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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
slow-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:
Yes
This primarily followed Anne's youngest child, Rilla, during her late teen years which happened to coincide with World War I. A great deal of it is just waiting to hear from folks on the front lines, time passing quickly without much happening at home, and the slow growth of Rilla's mental maturity. There were moments that reminded me of the very first book in this series but overall this one felt completely separate with little engagement from the original characters we watched grow up.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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:
Yes
What a perfect way to end this series! I loved seeing Rilla grow up and I really felt with them through all their angst and grief and occasional joy.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Of all the "Anne" books, this one of LMM's seems to exhibit the most socially backward attitudes, perhaps because it's the only one that deals with the larger world and not just the individual characters and their entangled lives. Set in WWI, the book follows Rilla Blythe as she becomes an adult through dealing with the emotional toll and sacrifice of a war in which one's society participates (as opposed to our current wars).
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
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
So poignant reading a novel written shortly after WW1 and without knowledge of the second that followed so heartbreakingly closely.
Montgomery‘S standard tropes of opinionated elderly women and the anecdotes of cute young boys, intertwined with her personal context regarding religion and class, but with the incorporation of the grief and trials of the freshly endured war years that brought maturity to get writing style.
Montgomery‘S standard tropes of opinionated elderly women and the anecdotes of cute young boys, intertwined with her personal context regarding religion and class, but with the incorporation of the grief and trials of the freshly endured war years that brought maturity to get writing style.
This was an interesting departure from the content of the previous Anne of Green Gables novels. The main difference seems to be that this installment is clearly connected to world history, much more so than any of its predecessors. The novel chronicles what happens to the Blythe family and much of the rest of the Glen's citizenry during World War I. Bittersweet at times, but still full of the entertaining divertissements that keep a reader coming back for more of L. M. Montgomery's work.
I hated this book . I will keep reading the series . The series should have ended after book 3
emotional
informative
lighthearted
sad
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:
No
I haven't read many WW1 books, let alone from a teen Canadian girls perspective. In this book Rilla is left at home as her brothers and friends leave to join the fight. The book is half journal and is an insight into her day to day life during the war.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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