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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
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
Ohhhh my god what a gorgeous gorgeous book. The entire series is so comforting and nostalgic but I love this one especially!!! I have never once made it through this book without crying a minimum of 5 or so times—genuinely think I cried upwards of 10 times during this reread.
LM Montgomery is SO good at those super vivid, dreamy descriptions, but I feel like they're particularly beautiful in this book, especially because they're contrasted with war and all of the suffering that comes with it. The scene at the party when they get the news that the war has broken out genuinely gives me chills. I just think the novel is such an evocative, emotional depiction of what it was like for the family and friends left behind by the soldiers of WWI, especially the women.
Yes, there are definitely some ways in which this book falls short and is a product of its time, and I do wish it focused a little more on the older generation (Anne and Gilbert are the only reason I'm here, didn't you know??) and honestly a little more on Ken and Rilla's relationship (I get that their being apart is kinda the point but do I wish we got just a liiiittle more insight into their dynamic) but overall I do think it is fantastic. The metaphor of the Pied Piper?? Chilling. I think Walter is such a beautifully written character and you cannot speak to me about him or I'll cry.
The point is, I LOVE THIS BOOK. I know it is certainly not perfect but it will never not be one of my absolute favorites. 4.5 stars as a genuine rating, but one billion stars in my heart. I love you LM Montgomery, I love you Anne Shirley <3
LM Montgomery is SO good at those super vivid, dreamy descriptions, but I feel like they're particularly beautiful in this book, especially because they're contrasted with war and all of the suffering that comes with it. The scene at the party when they get the news that the war has broken out genuinely gives me chills. I just think the novel is such an evocative, emotional depiction of what it was like for the family and friends left behind by the soldiers of WWI, especially the women.
Yes, there are definitely some ways in which this book falls short and is a product of its time, and I do wish it focused a little more on the older generation (Anne and Gilbert are the only reason I'm here, didn't you know??) and honestly a little more on Ken and Rilla's relationship (I get that their being apart is kinda the point but do I wish we got just a liiiittle more insight into their dynamic) but overall I do think it is fantastic. The metaphor of the Pied Piper?? Chilling. I think Walter is such a beautifully written character and you cannot speak to me about him or I'll cry.
The point is, I LOVE THIS BOOK. I know it is certainly not perfect but it will never not be one of my absolute favorites. 4.5 stars as a genuine rating, but one billion stars in my heart. I love you LM Montgomery, I love you Anne Shirley <3
After Rainbow Valley not being what I expected, I wasn’t expecting too much from this book, but it was a really great read. Funny and sad in equal measure. Sad to think there are no more books to read in the series now.
"She would not see him again until the day broke and the shadows vanished-and she knew not if that daybreak would be on this side of the grave or beyond it."
"And you will tell your children of the Idea we fought and died for-teach them it must be lived for as well as died for, else the price paid for it will have been for nought."
I cried. A lot. There's just so much pain and beauty and struggle and softness here.
"And you will tell your children of the Idea we fought and died for-teach them it must be lived for as well as died for, else the price paid for it will have been for nought."
I cried. A lot. There's just so much pain and beauty and struggle and softness here.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
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
I can't believe I've officially finished a reread of the Anne of Green Gables series. It was still so good and so emotional. While reading Rilla of Ingleside, I sobbed a lot. Since is a book that takes place during World War I, it has a lot of emotional scenes. I don't think I truly appreciated this book the first time I read it because I was too young to truly get it, but now it is in my top 4 favorites of the series. Since this is the final book, I'm going to share my initial ranking of the series when I read them in late elementary/early middle school vs. my ranking after rereading them as an adult.
My original ranking:
1. Anne of the Island
2. Anne's House of Dreams
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Anne of Ingleside
5. Anne of Avonlea
6. Rainbow Valley
7. Rilla of Ingleside
8. Anne of Windy Poplars
My current ranking:
1. Anne's House of Dreams
2. Anne of Windy Poplars
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Rilla of Ingleside
5. Anne of the Island
6. Anne of Avonlea
7. Rainbow Valley
8. Anne of Ingleside
I think my favorites have shifted based on my age and the life experiences I've had. But also, since I'm older, I've read more and am more critical of books. So, I think I judged some of these more for their pacing, structure, etc. Whereas, when I was little, it was just more about the characters and how much I liked them and what was happening to them.
My original ranking:
1. Anne of the Island
2. Anne's House of Dreams
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Anne of Ingleside
5. Anne of Avonlea
6. Rainbow Valley
7. Rilla of Ingleside
8. Anne of Windy Poplars
My current ranking:
1. Anne's House of Dreams
2. Anne of Windy Poplars
3. Anne of Green Gables
4. Rilla of Ingleside
5. Anne of the Island
6. Anne of Avonlea
7. Rainbow Valley
8. Anne of Ingleside
I think my favorites have shifted based on my age and the life experiences I've had. But also, since I'm older, I've read more and am more critical of books. So, I think I judged some of these more for their pacing, structure, etc. Whereas, when I was little, it was just more about the characters and how much I liked them and what was happening to them.
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
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
hopeful
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
And this era too comes to an end.
I first started reading Anne of Green Gables in 2019, when my Canadian host family gifted me the box set. Every year I'd come back home for holidays and read one book. Every year it felt like I was growing with Anne, sharing the journey towards adulthood with her. It was a pleasure to get to know her once again from her daughter's POV, to find her mannerism hidden in some of Rilla's. It was wonderful to see Rilla grow from a young teenage girl into a strong-willed, fierce, yet soft-hearted woman. I also enjoyed reading the accounts of the Great War in a "contemporary" fashion, living through the horrors it brought upon the world from the eyes of those who suffered, or helplessly watched them unravel.
I first started reading Anne of Green Gables in 2019, when my Canadian host family gifted me the box set. Every year I'd come back home for holidays and read one book. Every year it felt like I was growing with Anne, sharing the journey towards adulthood with her. It was a pleasure to get to know her once again from her daughter's POV, to find her mannerism hidden in some of Rilla's. It was wonderful to see Rilla grow from a young teenage girl into a strong-willed, fierce, yet soft-hearted woman. I also enjoyed reading the accounts of the Great War in a "contemporary" fashion, living through the horrors it brought upon the world from the eyes of those who suffered, or helplessly watched them unravel.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes