Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - Anne of Green Gables

I read this a couple times years and years ago and found it more like a 3.5-4 star (I grew up with the Megan Follows film and the book didn't feel the same when I was younger) but this read hit the exact right spot at just the right time and I adored every bit of it. Anne and Marilla and Matthew feel like old friends and being back with them was exactly what I needed. The nature writing in this is also way more lush than I remembered and I loved it. There were so many points where I was laughing aloud and of course

Matthew dying had me literally in tears. When Marilla tells Anne "you mustn't think I don't love you just as much as he did"??? The 1985 film scene has been tattooed into my brain since childhood but it fucking wrecked me reading it this time.

I found myself really absorbed by Marilla this time around; it's practically as much about her as it is about Anne. They're both such rich characters and I'm so full of affection for them.

The 1985 version is on DVD at my local library so I will definitely be picking that up and I am definitely going to actually continue the series! Somehow I never felt the motivation to do so before but right now all I want is to stay with Anne.

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genny's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

I'm an Anne Shirley stan now. She's extremely dramatic and frank and is the peak example of someone who romanticizes everything in their life, and I love her. My feelings about her character are exactly like Marilla Cuthbert's - Anne should be annoying to me, but instead she's endearing and I feel almost motherly towards her. Every time Marilla admits to herself that she loves Anne, my heart flips. 🥺 I loved the descriptions of nature, I wish I could actually visit Green Gables. Oh, and Gilbert's obvious crush on Anne was so cute! I can't wait to start Anne of Avonlea, but I'm also dreading the eventual end of this series. I want to lie in the grass and listen to Karen Savage's narration forever. 😆 I thought she read too quickly at first, but I got used to it and now her voices for Anne and the rest of the cast are cemented in my mind.

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inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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