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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
The story was okay. It’s not my favorite in the series. Some of the characters really got on my nerves though. And if I ever hear the phrase, “Just like a man,” ever again, I’ll go insane.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
emotional
inspiring
relaxing
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death of parent
Anne has grown up. That's basically the man theme of this book and it was a nice change from the other ones. Anne and Gilbert are finally married and they move out of Avonlea and into what Anne calls 'her hose of dreams'. There they live together as man and wife with all the ups and downs that brings - and there is definitely some downs, which, and I don't mean to sound twisted or anything, made the story better and more real. A really good book for these horrible winter days.
TW: pregnancy loss
I did enjoy moments of the book. I enjoyed seeing a new life that Anne is going to lead. However, there were still some problems with the book. I know this book is in line with how life was back in the 1930s and earlier, though I found it upsetting when Anne was writing to magazines and had a job as a teacher to then being married, which meant giving everything up. Which I felt sad for Anne, even if she wasn't sad about it. I was in shock that Montgomery had something in here about miscarriage and how Anne felt about it happening, and bow some of those are my favourite quotes. Though it was annoying that she held this sadness for only a chapter, but it was good that it was mentioned anyway.
In saying that. I did enjoy the book, just not as much as past books.
I did enjoy moments of the book. I enjoyed seeing a new life that Anne is going to lead. However, there were still some problems with the book. I know this book is in line with how life was back in the 1930s and earlier, though I found it upsetting when Anne was writing to magazines and had a job as a teacher to then being married, which meant giving everything up. Which I felt sad for Anne, even if she wasn't sad about it. I was in shock that Montgomery had something in here about miscarriage and how Anne felt about it happening, and bow some of those are my favourite quotes. Though it was annoying that she held this sadness for only a chapter, but it was good that it was mentioned anyway.
In saying that. I did enjoy the book, just not as much as past books.
This is probably my favourite Anne book (aside from Green Gables), it just has such a unique feeling and so many lovely new characters. Definitely an interesting twist near the end!
Again, Lucy did it again, made me cry over characters and places I’ve known for seven days. Every Anne book just keep being so heartwarming and wonderful and emotional, just everything. It is shocking how easy it is to relate to Anne, a girl, now woman, born in the 1880’s. I dread the day I read the last book.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is the book where Anne finally settles down with Gilbert. They move to a new town and they really don’t see the original characters very much at all.
So the main plot points in this book are Leslie’s and Captain Jim’s. Anne is again devolving into more of an inactive protagonist than an active one, where not only is the main plot points not about her but she also isn’t very involved with them. So Leslie is very mysterious and I was intrigued, there were a lot of twists and turns with her which against shows how Montgomery has turned her stories less ‘everyday’ and more soap opera-esque. I think it was an intriguing story, though I do wish that Anne was more involved. We then have Captain Jim, whose story was less focal but still made me a tad emotional. When he died at the end I thought it was very well-written and emotive, his Life Book was a good way to wrap up his story. I actually just remembered an Anne-plot which was her still-born baby. I actually thought this was a very mature topic and I really enjoyed this addition, it made it all a lot more real. Though I must say that I wish it had more lasting effects on her as a character, you can see that she’s been taken out of this fanciful world and brought back to reality. Overall, I think this book had some really strong plots though I will say I think that Leslie’s was a tad over dramatic and too centralised.
We then move onto the characters, both new and old. Let’s start with Anne, I think that she was a lot more mature here and I actually liked that and thought it was really good! She had some character development and you could clearly see how she has become a lady and changed from her original personality as a child. Gilbert was a huge disappointment for me, I felt that he really lacked a lot of depth and I don’t think his character was executed very well. Also touching on his relationship with Anne, it was also very lack-lustre and I wish that there was more of a look into who he is now as when he was a kid I think he was very well characterised. Moving on the new characters, starting with Leslie. To me, she was a copy and paste of Kathrine’s (or Katrina I can’t remember) story arch from the previous book. She starts off as this mean, mysterious character before becoming sweet and humanised though her sad backstory which is explained to Anne through a secondary character. She was mysterious at the beginning, but it was very clear where they planned to take this character. Captain Jim was an incredibly likeable character, especially with “the race of Joseph” being very charming. I think he stood out as one of the best character’s in this book, as he is completely unlike any other character we’ve seen before in the Anne series. His speeches were never too long and he was always very nice which worked well for the emotional appeal at the end of the book. The final character I will be mentioning is miss Cornelia. Although she was obviously incredibly similar to Mrs Rachel Lynde, I still really liked her (though to be fair I do adore Mrs Rachel Lynde). She was really opinionated and I though the stick of always taking women’s sides was funny (though outdated) and overall I thought she was an enjoyable character. This cast of characters was pretty good, though I will say a decent amount are very similar to ones we have previously seen.
This book was really good for me and I liked it a lot. Although the stories were strong they weren’t very engaging for me, however my love of a lot of the characters made up for this
So the main plot points in this book are Leslie’s and Captain Jim’s. Anne is again devolving into more of an inactive protagonist than an active one, where not only is the main plot points not about her but she also isn’t very involved with them. So Leslie is very mysterious and I was intrigued, there were a lot of twists and turns with her which against shows how Montgomery has turned her stories less ‘everyday’ and more soap opera-esque. I think it was an intriguing story, though I do wish that Anne was more involved. We then have Captain Jim, whose story was less focal but still made me a tad emotional. When he died at the end I thought it was very well-written and emotive, his Life Book was a good way to wrap up his story. I actually just remembered an Anne-plot which was her still-born baby. I actually thought this was a very mature topic and I really enjoyed this addition, it made it all a lot more real. Though I must say that I wish it had more lasting effects on her as a character, you can see that she’s been taken out of this fanciful world and brought back to reality. Overall, I think this book had some really strong plots though I will say I think that Leslie’s was a tad over dramatic and too centralised.
We then move onto the characters, both new and old. Let’s start with Anne, I think that she was a lot more mature here and I actually liked that and thought it was really good! She had some character development and you could clearly see how she has become a lady and changed from her original personality as a child. Gilbert was a huge disappointment for me, I felt that he really lacked a lot of depth and I don’t think his character was executed very well. Also touching on his relationship with Anne, it was also very lack-lustre and I wish that there was more of a look into who he is now as when he was a kid I think he was very well characterised. Moving on the new characters, starting with Leslie. To me, she was a copy and paste of Kathrine’s (or Katrina I can’t remember) story arch from the previous book. She starts off as this mean, mysterious character before becoming sweet and humanised though her sad backstory which is explained to Anne through a secondary character. She was mysterious at the beginning, but it was very clear where they planned to take this character. Captain Jim was an incredibly likeable character, especially with “the race of Joseph” being very charming. I think he stood out as one of the best character’s in this book, as he is completely unlike any other character we’ve seen before in the Anne series. His speeches were never too long and he was always very nice which worked well for the emotional appeal at the end of the book. The final character I will be mentioning is miss Cornelia. Although she was obviously incredibly similar to Mrs Rachel Lynde, I still really liked her (though to be fair I do adore Mrs Rachel Lynde). She was really opinionated and I though the stick of always taking women’s sides was funny (though outdated) and overall I thought she was an enjoyable character. This cast of characters was pretty good, though I will say a decent amount are very similar to ones we have previously seen.
This book was really good for me and I liked it a lot. Although the stories were strong they weren’t very engaging for me, however my love of a lot of the characters made up for this