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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Honestly I tried. I wanted to like/finish the rest of the series but I haven't been really enchanted since the first book, and I give up.
emotional
funny
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:
No
3.5 Stars
Yeah that's about what I expected. Cute book about childish shenanigans & some martial troubles, but ultimately happy and wholesome. I can see Anne sort of sliding to the back as the kids take the center role and don't mind. Very adorable homey kind of book.
Yeah that's about what I expected. Cute book about childish shenanigans & some martial troubles, but ultimately happy and wholesome. I can see Anne sort of sliding to the back as the kids take the center role and don't mind. Very adorable homey kind of book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Review from 2022
This book is just not as good as those that came before--perhaps because it was written so long after the others. There are glaring inconsistencies between previous books in the series and this one: for example, trees which were cut down during the first novel are now “big trees”; and an old college friend of Gilbert, for whom at the time he said he cared nothing, calls him an old flame now. The Blythe children, who all magically have as much imagination as their mother, speak too maturely for their ages--although it's hard to keep track of their ages since the novel jumps around a lot. None of them really have their own personality--besides Walter's love of poetry, Jem's propensity for despair, and Diana's gullibility (and yet, Nan has her moments of gullibility too). We really see nothing of Shirley at all, and Rilla's only distinguishing feature is a lisp!
Ingleside is slightly better than Windy Poplars, but only by half a star. Why didn't LMM just write the series in order?
This book is just not as good as those that came before--perhaps because it was written so long after the others. There are glaring inconsistencies between previous books in the series and this one: for example, trees which were cut down during the first novel are now “big trees”; and an old college friend of Gilbert, for whom at the time he said he cared nothing, calls him an old flame now. The Blythe children, who all magically have as much imagination as their mother, speak too maturely for their ages--although it's hard to keep track of their ages since the novel jumps around a lot. None of them really have their own personality--besides Walter's love of poetry, Jem's propensity for despair, and Diana's gullibility (and yet, Nan has her moments of gullibility too). We really see nothing of Shirley at all, and Rilla's only distinguishing feature is a lisp!
Ingleside is slightly better than Windy Poplars, but only by half a star. Why didn't LMM just write the series in order?
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Alcohol
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Anne's family is just perfect and it's fun to hear all about them. Also I love that no matter what, Anne is always described as girlish and a huge advocate for fairyland
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
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:
No
Yep the end of this one TICKLED me, once the confusion was cleared up. Even a brilliantly charmed life like Anne’s with Gilbert and her passel of offspring has its dark days. I LOVED hearing the little adventures the kids found! Just like their mom.
medium-paced
Este libro mas bien es la vida de los hijos de Ana y de Susan... Ana es un personaje secundario...