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africanbookaddict's review against another edition
4.0
Ahhh, I remember this series from when I was younger! I only remember the stories from books 1-3 though :(
ptothelo's review against another edition
5.0
i first read this as a children's book- in chinese, big pictures, not too much text.
Eventually I read it in English and was excited to read the "real" book that story was based on. Eventually I read the entire series and loved every one of them. And as I've aged I've seen them and appreciated them in a different light.
I love them even more now that I've been to Prince Edward Island and can picture the different settings.
Eventually I read it in English and was excited to read the "real" book that story was based on. Eventually I read the entire series and loved every one of them. And as I've aged I've seen them and appreciated them in a different light.
I love them even more now that I've been to Prince Edward Island and can picture the different settings.
traceyelder's review against another edition
5.0
Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite books of all time. Might even be #1. Definitely recommend to all girls (whether 12 or just young at heart!) who have a big imagination and love a good story. In fact, read the whole series!
jbrueck's review against another edition
4.0
I love all the 'Anne' books, although Rilla of Ingleside is my least favorite. Anne has such a personality and stays true to form throughout all her adventures.
lisamshardlow's review
3.0
Anne of Green Gables - I don’t know what I was expecting with this but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I really love Anne and everything about her! I love that she talks too much, that things just seem to go terribly wrong for her even when she tries her hardest, that everyone ends up loving her despite themselves, and of course her imagination. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Anne of Avonlea - I thoroughly enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed the first one! I don’t know if it was possible to love Anne even more but that definitely happened. I also couldn’t help falling in love with little Davy too, he was so funny and mischievous. I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to read more!
Anne of the Island - Oh, Anne! She does make some seriously big mistakes but things always seem to work themselves out in the end, which I really love! I think I just love Anne more and more as the series goes on. Oh, and still loving little Davy, and of course Gilbert.
Anne’s House of Dreams - This was slightly better than the previous one, but I still don’t really like that as each book goes on the story seems to be less and less about Anne. I liked the new characters - Leslie, Captain Jim, and Cornelia. Each of them was entertaining in their own way, but I just miss Anne as she was in the first three books.
Anne of Ingleside - This one has redeemed itself! Even though, as I’ve said about the previous two, that it’s less about Anne, but this time it was more about Anne and Gilbert’s children, which I liked. Their children are a lot like Anne was in the first three books, always getting into some kind of trouble through no fault of their own. It was pretty entertaining! I especially liked the twins, Nan and Di, and of course little Jem.
Rainbow Valley - It seems to have slipped again! I didn’t really enjoy this one at all. It wasn’t really about Anne or even Gilbert or much to do with their children, it was more to do with Minister Meredith and his children, which is fine, but it shouldn’t really have been in the Anne of Green Gables series, since it wasn’t really much about her or her family.
Rilla of Ingleside - This one was better than the previous one, but again, it wasn’t really about Anne at all. It was mainly about Rilla, who is Anne and Gilbert’s daughter, which was fine but I would have liked it to be more about Anne, since she is who the series is meant to be about.
I really enjoyed the first three books, but after that they get a bit hit or miss.
Anne of Avonlea - I thoroughly enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed the first one! I don’t know if it was possible to love Anne even more but that definitely happened. I also couldn’t help falling in love with little Davy too, he was so funny and mischievous. I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to read more!
Anne of the Island - Oh, Anne! She does make some seriously big mistakes but things always seem to work themselves out in the end, which I really love! I think I just love Anne more and more as the series goes on. Oh, and still loving little Davy, and of course Gilbert.
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Anne of Windy Poplars - I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as the first 3. It seemed to be less about Anne, and more about the other characters gossiping about each other. And there seemed to be SO many new characters too, but I didn’t really like any of them. Also, Anne’s letters to Gilbert were pointless and boring. Why weren’t there any letters back from Gilbert? I really didn’t see much point to this story at all.Anne’s House of Dreams - This was slightly better than the previous one, but I still don’t really like that as each book goes on the story seems to be less and less about Anne. I liked the new characters - Leslie, Captain Jim, and Cornelia. Each of them was entertaining in their own way, but I just miss Anne as she was in the first three books.
Anne of Ingleside - This one has redeemed itself! Even though, as I’ve said about the previous two, that it’s less about Anne, but this time it was more about Anne and Gilbert’s children, which I liked. Their children are a lot like Anne was in the first three books, always getting into some kind of trouble through no fault of their own. It was pretty entertaining! I especially liked the twins, Nan and Di, and of course little Jem.
Rainbow Valley - It seems to have slipped again! I didn’t really enjoy this one at all. It wasn’t really about Anne or even Gilbert or much to do with their children, it was more to do with Minister Meredith and his children, which is fine, but it shouldn’t really have been in the Anne of Green Gables series, since it wasn’t really much about her or her family.
Rilla of Ingleside - This one was better than the previous one, but again, it wasn’t really about Anne at all. It was mainly about Rilla, who is Anne and Gilbert’s daughter, which was fine but I would have liked it to be more about Anne, since she is who the series is meant to be about.
