A review by atuin
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

lighthearted

3.5

I'll admit, I went back and forth between hating and loving this book. I loved some of the descriptions regarding the emotions the characters went through, the beautifully described nature, and many of the stories regarding Anne are fun. On the other hand, there are parts where the characters just talk about how great Anne is (or how horrible she is), Anne herself can get a little frustrating to read, and after reading about Maya Angelou's childhood, some of Anne's tribulations feel almost asinine by comparison. Still, it is not fair to compare books when they both clearly want to do different things, and Anne being annoying sometimes makes sense because all kids are a little annoying sometimes. Overall I think this book does have more positives than negatives, and I'm sure I would have liked it even more if I read it as a kid. 
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