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Kilmeny of the Orchard
by L.M. Montgomery
One of my goals for this year is to slowly make my way through the book written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and because I thought that full Spring would be a perfect time to do so, I decided to pick up Kilmeny of the Orchard. Sadly, I think it might be one of my least favourite of her books.
It's a very short and sweet story and it does have a slightly fairytale quality to it, but it struck me as very very shallow - too shallow even for the time it was written in, or considering L. M. Montgomery's other works. After finishing it, I found out that the author originally meant this book to be a short story and then had to quickly rewrite it into a full novel, so perhaps that's why it's not up to par with her other books.
Trying to find the positives, the writing style is as beautiful as ever - especially the descriptions of the orchard. Lucy Maud Montgomery paints vivid and stunning pictures with her words, that make me want to move to Prince Edward Island this instant. It's the third book she's published and I'm still amazed at her gift of writing such beautiful descriptions and lovely stories. I can't wait to read more of her works now.
It's a very short and sweet story and it does have a slightly fairytale quality to it, but it struck me as very very shallow - too shallow even for the time it was written in, or considering L. M. Montgomery's other works. After finishing it, I found out that the author originally meant this book to be a short story and then had to quickly rewrite it into a full novel, so perhaps that's why it's not up to par with her other books.
Trying to find the positives, the writing style is as beautiful as ever - especially the descriptions of the orchard. Lucy Maud Montgomery paints vivid and stunning pictures with her words, that make me want to move to Prince Edward Island this instant. It's the third book she's published and I'm still amazed at her gift of writing such beautiful descriptions and lovely stories. I can't wait to read more of her works now.