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A review by fullybookedpenguin
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is technically a re-read but I read it so long ago I only remember the basic plot points.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I remember I did last time.
Anne is now a young adult and off to college, where she interacts with friends, lives with them at a quaint house and deals with a passing parade of male callers.
I feel like the charm of Anne was kind of lost in this. I liked her moments at home at Green Gables, but when she was away her whimsy and status of Kindred spirit got put aside for social interactions and courtships.
Also we barely hear about Anne and Gils relationship except with some "They were good chums" "They were distant" etc.
I remember Gilbert being a swoony character but you see none of that and when things don't go his way he takes on a ghosty flittering of presence.
Anne also is very unwise and not in the cute, innocent way her childhood self did. She's got a bit of an ego and is a little ditsy.
There is a random chapter where animal abuse or animal euthanasia is featured so that was just weird and distasteful.
There were fun moments with characters that weren't Anne, and overall I still like the writing, there was just a lost joy and spark in the writing.
Will be interested if now we are past the mistakes of young romance and ideas, we get to return some of the previous charm in Windy Poplars, but we shall see.
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I remember I did last time.
Anne is now a young adult and off to college, where she interacts with friends, lives with them at a quaint house and deals with a passing parade of male callers.
I feel like the charm of Anne was kind of lost in this. I liked her moments at home at Green Gables, but when she was away her whimsy and status of Kindred spirit got put aside for social interactions and courtships.
Also we barely hear about Anne and Gils relationship except with some "They were good chums" "They were distant" etc.
I remember Gilbert being a swoony character but you see none of that and when things don't go his way he takes on a ghosty flittering of presence.
Anne also is very unwise and not in the cute, innocent way her childhood self did. She's got a bit of an ego and is a little ditsy.
There is a random chapter where animal abuse or animal euthanasia is featured so that was just weird and distasteful.
There were fun moments with characters that weren't Anne, and overall I still like the writing, there was just a lost joy and spark in the writing.
Will be interested if now we are past the mistakes of young romance and ideas, we get to return some of the previous charm in Windy Poplars, but we shall see.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, and Terminal illness