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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anne of the Island | L.M. Montgomery
Anne sets off to attend university at Richmond with Gilbert and Charlie Sloane. She meets new friends and deal with the complexities of college and dorm life such as home sickness and moving into social spheres. Here Anne explores her dreams and ideals against the realities of life. With some scrapes, here and there.
TW: Animal Cruelty
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I feel that this piece deserves probably 4 stars minimum overall, as I felt that it had well-balanced plotlines. Despite the miscommunication/pride plots between the main characters that I'm not usually keen on as tropes, I think that this was done fairly well. Frustrating yes, but within context of the character in my humble opinion.
The reason I marked down was due to the trigger warning I've raised. There's this scene in Chapter 16 where a stray cat enters their house and wouldn't go away after days of feeding him, so one of Anne's friends (Phil) resolved to poison it by way of chloroform. And maybe it's just me, but I felt that was a bit too much to take. And I could not get it out of my head. I'm still shocked. I considered the fact that it might have been a common practice then, there maybe? to eliminate cats and that there might not have been any qualms about it during their time. But it wasn't because the cat was dying, but that they just couldn't get it to leave. The worst bit is that Anne was consulted and she kind of agreed. I mean whats the morality of that? Only when the deed was done and the cat survived did she actually stand up for the cat to keep it. There might not have been shelters then, but other options were not explored. Plus Anne made a laughing joke of how Phil shouldn't make them believe she can actually chloroform cats. Followed by Aunt Jemesina saying that "Kittens HAVE to be drowned, I admit, or the world would be overrun."
If that wasn't bad enough, later on Anne reads Davy's letter about a neighbor who tried to hang his dog twice, as it didn't work the first time. It felt nauseating, without exaggeration. I'm not exactly chummy with either cats or dogs, or any animal in particular but to speak about killing them off for the sole purpose of getting rid of them, and being causal about how to do it, just does not sit well with me. I still cringe at the idea. Besides, I don't think any of that served any purpose in the general scheme of things. It did not move the plot in a huge direction. And it having those two scenes deleted would just be a matter of word count difference. But alas. It is what it is.
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If you've watched any Anne of Green Gables adaptation, you probably know that Anne and Gilbert end up together. And this is where they actually do in the books. There was a lot of juvenile push and pull, that can be frustrating especially since Montgomery held up Gilbert's perspective til the last, but I felt that she had a pretty good excuse since the books had always been told from Anne's perspective. And she made good of Anne's character development by de-romanticizing her romantic ideals. From a writing perspective, especially knowing Montgomery's Anne, it is not far-fetched. Practically speaking though, it's a bit cruel to Roy. I suppose at least, she refused his proposal. (Versus that Netflix Brigerton 2 plotline where they actually went for a wedding--triple cringe)
Overall, Gilbert is ever enduring. And I still love him. Although I'd like to see some character development in the future books, as we need to see him grow. At this point he is as stagnant from the previous book as prince charming.
Anne sets off to attend university at Richmond with Gilbert and Charlie Sloane. She meets new friends and deal with the complexities of college and dorm life such as home sickness and moving into social spheres. Here Anne explores her dreams and ideals against the realities of life. With some scrapes, here and there.
TW: Animal Cruelty
-
I feel that this piece deserves probably 4 stars minimum overall, as I felt that it had well-balanced plotlines. Despite the miscommunication/pride plots between the main characters that I'm not usually keen on as tropes, I think that this was done fairly well. Frustrating yes, but within context of the character in my humble opinion.
The reason I marked down was due to the trigger warning I've raised. There's this scene in Chapter 16 where a stray cat enters their house and wouldn't go away after days of feeding him, so one of Anne's friends (Phil) resolved to poison it by way of chloroform. And maybe it's just me, but I felt that was a bit too much to take. And I could not get it out of my head. I'm still shocked. I considered the fact that it might have been a common practice then, there maybe? to eliminate cats and that there might not have been any qualms about it during their time. But it wasn't because the cat was dying, but that they just couldn't get it to leave. The worst bit is that Anne was consulted and she kind of agreed. I mean whats the morality of that? Only when the deed was done and the cat survived did she actually stand up for the cat to keep it. There might not have been shelters then, but other options were not explored. Plus Anne made a laughing joke of how Phil shouldn't make them believe she can actually chloroform cats. Followed by Aunt Jemesina saying that "Kittens HAVE to be drowned, I admit, or the world would be overrun."
If that wasn't bad enough, later on Anne reads Davy's letter about a neighbor who tried to hang his dog twice, as it didn't work the first time. It felt nauseating, without exaggeration. I'm not exactly chummy with either cats or dogs, or any animal in particular but to speak about killing them off for the sole purpose of getting rid of them, and being causal about how to do it, just does not sit well with me. I still cringe at the idea. Besides, I don't think any of that served any purpose in the general scheme of things. It did not move the plot in a huge direction. And it having those two scenes deleted would just be a matter of word count difference. But alas. It is what it is.
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If you've watched any Anne of Green Gables adaptation, you probably know that Anne and Gilbert end up together. And this is where they actually do in the books. There was a lot of juvenile push and pull, that can be frustrating especially since Montgomery held up Gilbert's perspective til the last, but I felt that she had a pretty good excuse since the books had always been told from Anne's perspective. And she made good of Anne's character development by de-romanticizing her romantic ideals. From a writing perspective, especially knowing Montgomery's Anne, it is not far-fetched. Practically speaking though, it's a bit cruel to Roy. I suppose at least, she refused his proposal. (Versus that Netflix Brigerton 2 plotline where they actually went for a wedding--triple cringe)
Overall, Gilbert is ever enduring. And I still love him. Although I'd like to see some character development in the future books, as we need to see him grow. At this point he is as stagnant from the previous book as prince charming.
I really liked this book. This series is getting more and more enjoyable as I keep reading. I think I enjoyed this book so much because it feels like it mirrors my own life right now. I loved watching Anne's journey and discovery throughout college, discovering what she thought was love and that it wasn't after all and real love was right in front of her, moving away from home and beginning to not feel at home when she was at home, feeling like her friends were taking the next great steps in life and she was being left behind, and yet pulling through it all marvelously, all of it was great. I'm really looking forward to what comes next in Anne's adventures.
I am enjoying rereading this series =D It was my favorite as a kid and will remain one of my all time favorite series ever!
La verdad no recuerdo mucho de este libro, así que no sé muy bien que calificación ponerle