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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
Trigger warning: animal murder. I didnt remember those parts the first few times I read these books as a kid, but they took me by surprise as an adult. Just be warned.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Two point five stars. This book is nowhere near as soul-satisfying as I remember, and I'm deeply sad about it.
The Anne Shirley books (excepting the first, which is a masterpiece) read like the literary equivalent of paint-by-numbers. They are enjoyable in the moment but extremely predictable and they don't really make you feel anything and you don't remember much about them when you're done.
In this volume, Anne goes away to college. As usual, she meets several kindred spirits, gets extremely lucky and finds herself in the right place at the right time every other minute, and is almost unbearably good and upright so that everyone who meets her loves her. She also learns what love is and isn't about (which is to say the last remnants of the fanciful and imaginative Anne of Green Gables whom we all loved are snuffed out by a ruthless Lucy Maud Montgomery).
ORIGINAL REVIEW from May 2013: Admittedly the most predictable of all three so far, I think my feelings were still the most gratified in the reading of this volume.
Gilbert + Anne 5evere
The Anne Shirley books (excepting the first, which is a masterpiece) read like the literary equivalent of paint-by-numbers. They are enjoyable in the moment but extremely predictable and they don't really make you feel anything and you don't remember much about them when you're done.
In this volume, Anne goes away to college. As usual, she meets several kindred spirits, gets extremely lucky and finds herself in the right place at the right time every other minute, and is almost unbearably good and upright so that everyone who meets her loves her. She also learns what love is and isn't about (which is to say the last remnants of the fanciful and imaginative Anne of Green Gables whom we all loved are snuffed out by a ruthless Lucy Maud Montgomery).
ORIGINAL REVIEW from May 2013: Admittedly the most predictable of all three so far, I think my feelings were still the most gratified in the reading of this volume.
Gilbert + Anne 5evere
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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:
No
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
Was actually so painful reading through Anne’s stubbornness and fumbling of Gilbert! Girl!! Greatly enjoyed reading about her time at college, all her struggles, feelings and mishaps were relatable, right down to friends “growing up” and marrying before you, having their lives sorted out.
The pacing was good, the new characters like Phillipa were interesting, we never saw much of Roy her mysteriously handsome rich boyfriend of two years, but maybe that was intended to paint the picture of him actually being boring as hell.
Will be continuing the series.
The pacing was good, the new characters like Phillipa were interesting, we never saw much of Roy her mysteriously handsome rich boyfriend of two years, but maybe that was intended to paint the picture of him actually being boring as hell.
Will be continuing the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes