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spevensie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
4.0
missbryden's review against another edition
"Some Fools and a Saint" (read 1/4/2021-1/6/2021) Not contained in [b:The Road to Yesterday|8137|The Road to Yesterday (Anne of Green Gables)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1357465163l/8137._SY75_.jpg|166374]
Nice slightly spooky mystery. Felt different from most of LMM's work - perhaps less of a looking through rose-colored glasses feel.
I share Dr. Blythe's opinion on the end result. I also share the protagonist's opinion on being a bit annoyed at how much everyone around him quoted the Blythes. A curious way to start out a collection of stories related only, apparently, by the Blythes being quoted.
“An Afternoon with Mr Jenkins”
Shorter and a different ending than expected, when I figured what was going on in the narrative.
Contained in The Road to Yesterday, but the text is a different edit - if not abridged, sentences are
moved around, based on the first paragraph or so.
"Retribution"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added paragraphs in this one. Featuring an older character, past wrongs, and a usually unspoken subject. More dislike of the Blythe household.
"The Twins Pretend"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added paragraphs in this one.
I like the slight home makeover story, and Jill's thoughts on lack of communication (except of course if everything was communicated then you'd have no story). I thought I saw where the story was going, but maybe it was a red herring - it's nice to not know where a story is going sometimes.
"Fancy's Fool"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added or separated/moved paragraphs in this one, additions seem to be especially concerning the Blythes.
I like the spooky, slightly mysterious story. The Blythes' involvement is more distant in this one.
A Dream Come True, read 9/5/2023 (apparently read before but no note)
About when dreams coming true isn't what you expect, and valuing ordinary life.
In The Road to Yesterday.Additional paragraphs throughout, slight wording changes, paragraphs broken up.
Penelope Struts Her Theories, read 9/6/2023.
I didn't care for the ending, but then I didn't much care for the story. I thought it had some interesting promise at the start (the educated spinster), but as it went on it was pretty similar to other LMM stories regarding single people and adopting and raising children.
Paragraphs broken up or united. Extra paragraphs from the Blythe house. Some removed in The Road to Yesterday, both in sections about cats at Ingleside.
The Reconciliation, read 9/7/2023.
Odd little story doesn't quite end as one might expect.
Blythe quotes added in, paragraphs cut up, slight added material, “vulnerable” (in Road) changed to “venerable” in describing the age of 50.
The Cheated Child, read 9/10/2023-9/13/2023.
I enjoyed this one. Reminds me of [b:Emily of New Moon|3562|Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563899327l/3562._SY75_.jpg|1223124] and [b:The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684723987l/95693._SY75_.jpg|1298683]. A less common theme of a sensitive boy protagonist (since girl protagonists are more common in LMM).
Compared to Road: Extra material about Walter Blythe, Ingleside, and others expanded, some words traded or rearranged.
The Fool's Errand, read 9/15/2023.
Like the previous, unusual for being a male main character, but a dreamy one not so unusual. Quick and succinct little tale.
Bits of extra material, especially to include more of the Blythes.
Pot and Kettle, read 9/17/2023-9/29/2023.
Seems like the first young adult (and older people) story in this collection, most seem to have been older people and children. I didn't care for the couple. Though the end reason for the title was an interesting difference (I thought it might be between two older women).
Some significant added bits in parts and the usual extra Blythe bits. Curiously in the Road version the Blythe girl named was Rilla and it seemed like it would have to be contemporary to [b:Rilla of Ingleside|433533|Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1285712722l/433533._SY75_.jpg|1791604], but in the this version the narrator refers to Anne's character pre-Great War (with obvious authorial post-war knowledge). The ending in this version was more clear and possibly shorter than the Road version.
Nice slightly spooky mystery. Felt different from most of LMM's work - perhaps less of a looking through rose-colored glasses feel.
I share Dr. Blythe's opinion on the end result. I also share the protagonist's opinion on being a bit annoyed at how much everyone around him quoted the Blythes. A curious way to start out a collection of stories related only, apparently, by the Blythes being quoted.
“An Afternoon with Mr Jenkins”
Shorter and a different ending than expected, when I figured what was going on in the narrative.
Contained in The Road to Yesterday, but the text is a different edit - if not abridged, sentences are
moved around, based on the first paragraph or so.
"Retribution"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added paragraphs in this one. Featuring an older character, past wrongs, and a usually unspoken subject. More dislike of the Blythe household.
"The Twins Pretend"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added paragraphs in this one.
I like the slight home makeover story, and Jill's thoughts on lack of communication (except of course if everything was communicated then you'd have no story). I thought I saw where the story was going, but maybe it was a red herring - it's nice to not know where a story is going sometimes.
"Fancy's Fool"
In The Road to Yesterday and the text looks the same, but with scattered added or separated/moved paragraphs in this one, additions seem to be especially concerning the Blythes.
