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jlouiseknits's review against another edition
slow-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? It's complicated
2.5
Did not age well. Very similar to author's other book, Anne of Green gables in story line. Slog to get through parts. Will not be reading any of the other books in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment and Animal death
Minor: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death
heather_freshparchment's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death and Bullying
fuchsiarascal's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I feel like I would've liked this a lot more had I read it as a teen, so is that the book's fault for the 3 star rating...? (Probably more like a 3.5 but not enough to round it up to a 4.) I don't know. I also definitely feel like I would've liked it more if I hadn't already read (and loved) Anne of Green Gables... but instead I just found myself rolling my eyes at L.M. Montgomery writing about yet another young orphan girl with an overactive imagination and a passion for writing. It was a nice enough story but nothing that wowed me in the slightest, which is unfortunate.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming and Animal death
words_and_dreams's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I didn't enjoy this as much as Anne Of Green Gables which I love.
I liked Emily as a character, she had a lot of sass and I loved her comebacks.
However I didn't like the side characters very much, apart from Teddy, Ilse and Jimmy. Everyone else had little to redeem themselves. There was also far too much animal cruelty and cat death. π¬
Theres also a very problematic grooming storyline thats very uncomfortable.
I liked Emily as a character, she had a lot of sass and I loved her comebacks.
However I didn't like the side characters very much, apart from Teddy, Ilse and Jimmy. Everyone else had little to redeem themselves. There was also far too much animal cruelty and cat death. π¬
Theres also a very problematic grooming storyline thats very uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
I re-read this because I loved in my teen years, far more than I ever loved Anne of Green Gables. Where Anne gave me severe secondhand embarrassment, and had an affinity for the kind of poetry that always made my eyes glaze over, Emily was quieter, with less flare of temper, but more intensity of immovable determination when she felt it called for, and her poetry was more about seeing the world in an odd and fantastic way, which I found much more relatable.
Trying to re-read this as an adult, I almost gave up a few chapters in. The early parts of the book are just BRUTAL with adults who have no real sympathy and little compassion, or very occasionally those who have sympathy but little power to improve her life. After a break, I picked it back it up, discovered I was past the worst and mostly enjoyed the middle, for the all the reasons I remembered loving Emily.
Toward the end, I discovered a story moment I'd forgotten all about but absolutely MADE the story and *almost* made the brutal start worth it all. I won't say anything more for risk of spoilers, but it was beautiful.
Trying to re-read this as an adult, I almost gave up a few chapters in. The early parts of the book are just BRUTAL with adults who have no real sympathy and little compassion, or very occasionally those who have sympathy but little power to improve her life. After a break, I picked it back it up, discovered I was past the worst and mostly enjoyed the middle, for the all the reasons I remembered loving Emily.
Toward the end, I discovered a story moment I'd forgotten all about but absolutely MADE the story and *almost* made the brutal start worth it all. I won't say anything more for risk of spoilers, but it was beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Infidelity
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
woolgathering_jane's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
βTo love is easy and therefore common - but to understand - how rare it is!β
Classic Montgomery, but the years she spent writing to this point shine through. From a craft view, Emily is much better than the first Anne book. The story is more mature and more layered.
From the story's viewpoint, though, Emily is obviously a second idea. You can see many similarities with Anne's character (which leads me to believe they were also similarities with Montgomery's character?) and story. But even then, it's a very charming story that I will return to many times.
From the story's viewpoint, though, Emily is obviously a second idea. You can see many similarities with Anne's character (which leads me to believe they were also similarities with Montgomery's character?) and story. But even then, it's a very charming story that I will return to many times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
claudia_bow's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
dianahincureads's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Sexism
Moderate: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia
the_freya's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent
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