Reviews - Emily of New Moon

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Emily of New Moon

L.M. Montgomery

4.09 AVERAGE

m_liz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Oh this book!! I’m so glad I finally decided to read it. I loved living in Emily’s world, seeing it through her eyes. L.M. Montgomery is truly a brilliant author.

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lindastehlikova2's review

4.25

medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

emeszee's review

4.0

[4/5]
Attention, everyone. A fact was proven today.
L. M. Montgomery's books are fantastic and must be read.
I have already read the majority of the Anne of Green Gables series (and I also plan on rereading very soon), and it is...................true art. Therefore, I decided, "HEY, so Anne is one of the best series to ever be concocted by a human being in the history of existence; perhaps, I will read another one of these fabulous books by L. M. Montgomery." So then, I did. I do not regret it. Emily's story is similar to Anne's in a sense. They like romanticizing life. Et cetera. Emily is like the darker version of Anne though. Anne does not have to witness the untimely deaths of her parents. Emily does. I'd explain more, but I'd get on a tangent. All in all, I still prefer Anne. Sorry.
whisper Read this book anyway.

paige87's review

5.0

There were a few terms of endearment and words that did not transfer well to our modern day speech. There was also one character I could have done without - did Dean Priest make anyone else uncomfortable?? Outside of this, I loved the whimsy and the imagery. And I loved Emily. I'm looking forward to continuing with this trilogy.

ingrids1's review

3.5

emotional 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

sashapasha's review

3.0

Summary -- a group of people who are extremely unsuited to caring for a child are suddenly saddled with an inordinately outspoken and brave little girl.

The thing I admire most about Emily is that she doesn’t cower in the face of adult disapproval. Nor does she assume they know what they’re talking about.

Life was rough for children in L.M. Montgomery’s time. Most of the behavior of the adults towards the children would be considered abusive in today's society. The climax of the novel is Aunt Elizabeth realizing that children are human beings too and Emily should be treated like a person. *mind blown*

Dated in other ways as well, but enjoyable at times. Montgomery is a master of writing with a tone of childlike innocence while preserving the intelligence of a character. She's also quite hung up on teaching uptight, strict, dictatorial spinsters how to love.

It's been ages since I've read Anne of Green Gables, but I'm fairly sure I enjoyed that one more.