I like the spooky, slightly mysterious story. The Blythes' involvement is more distant in this one.
A Dream Come True, read 9/5/2023 (apparently read before but no note)
About when dreams coming true isn't what you expect, and valuing ordinary life.
In The Road to Yesterday.Additional paragraphs throughout, slight wording changes, paragraphs broken up.
Penelope Struts Her Theories, read 9/6/2023.
I didn't care for the ending, but then I didn't much care for the story. I thought it had some interesting promise at the start (the educated spinster), but as it went on it was pretty similar to other LMM stories regarding single people and adopting and raising children.
Paragraphs broken up or united. Extra paragraphs from the Blythe house. Some removed in The Road to Yesterday, both in sections about cats at Ingleside.
The Reconciliation, read 9/7/2023.
Odd little story doesn't quite end as one might expect.
Blythe quotes added in, paragraphs cut up, slight added material, “vulnerable” (in Road) changed to “venerable” in describing the age of 50.
The Cheated Child, read 9/10/2023-9/13/2023.
I enjoyed this one. Reminds me of [b:Emily of New Moon|3562|Emily of New Moon (Emily, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563899327l/3562._SY75_.jpg|1223124] and [b:The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1684723987l/95693._SY75_.jpg|1298683]. A less common theme of a sensitive boy protagonist (since girl protagonists are more common in LMM).
Compared to Road: Extra material about Walter Blythe, Ingleside, and others expanded, some words traded or rearranged.
The Fool's Errand, read 9/15/2023.
Like the previous, unusual for being a male main character, but a dreamy one not so unusual. Quick and succinct little tale.
Bits of extra material, especially to include more of the Blythes.
Pot and Kettle, read 9/17/2023-9/29/2023.
Seems like the first young adult (and older people) story in this collection, most seem to have been older people and children. I didn't care for the couple. Though the end reason for the title was an interesting difference (I thought it might be between two older women).
Some significant added bits in parts and the usual extra Blythe bits. Curiously in the Road version the Blythe girl named was Rilla and it seemed like it would have to be contemporary to [b:Rilla of Ingleside|433533|Rilla of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #8)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1285712722l/433533._SY75_.jpg|1791604], but in the this version the narrator refers to Anne's character pre-Great War (with obvious authorial post-war knowledge). The ending in this version was more clear and possibly shorter than the Road version.
clairebraun's review
2.0
Okay, to be honest, I didn't completely finish the book. The reason I stopped was because although it was interesting, it didn't hold my attentions and I didn't like it as much as the other Anne books.
serenitylive's review
2.0
I have complicated feelings about this book. It's divided into two parts: before WWI and after. It contains short stories that are classically Montgomery, but she has peppered them with random and constant references to the Blythe family. Only a few of these references seem authentic or called-for. Between the short stories, we get poetry and a few brief commentaries from Anne, Gilbert, Susan, Jem, Faith, Una, Di, and Rilla. It was nice to revisit a beloved author, but the overall tone was disappointing. There are also some jarring mistakes with misnamed secondary characters that an editor surely would have caught and corrected had Montgomery been alive at the time of publication. A review feels pointless because I know I would have read the book no matter what anyone said about it. If you love Anne, though, and *can* skip this one, I probably would.
amibunk's review
3.0
This book was the last book L.M. Montgomery ever wrote- it was even published after she passed away and reflects the troubled life of the author. Despite being in the Anne of Green Gables series, the well known characters feature only peripherally in this collection of short stories and poems. The content is generally much darker than we're used from seeing from L.M. Montgomery- often involving cruelty, illegitimate children, descriptions of war, death, and unrequited love. There are still happy endings in many of the stories but they feel almost like an afterthought.
The style of this book is far different than anything Montgomery had written before and I love that despite her hard times and older age, she was willing to grow and push herself in her writing. I didn't love the poetry sections as much as the short stories, but that is merely my personal preferences showing. My favorite part of the book were the tiny snippets into the Blythe family that we get to see, especially towards the end when we hear about Anne and Gilbert's grandchildren.
All in all, if you are a fan of the Anne of Green Gables series, this book is a must read.
The style of this book is far different than anything Montgomery had written before and I love that despite her hard times and older age, she was willing to grow and push herself in her writing. I didn't love the poetry sections as much as the short stories, but that is merely my personal preferences showing. My favorite part of the book were the tiny snippets into the Blythe family that we get to see, especially towards the end when we hear about Anne and Gilbert's grandchildren.
All in all, if you are a fan of the Anne of Green Gables series, this book is a must read.
indigo666's review against another edition
2.0
To consider this part of the Anne of Green Gables series does the rest of those books a disservice. The short stories were forced full of references to the Blythe clan in ways that added no value. This book had none of the heart and charm of the Anne books and three times the misogyny. I had to force myself to finish it.
violet_primroses's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
kayk's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75