I really enjoyed the first three books, but after that they get a bit hit or miss.
greenteabookme's review against another edition
5.0
This series will always hold such a special place in my heart. I read the books alongside my grandmother, and she gifted them to me. We also have spent hundreds of hours watching the tv-movie series over and over and over again. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe were the ORIGINAL favourite trope of my childhood <3<3<3
amyinthewind's review against another edition
5.0
These are quite possibly my favorite books of all time. I used to read them every year as a child, and I read them again last year. I realized as I read them over again how much of the stories I had internalized, and there were many new treasures that went right over my head when I first read them.
baileyjane1's review against another edition
5.0
These are my alltime favorite books. I began reading them when I was 12 and continued reading them as I grew into adulthood. No matter how old you are, you really root for the main characters. During the series, a bond forms between the reader and the characters and you're sad to see Anne all grown up, but excited to read about her daughter and life after marriage and children!
dozylocal's review
4.0
Average rating = 3.5 stars
Anne of Green Gables (1908) - 4 stars
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Busy rereading the whole collection. Loved these books as a child and so far enjoying the walk down memory lane. Anne really does speak a lot though!
Anne of Avonlea (1909) - 3.5 stars
I didn't remember this one, so not sure if I actually did read it when I read the books as a tween. Didn't enjoy it as much as the first book, but still a sweet and enjoyable read.
Anne of the Island (1915) - 3 stars
I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two, but still a light read and nice distraction from real life
Anne's House of Dreams (1917) - 4 stars
I quite enjoyed this stage of Anne's life as she leaves Avonlea as a new bride to live with Gilbert in their own little "house of dreams". They befriend some lovely characters and there was happy times and sad times, but as always with Anne, love wins through.
Rainbow Valley (1919) - 3 stars
The series has moved on to focus on the next generation - those living in Glen St Mary and not Avonlea. Anne as the mother of one of "broods" is often mentioned in passing, but there is a little about her and her friends. The focus sits firmly on her children, and mostly on their friends from the church Manse. There are the regular trials and tribulations of little girls and boys plus some laughter and happiness.
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) - 4 stars
One of my favourites of the series. It's told from the perspective of Rilla, Anne's youngest, and covers a period from just before WW1 (when she's a bright eyed 15 year old with a head filled with romance and parties) to the end of the war four years later. During this period, life does not quite work out as the young Rilla imagined, and we follow her growth as a human and woman during the happy and sad events that follow. Although Canada was never bombed or invaded, the families who stayed behind were still impacted by what was happening in the rest of the world, and I found it interesting to read about it. Dog Monday also made me cry!
Chronicles of Avonlea - 4 stars
So this isn't a continuation of the Anne of Green Gables series like I thought, but a collection of short stories set in and around Avonlea. Anne makes a brief appearance in two of them, and warrants a reference in a couple others, and in other stories does not feature at all. There are also some other familiar Avonlea names scattered through the collection, but each story is its own story. I'm not terribly fond of short stories, but this compilation really worked for me for some reason. Perhaps because I've grown used to the style and the way there was a sense of something familiar in every story.
Furthere Chronicles of Avonlea - 3 stars
More stories from the characters who lived in and around Avonlea, with the common thread (mostly) being loves lost and found. I found it enjoyable except for the very last story which made me very uncomfortable because of its racist references. All normal for the times of LM Montgomery but very jarring in this day and age. I almost couldn't finish it.
Anne of Green Gables (1908) - 4 stars
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Busy rereading the whole collection. Loved these books as a child and so far enjoying the walk down memory lane. Anne really does speak a lot though!
Anne of Avonlea (1909) - 3.5 stars
I didn't remember this one, so not sure if I actually did read it when I read the books as a tween. Didn't enjoy it as much as the first book, but still a sweet and enjoyable read.
Anne of the Island (1915) - 3 stars
I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two, but still a light read and nice distraction from real life
Anne's House of Dreams (1917) - 4 stars
I quite enjoyed this stage of Anne's life as she leaves Avonlea as a new bride to live with Gilbert in their own little "house of dreams". They befriend some lovely characters and there was happy times and sad times, but as always with Anne, love wins through.
Rainbow Valley (1919) - 3 stars
The series has moved on to focus on the next generation - those living in Glen St Mary and not Avonlea. Anne as the mother of one of "broods" is often mentioned in passing, but there is a little about her and her friends. The focus sits firmly on her children, and mostly on their friends from the church Manse. There are the regular trials and tribulations of little girls and boys plus some laughter and happiness.
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) - 4 stars
One of my favourites of the series. It's told from the perspective of Rilla, Anne's youngest, and covers a period from just before WW1 (when she's a bright eyed 15 year old with a head filled with romance and parties) to the end of the war four years later. During this period, life does not quite work out as the young Rilla imagined, and we follow her growth as a human and woman during the happy and sad events that follow. Although Canada was never bombed or invaded, the families who stayed behind were still impacted by what was happening in the rest of the world, and I found it interesting to read about it. Dog Monday also made me cry!
Chronicles of Avonlea - 4 stars
So this isn't a continuation of the Anne of Green Gables series like I thought, but a collection of short stories set in and around Avonlea. Anne makes a brief appearance in two of them, and warrants a reference in a couple others, and in other stories does not feature at all. There are also some other familiar Avonlea names scattered through the collection, but each story is its own story. I'm not terribly fond of short stories, but this compilation really worked for me for some reason. Perhaps because I've grown used to the style and the way there was a sense of something familiar in every story.
Furthere Chronicles of Avonlea - 3 stars
More stories from the characters who lived in and around Avonlea, with the common thread (mostly) being loves lost and found. I found it enjoyable except for the very last story which made me very uncomfortable because of its racist references. All normal for the times of LM Montgomery but very jarring in this day and age. I almost couldn't finish it.
caitlin_89's review against another edition
5.0
From the sheer humor and adventure of Anne of Green Gables to the sad drama of war in Rilla of Ingleside, every single one of these books is excellent and unique.