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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
emotional
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
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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:
Yes
It is always lovely and heartwarming to follow Anne 'a adventures.
funny
lighthearted
sad
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:
Complicated
Mój ulubiony tom. Ani charakter wciąż jest mocno wyczuwalny, jest rozmarzona, trochę roztrzepana i kochana oraz jednocześnie widzimy jaka odpowiedzialna i niezależna się staje. Jest tutaj bliska mojemu wieku więc może dlatego teraz lubię ją najbardziej. Tak mocno rozumiem jej uczucia. Zaczynając studia też się bałam a teraz również nie chcę ich kończyć. Po prostu bardzo życiowe wydarzenia i znów powodujące sporą nostalgię.
PS. Kocham Gilberta.
PS. Kocham Gilberta.
Re-read 2023
Yet another in the Anne books I had very little recollection of. I really think that a lot of my memories about Anne come as much from the BBC mini-series as the actual books, because the only thing that felt familiar in this one was the "Rolling Reliable" episode-- which was in the BBC series.
I'm also very conflicted about the rating here because while there are a lot of things that were very relateable to me and done well, there were also a lot of uncomfortable moments and the characters just not being very pleasant. Pretty much any time Davy showed up was pretty bad. I swear that there are separate standards for him, because that boy lies and says sacrilegious things and is still being cruel. And he's never punished for it at all! Anne was punished for blowing up at Rachel Lynne but Davy is nasty about her and there are no consequences for it. At one point Davy cries about not getting to see his sister fall and hurt herself, and Anne actually laughs when he confesses this! It's awful. But Anne herself is pretty horrible at times. She and her friends want to kill a cat just because it hangs around their place. Why not find it a new home if they don't want it? Or find a humane way of getting rid of it. And Anne still gets upset when people say her hair is red. GIRL YOU ARE 20 YEARS OLD NOW WHY ARE YOU STILL SO VAIN ABOUT YOUR HAIR?
Let's talk about the romance. There sure are a lot of guys asking Anne to marry her in this. I don't know how common this was back in the day, but it still feels a little excessive that she gets so many marriage proposals. There was this one random guy who asked her and I couldn't remember if he was in the book before that moment. Then there was Roy who she was with for two years and at the very last minute was like "oh sorry I can't marry you actually". Her friends rightfully scolded her on this, and she couldn't even explain it. I guess that was the author not wanting to spoon-feed to the audience that the "romantic" man isn't very practical in reality but still, it was cruel of Anne to string that guy along for so many years before figuring that out.
But let's go on to the good stuff. I really liked when it was focusing on simple things like Anne suffering from homesickness or her and her friends trying to find a place to live. I loved the scene where she was saying goodbye to Ruby. Ruby was a fairly minor character but that scene was so well-done and moving, I could feel how much she meant to Anne as well as the tragedy of someone dying that young. I know the actual study and lessons would be boring to read but I do kind of wish we got some scenes of Anne studying. The books tell us that she's always top of her class but it never goes into much detail what she's learning or gives us a scene of her studying with friends.
So in ways I would say this was better than the second book, but only parts of it were good. I didn't feel like it was good as a whole because of all the unpleasantness of characters' actions. I remember liking the next book, Windy Poplars, the least. We'll see what I think this time around.
Yet another in the Anne books I had very little recollection of. I really think that a lot of my memories about Anne come as much from the BBC mini-series as the actual books, because the only thing that felt familiar in this one was the "Rolling Reliable" episode-- which was in the BBC series.
I'm also very conflicted about the rating here because while there are a lot of things that were very relateable to me and done well, there were also a lot of uncomfortable moments and the characters just not being very pleasant. Pretty much any time Davy showed up was pretty bad. I swear that there are separate standards for him, because that boy lies and says sacrilegious things and is still being cruel. And he's never punished for it at all! Anne was punished for blowing up at Rachel Lynne but Davy is nasty about her and there are no consequences for it. At one point Davy cries about not getting to see his sister fall and hurt herself, and Anne actually laughs when he confesses this! It's awful. But Anne herself is pretty horrible at times. She and her friends want to kill a cat just because it hangs around their place. Why not find it a new home if they don't want it? Or find a humane way of getting rid of it. And Anne still gets upset when people say her hair is red. GIRL YOU ARE 20 YEARS OLD NOW WHY ARE YOU STILL SO VAIN ABOUT YOUR HAIR?
Let's talk about the romance. There sure are a lot of guys asking Anne to marry her in this. I don't know how common this was back in the day, but it still feels a little excessive that she gets so many marriage proposals. There was this one random guy who asked her and I couldn't remember if he was in the book before that moment. Then there was Roy who she was with for two years and at the very last minute was like "oh sorry I can't marry you actually". Her friends rightfully scolded her on this, and she couldn't even explain it. I guess that was the author not wanting to spoon-feed to the audience that the "romantic" man isn't very practical in reality but still, it was cruel of Anne to string that guy along for so many years before figuring that out.
But let's go on to the good stuff. I really liked when it was focusing on simple things like Anne suffering from homesickness or her and her friends trying to find a place to live. I loved the scene where she was saying goodbye to Ruby. Ruby was a fairly minor character but that scene was so well-done and moving, I could feel how much she meant to Anne as well as the tragedy of someone dying that young. I know the actual study and lessons would be boring to read but I do kind of wish we got some scenes of Anne studying. The books tell us that she's always top of her class but it never goes into much detail what she's learning or gives us a scene of her studying with friends.
So in ways I would say this was better than the second book, but only parts of it were good. I didn't feel like it was good as a whole because of all the unpleasantness of characters' actions. I remember liking the next book, Windy Poplars, the least. We'll see what I think this time around.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Read with Eden who pronounced “I knew she was going to marry Gilbert Blythe!” Yay, now we can watch the movies without spoiling anything :)
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No