nostalgic • Uneven • Whimsical
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Anne Shirley has left Redmond College and Green Gables behind to begin a new chapter of her life in the "dreaming town" of Summerside. She's soon facing an unexpected challenge, however, in the form of the Pringles--also known as the royal family of Summerside. They quickly let Anne know that she's not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into her cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she also has great allies in two elderly widows, Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty, and their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. Slowly, she begins to unravel Summerside's strangest secrets--revealing everything in letters to Gilbert, who's away at medical school. And in the end, Anne's able to win the support of even the prickly Pringles, in what is only the first of many delicious triumphs.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I have slowly (one book a year) been making my way through the Anne of Green Gables series, and in 2024 it was time to pick up Anne of Windy Poplars. This is my first time reading this beloved series and I am trying to savour my time with Anne and her friends. Each book adds a little something and endears Anne to me even more.
This book follows Anne during her time in Summerside, while Gilbert is away at medical school. It's written in part narrative and part letter format, which really disrupted the pacing and made the plot come across as repetitive at times. I am not sure if it is the content or the structure, but this one gave off a very different vibe from the first three books.
Yes, we meet some new characters along the way and get to know them. However, I desperately missed Green Gables, some of the beloved characters from previous books, and Gilbert, of course. It seems odd to say (given she's the MC), but I in some sense there wasn't even enough Anne either.
Anne of Windy Poplars is my least favourite of the series thus far and felt like somewhat of a departure from the series I have come to know and love. I have since learned this one was added to the series much later, which makes total sense. And while some readers may suggest skipping it altogether, in my opinion, to get the full Anne experience it is a must read.
📚 R E A D • I F • Y O U • L I K E
• epistolary novels
• the Anne of Green Gables series
⚠️ CW: bullying, sexism, misogyny, emotional abuse, child abuse, death, child death, body shaming, abandonment, cannibalism, racism, xenophobia
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Nobody is ever too old to dream. And dreams never grow old."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Cannibalism
As much as I enjoy the original [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390789015s/8127.jpg|3464264], this and [b:Anne of the Island|77392|Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)|L.M. Montgomery|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435829564s/77392.jpg|535245] are probably my favorites in the series. Anne's grown up, still both stubborn and dreamy, and I find it easier to read her stories at this stage of her life than when she was a small child. For similar reasons, I'm not as fond of the later books in this series, where Anne becomes a flatter, duller character, and then eventually fades to the background, letting her children's stories come to the fore-front. This is the Anne I love.