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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Yay! Anne and Gilbert got together! Whoops! Spoiler alert! It doesn't have the charm of the original (what does?), but Anne's adventures are still entertaining and hilarious. Plus, even though it takes pretty much the entire book, I am so glad that Anne finally realized that she's a crazy person and that she loves Gil. Oh, sigh. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
2012: Still keeping on with my reread. Gosh, Anne is sure dumb and frustrating for most of this book. But I really love Phil, which I hadn't remembered, and the conclusion of the story is quite simply the best.
2012: Still keeping on with my reread. Gosh, Anne is sure dumb and frustrating for most of this book. But I really love Phil, which I hadn't remembered, and the conclusion of the story is quite simply the best.
"I don't want sunbursts or marble halls, I just want you.”
4 stars. Our dear Anne is now twenty years old! I can’t believe it. She’s a grown up now and I kinda wanna cry about it. I say it in every review but I love Anne so much and she’s grown into such a wonderful young lady. I loved that she was in college in this one. We also get a lot of David. He’s such a rambunctious little boy but I love his and Anne’s relationship. He relies on her and confides in her and it’s so precious. Speaking of precious, that ending was wonderful and so swoon worthy. That damn Gilbert. Love him.
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4 stars. Our dear Anne is now twenty years old! I can’t believe it. She’s a grown up now and I kinda wanna cry about it. I say it in every review but I love Anne so much and she’s grown into such a wonderful young lady. I loved that she was in college in this one. We also get a lot of David. He’s such a rambunctious little boy but I love his and Anne’s relationship. He relies on her and confides in her and it’s so precious. Speaking of precious, that ending was wonderful and so swoon worthy. That damn Gilbert. Love him.
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I've read Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, and have just finished Anne of the Island. While Anne of Green Gables will always be my favorite and most cherished novel, Anne of the Island is certainly no less charming. Anne remains the same imaginative heroine, but her girlish flights of fancy become a little more grounded.
I felt a real kinship with her overactive imagination and her lofty romantic ideals that can blind her better judgement, as well as her reluctance to fully accept adulthood as the world and those around her changed. I loved watching her build a life for herself outside of Avonlea. And most of all I loved Anne's revelation that she loved Gilbert after all and found myself giddy with glee when Gilbert told Anne his dream of a house with a cat and a dog and her in it.
I didn't love Phil. I felt that LM Montgomery overly favored this character and her frivolous fancies and self obsession, but I liked how her story arc ended. I also felt Diana Barry's absence, but I did think it made sense as Diana had gotten married and matured a bit faster than Anne did. Davy sounds like a nightmare child, but he's not my concern so I don't feel too affronted by his presence in the book. I felt like Davy's scrapes were a substitute for Anne's childhood mess ups.
Overall I absolutely devoured this book with its usual flowery language and detailed descriptions of the woods and the trees and the flowers. It makes me want to run away to to PEI and live in a stone cottage just like Miss Lavender's.
I felt a real kinship with her overactive imagination and her lofty romantic ideals that can blind her better judgement, as well as her reluctance to fully accept adulthood as the world and those around her changed. I loved watching her build a life for herself outside of Avonlea. And most of all I loved Anne's revelation that she loved Gilbert after all and found myself giddy with glee when Gilbert told Anne his dream of a house with a cat and a dog and her in it.
I didn't love Phil. I felt that LM Montgomery overly favored this character and her frivolous fancies and self obsession, but I liked how her story arc ended. I also felt Diana Barry's absence, but I did think it made sense as Diana had gotten married and matured a bit faster than Anne did. Davy sounds like a nightmare child, but he's not my concern so I don't feel too affronted by his presence in the book. I felt like Davy's scrapes were a substitute for Anne's childhood mess ups.
Overall I absolutely devoured this book with its usual flowery language and detailed descriptions of the woods and the trees and the flowers. It makes me want to run away to to PEI and live in a stone cottage just like Miss Lavender's.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Second Read Review: Still my favorite book of the series so far. Although I completely forgot about the scene where they straight up try to kill a cat?? Not my cup of tea, but overall the story is freaking magnificent.
First Read Review: Easily my favorite book of the series, so far. And I have no doubt it will turn out to be my favorite out of the few I have left to read. It was just so pure, and sweet, and lovely!
First Read Review: Easily my favorite book of the series, so far. And I have no doubt it will turn out to be my favorite out of the few I have left to read. It was just so pure, and sweet, and lovely!
Mais um livro e o que fica é a certeza de que o universo de Anne é encantador. Adorei todas as personagens novas, principalmente Phil. Amei a Casa da Patty! E é sempre bom rever nossos amigos antigos.
Passei muita raiva lendo esse livro. Só queria que as coisas dessem certo e elas sempre demoravam a se encaixar.
Felizmente, no fim, tudo se arruma. E foi tão linda a cena, tão cheia de amor e significado. Ah como amo o Gilbert, perfeito demais! ?
Passei muita raiva lendo esse livro. Só queria que as coisas dessem certo e elas sempre demoravam a se encaixar.
Felizmente, no fim, tudo se arruma. E foi tão linda a cena, tão cheia de amor e significado. Ah como amo o Gilbert, perfeito demais! ?
3.5 Stars. It's not that I didn't like Anne of the Island. It just didn't seem as good as the first volume. Not as beautiful. But I'm happy to finally see Anne and Gilbert together
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
This book is just my absolute favourite of the series! I just don’t exactly know why, I just love it the most out of all the other books! It’s just so interesting and there happens so much and I just love it!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
I thought I loved the first Anne book like I could never love anything else like again, but then I read the second Anne book, and felt the same way- but after reading Anne of the Island, I feel strongly that nothing can top this book! As someone who is also in college right now, Anne’s challenges and adventures were extremely relatable, with Montogomery’s descriptions of her emotions perfectly summing up how I am feeling in this moment. For anyone who wants a beautifully written, funny, and hopeful coming-of-age story, I highly recommend!
i love this series and each book manages to make me cry. anne is without a doubt one of my fav fictional characters. also i love how she kept rejecting men in this book, that was iconic. but ily gilbert ❤️❤️❤️❤️