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soph22's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism
kasialipa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Grief
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
Minor: Suicide, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse
kindred_reader's review against another edition
3.75
It sometimes felt a little tedious to read because I just can't wait for her and Gilbert to be married and live in their house of dreams, but this book isn't worth skimming because the people she met and the experience she had really shaped her. And her letters to Gilbert are something I'm sure formed their relationship for the long three years they were apart.
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death
marioosa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Child death, Bullying, Misogyny, and Child abuse
ghostly_monstera's review against another edition
3.75
It sometimes felt a little tedious to read because I just can't wait for her and Gilbert to be married and live in their house of dreams, but this book isn't worth skimming because the people she met and the experience she had really shaped her. And her letters to Gilbert are something I'm sure formed their relationship for the long three years they were apart.
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent
linesiunderline's review against another edition
- 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
What I enjoyed:
• Anne, always.
• Windy Poplars was a home I could really visualize. It had soul.
• Anne’s journey towards finding her place and her people in a new town.
• Katherine Brooks’ transformation - loved it in the TV series, and loved it on the page.
Stumbling blocks:
• The pacing - I just couldn’t stay into it the whole way through. It lagged in sections and I wanted to skim.
• Not enough Gilbert.
• Not sure if the style - half epistolary, half narrative, really worked for me. This might have been part of the pacing issue.
• I kept comparing what was happening on the page to my memories of the TV adaptation and finding that I enjoyed the adaptation more (GASP).
Still, I want to read the whole series and now I can move along.
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Cannibalism and Racism
anneleen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Cannibalism and Child death
beata's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
Minor: Cannibalism
tfortilney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Child death