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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
I've always loved Anne Shirley and Emily Byrd Starr. I took this opportunity to reread the first in the Emily of New Moon series. Emily is a feisty orphan, taken in by her imposing aunt. The book follows her adventures as she settles in, and sets the stage for the sequels in which Emily travels further on the path to achieving her dreams.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
the writing is a big improvement from anne, but i much prefer the characters and stories in the anne
books than in this one.
books than in this one.
More like 3.75. I haven’t read this book in many years so much of it had been forgotten. I appreciate the variety in LMM’s heroines but Anne will forever be my favorite.
emotional
reflective
sad
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
I first read Emily of New Moon when I was in Grade Seven, which meant that I was the exact same age as Emily is in this novel. I always understood her completely because she has this innate desire to write, and would write even if no one ever saw a word of her prose... and as a child I always felt the same. I remember back then, not liking how the book was split between moments of dialogue and exposition told through letters, but this time round I found that I understood the scope of the story so much better. One thing that strikes me as a little odd now... and perhaps was definitely a sign of when the book was written... is the fact that Dean Priest takes such an interest in Emily. When I was a child, I don't think I realized just how big the age gap was, and now I find it to be not only strange, but a bit unsettling as well :/ Aside from that, Emily of New Moon remains an enchanting book, one that I would recommend to everyone, young and old.
I think I'd read about half of this before, but never the whole thing. And..... yeah, this is a book you should read in your teens. I probably would have loved it back then, but now it just feels like a pale imitation of Anne Shirley. It is very very recognizably Lucy Maud's work, in so many ways. But..... meh.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism