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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
I finished re-listening to this while I was on a cruise visiting Prince Edward Island, timed that way on purpose of course. I learned while there that Avonlea was based on Cavendish, where LM Montgomery lived almost her whole life, and saw the house (belonging to Montgomery's cousins) that inspired Green Gables. There was even a Lover's Lane and a Haunted Wood adjacent to the property! (We didn't have anywhere near long enough to explore it as it was a tour, but what a treat to see it!)
I can't necessarily say this is my favorite of the Anne series, as it's really very much a continuation of the first two--very episodic. But Anne is grown up in this one as in the last, all of her childhood foibles already behind her, and she's rather perfect in every way except one: she's completely blind to how she feels about Gilbert. That makes for the most sustained conflict in the whole series, and it features more prominently in this book than any of the others, even though it was in the first two books to some extent as well.
I'd forgotten how the films were a mish-mash of the first several books in the series. Much of the rest of the substance (except for the part about Gilbert) from this book doesn't appear in the films at all, and there are a lot of characters from this book that never do either. But that meant I felt like I was almost reading it for the first time. Almost.
I can't necessarily say this is my favorite of the Anne series, as it's really very much a continuation of the first two--very episodic. But Anne is grown up in this one as in the last, all of her childhood foibles already behind her, and she's rather perfect in every way except one: she's completely blind to how she feels about Gilbert. That makes for the most sustained conflict in the whole series, and it features more prominently in this book than any of the others, even though it was in the first two books to some extent as well.
I'd forgotten how the films were a mish-mash of the first several books in the series. Much of the rest of the substance (except for the part about Gilbert) from this book doesn't appear in the films at all, and there are a lot of characters from this book that never do either. But that meant I felt like I was almost reading it for the first time. Almost.
this book was so lovely & cozy & i loved everything about it
Loved this! All the ridiculous proposals, Anne going to and finishing college, growing into adulthood while still keeping her dreamy imagination in full force.
Another wonderful installment of the series of Anne books. It has some of the really great parts of the movies, but also some really good parts that aren’t included.
I particularly enjoyed hearing about Anne’s time at Redmond College in more detail. I liked the home where she stayed and the friends that she lived with very much. I also loved that she got to visit her birthplace of Bolingbroke, visit the home she lived in there, and read some letters her parents had written to each other.
And there, of course, were adventures in Avonlea with Marilla and the twins and all the other townsfolk you hear about in the previous books.
All in all, a very touching installment of this series, and I look forward to reading the next one. I think these books are timeless.
I particularly enjoyed hearing about Anne’s time at Redmond College in more detail. I liked the home where she stayed and the friends that she lived with very much. I also loved that she got to visit her birthplace of Bolingbroke, visit the home she lived in there, and read some letters her parents had written to each other.
And there, of course, were adventures in Avonlea with Marilla and the twins and all the other townsfolk you hear about in the previous books.
All in all, a very touching installment of this series, and I look forward to reading the next one. I think these books are timeless.
Rereading the series as an adult, and so far this is my favorite this time around.
Something in this book is especially beautiful and emotional for me - feels like the first one where Anne is “grown up”, and Montgomery writes this with gentleness and grief and humor - and, above all, an incredible knowledge of people.