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A review by malima
Ania z Szumiących Topoli by L.M. Montgomery
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I found this one much harder to get into than the previous ones (I needed two tries to finally manage it), mostly because, except for Anne, we have a fully new cast of characters, and none of the previous characters <i>really</i> show up.
Before, she at least took some of her friends and acquaintances from book to book, but now even Gilbert doesn't get a much bigger role than being mentioned as her fiance and part of the book being told in letters to him. These letters mostly just recount the events in Summerside like the rest of the story does.
Similarly, before, Anne had something to work towards, and now after the first part where she works towards the students and residents of Summerside to respect her, she doesn't have anything to work towards, only live through the three years she teaches at Summerside until she marries Gilbert.
Once I got into it, I still enjoyed all the little stories in her life, but I think I might have grown out of this type of story and would have preferred either more bigger roles for her previous friends and acquaintances or an overarching plot arc for the whole book.
Before, she at least took some of her friends and acquaintances from book to book, but now even Gilbert doesn't get a much bigger role than being mentioned as her fiance and part of the book being told in letters to him. These letters mostly just recount the events in Summerside like the rest of the story does.
Similarly, before, Anne had something to work towards, and now after the first part where she works towards the students and residents of Summerside to respect her, she doesn't have anything to work towards, only live through the three years she teaches at Summerside until she marries Gilbert.
Once I got into it, I still enjoyed all the little stories in her life, but I think I might have grown out of this type of story and would have preferred either more bigger roles for her previous friends and acquaintances or an overarching plot arc for the whole book.