Reviews

Emily Climbs by L.M. Montgomery

lizardgoats's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

korttipakka's review against another edition

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

3.75

eloise__'s review against another edition

3.0

feels appropriate to finish a book where the ending is the main character finishing school on my last day of school

also dean sucks

helmu'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lindasdarby's review against another edition

4.0

Emily is so great - I really recommend reading this series if you like anne of green gables.

timeforgsopinion's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

abbigator's review against another edition

Not a big fan of all the diary entries

marmoset737's review against another edition

3.0

I was reading an analysis of LM Montgomery recently and she claims that Emily was her favorite character and the most like her - which made me anxious to revisit these books even though I couldn't remember them very well from my childhood (which is strange since most of Montgomery's books have stuck with me for 20+ years...) But honestly - these books kind of bore me. I think it might be because Montgomery is too close to her main character - but I just find first her letters to her father (with all their spelling errors) and later her journal entries - kind of painful to read. The characters in Emily's world aren't as richly drawn as the surrounding characters in other books, and her journey just isn't as compelling after the tragic death of her father.

mildnothing's review against another edition

5.0

So far, I have only read Anne and Emily stories and I'd like to think that they were all contemporaries and would be familiar strangers at some point in their lives.
I love the way LMM designs her young protagonists and I think these series will become books I will read repeatedly in the future. :)

platipuscanread's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0