Reviews with content warning for Animal cruelty - Anne of the Island

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Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

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eepi's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

4.25 stars
i like this better than the second one.
the animal cruelty tho

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april_reads's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After thoroughly enjoying the last two, I was pretty disappointed by this one. Let's just say I have mixed feelings about it. There were several things I found charming, but Anne herself frustrated and even horrified me a little. The cat scene, need I say more? Actually, I will -

if they had actually killed the cat, I would have put the book down and not picked up another one. Why do most of the characters seem to hate cats?! What did poor Rusty do, besides having the misfortune of liking Anne and being "disreputable looking." As is, the fact that Anne went along with the cat-murder plot left me feeling betrayed. Oh! And the same goes for Mr. Harrison who killed his dog (twice) simply because he was tired of him. What. The. Hell? Also, her refusal to examine her feelings for Gilbert at first felt adorably naïve and true to life but quickly became tiresome, especially her borderline catty commentary about Christine. The side-story with Mr. Douglas, his mother, and Janet, whom he'd loved for over twenty years, just irked me. I don't know if his mother's two-faced cruelty or the man's lack of backbone bothered me more. And Janet was way too forgiving in my opinion. I know the series was written for kids and has lessons and morals, but they just feel a little too heavy-handed sometimes.

However, all that aside, it was mostly an enjoyable read and a little bittersweet to see everyone growing up, and I'm glad Anne stopped being such a dolt about her feelings for Gilbert, even if that part felt needlessly rushed, but I guess it makes sense considering the target audience.

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sanne_vds's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

Super cute and wholesome read! I loved the addition of Phil and the girls living at Patty's place. But there was a second where I though that Anne had gone against her morals completely,

when she agreed to kill Rusty, but I'm so glad her conscious didn't actually agree with it and that she kept the cat whilst living at Patty's place. And finally finally finally Anne realised her feelings for Gilbert and they are somehow engaged!

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christabelle_v's review against another edition

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I was already little disinterested in the book at 49%, but the animal cruelty that Anne of all people was involved in stopped me from continuing the book

/with Anne agreeing to kill the cat who loved her simply because she didn't want it and it looked ugly was the final line

. I may pick it back up again in the future, but for now it was so jarring I had to stop. The book began with LM Montgomery's beautiful writing, her description of nature, Avonlea and life was beautiful. I was excited and eager to see Anne's life in college. However, when we finally get there, everything felt superficial. It was just Anne and her talks with ther friends; her social life. Her studies were summarized in a few sentences and paragraphs, and the timing of her college felt rushed. The first book felt better in the time change from age 11-16 because it felt more natural in the way timed passed. I felt this book didn't have the rich description in the conversations with her friends at college. Although

Ruby's

dialouge was sad, it had the deepness and richness of writing I had expected and let me keep reading on. Scenes in Avonlea seemed, to me, the only ones that felt like the first two books' wonderful character interaction. Although I did like

Anne getting Patty's place and their conversation, but I realized I knew she was going to get it ahead of time so I wasn't surprised

. LM montgomery used to make every day life seem so beautiful but I found myself loosing interest in the novel. And then, the chapter of the cat following Anne happened. I can't believe Anne who loves nature agreed with it. I researched it because I was so shocked and this felt so unlike Anne. I discovered Animal cruelty was common back then, but Anne was always different than everyone else. She loved nature and was a strong intelligent caring person. I couldn't read anymore. Also Davy's character development slid backwards. Unlike Anne who always had good intentions, Davy's shenanigans were ill intentioned. I'm sad it wasn't as good as the previous two, or maybe it just isn't the type of book for me.

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imrereads's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.0

This was a lovely edition to the Anne-series. I really didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, as the second book didn't really impress me. This felt more like what I wanted for Anne, and it makes me excited to continue on with the series.

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_teoeo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

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kathabooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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lavenderbluestories's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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fremzz's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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angieinsp26's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this 3rd installment of the Anne of Green Gables series. I enjoyed reading about Anne growing up and her adventures in College and seeing her relationship with Gilbert grow at then end even though it was frustrating to read about Anne denying her feelings for Gilbert, I still think that the book had a prefect ending and perfect begin for for the next book.

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