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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
I LOVE this book. It made me cry, laugh, smile, and all the good things ever!!! Aside from maybe Anne of the Island, this is my favorite book in the series. The only thing you'll regret about this book is not reading it sooner, it's that good!!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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
This Christmas, I gave this book as a standalone so I read it with that idea in mind. It's the story of Anne of Green Gables, grown-up. She and Gilbert Blythe have six children and a beloved cook and maid, Susan Baker. The family is plunged into WWI along with the rest of Canada, England, and most of the rest of the world. L.M. Montgomery wrote the book shortly after living through WWI so she captured the emotion of the era beautifully—how idyllic things seemed before, how the war changed everything and everyone affected by it, and how they believed (how they had to believe) nothing meaningful could exist without sacrifice. It would be called propaganda now, but it's how they endured.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
I'm so glad to be done-the book made me sad, it had absolutely nothing going for it-and my beloved Anne was simply Mrs. Blythe. Ugh. If I ever re-read this series again, I'll stick only to the first 2 or 3 books-the rest aren't worth my time.
I don't recommend this book unless you're committed to finishing the series.
I don't recommend this book unless you're committed to finishing the series.
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Well, this book made me cry twice. Seeing the Blythe family's experience from the start to the end of WW1 was a journey and the change Rilla went through was beautiful and heartbreaking to see. All the weight the families had to carry, as all their boys left, the constant fear, the devastation, I felt each step of the way, those 4 long years. Oh, how glad I was to have read Rainbow Valley for the context of these characters and their relationships. Seeing them all as young adults, with their sweethearts, and their individual war efforts, it truly felt like being transported back in time. Forever a Walter Blythe stan (#1 Blythe child). Also, Dog Monday, you know what you did. Those were tears of joy. Lastly, I wanted to actually commit murder to a certain IRENE. The things she said about Walter and Rilla and just quite simply her entire being was EVIL. My blood boiled reading what she said. PHEW. Such a hard hitting book and I absolutely loved it.
It's been so many years since the first time I read this book, and I'm still not over how perfect the ending is.
Beautiful, sad, uplifting...just as it should be. I will miss these characters, I feel as though they have been my friends for some time and it's hard to part with them.
I love this book so much. I cried basically through the whole thing. I will never not be amazed by L.M. Montgomery’s prose. That alone made me cry for the sheer beauty of reading it! She’s my hero.