Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Anne in Kingsport by L.M. Montgomery

7 reviews

hrford17's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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: No

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This is the Anne book I return to the most. Anne and some of her friends are off to Redmond College, and they learn about more than just the lessons taught in the classroom! Patty's Place feels so homelike and this is the first book with cats. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Classism

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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I cried...

The empathy that the characters have for each other is so heartwarming.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

ctriinnn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism

Minor: Colonisation, Classism

risten's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death

Minor: Racism, Grief, Classism

katie0528's review against another edition

3.25

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Anne is off to college in this book. She makes new friends, gets into fewer hijinks than in her childhood, but still manages to get herself into trouble here and there. At this point I'm kind of only reading for her romance with Gilbert, who has been her frenemy since day one.

Unfortunately despite the fact he proposes the first time halfway through the book, this turns somewhat into Pride and Prejudice where they both believe the other is courting someone else and the book ends on his accepted proposal.

My quest continues on!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Classism

rchulin1's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism

moonlightcupofcocoa's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Anne and Gilbert are both Redmond College scholars now. That means new friendships, rivalries and roommates.

The books mature as Anne herself matures. While the charm is still there, we shift more towards emotional growth, life transitions and goodbyes.

The characters and setting are immersive as always, but there’s a general bittersweet vibe between the lines (not mentioning the darker moments of loss and pain). 

Despite that, this book is a favourite for most people. I get a strong urge to reread it every fall. Something about the sometimes melancholic feeling fits the change of seasons.

IMPORTANT: I would, and personally always, skip Chapter 16 as it includes graphic animal cruelty! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Classism