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savvannnna 's review for:
Anne's House of Dreams
by L.M. Montgomery
I don't have much to say about this book that I haven't already said about the series in my reviews for the previous books because it continues all the great themes and powerful, beautiful writing as well as strong, diverse female characters. It struck me as considerably more sad than the others, but it still maintains a good balance of joy and sorrow.
It's a bit rough that now that Anne is married and moved away from Green Gables for good, the old Avonlea crowd is scarcely mentioned. Likewise her Queens and Redmond pals have moved on, but Montgomery succeeds in conjuring up a whole new batch of interesting characters to populate her fifth instalment of the Anne novels. She also gives us more delicious descriptions of the beautiful scenery in Anne's new town and acquaints us with new houses and their respective idiosyncrasies. As always, Anne moves through life winning hearts and helping people to an extent that almost challenges credibility. But it is fiction, after all, and moreover there really are such people in the world, fortunately.
Something else I appreciate in the series that I haven't mentioned yet is how interesting it is historically. Montgomery includes a lot of the commonplace details of everyday life that are too often overlooked in literature. She describes the different fashions of the day and lets us know what kinds of cakes her characters eat, how and where they shop, what medical treatments they receive, and what techniques they use in sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery (all of which I love and practice myself!). This adds to the rich realism and endearing frankness of the novels, but it also provides an interestingly candid glimpse at rural maritime life in Canada a century past.
It's a bit rough that now that Anne is married and moved away from Green Gables for good, the old Avonlea crowd is scarcely mentioned. Likewise her Queens and Redmond pals have moved on, but Montgomery succeeds in conjuring up a whole new batch of interesting characters to populate her fifth instalment of the Anne novels. She also gives us more delicious descriptions of the beautiful scenery in Anne's new town and acquaints us with new houses and their respective idiosyncrasies. As always, Anne moves through life winning hearts and helping people to an extent that almost challenges credibility. But it is fiction, after all, and moreover there really are such people in the world, fortunately.
Something else I appreciate in the series that I haven't mentioned yet is how interesting it is historically. Montgomery includes a lot of the commonplace details of everyday life that are too often overlooked in literature. She describes the different fashions of the day and lets us know what kinds of cakes her characters eat, how and where they shop, what medical treatments they receive, and what techniques they use in sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery (all of which I love and practice myself!). This adds to the rich realism and endearing frankness of the novels, but it also provides an interestingly candid glimpse at rural maritime life in Canada a century past.