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jennmo_pei 's review for:
The Blythes Are Quoted
by L.M. Montgomery
Loved this book!
This book was different in format from anything else by LMM and did take some getting used to. Once I did though, I found it very effective and moving. The book is divided in to two parts; the first prior to WWI and the second the years following this through the beginning of WWII. Each part consists of Anne sharing her poems (and those of Walter in the second part) with comments from others in the family in response to these. The vignettes of the Blythe's at home are interspersed with short stories that either include the Blythe's or reference them.
Some of the stories I had met before in other formats, some were new to me. I found that they were more meaningful when juxtaposed to the Blythe's evenings at home. I laughed, I cried, I will read again!!
There were some errors (like the reference to Anne and Gilbert's five children when we all know there were six children!). These, however, are explained in the afterword by Dr. Epperly.
This book was different in format from anything else by LMM and did take some getting used to. Once I did though, I found it very effective and moving. The book is divided in to two parts; the first prior to WWI and the second the years following this through the beginning of WWII. Each part consists of Anne sharing her poems (and those of Walter in the second part) with comments from others in the family in response to these. The vignettes of the Blythe's at home are interspersed with short stories that either include the Blythe's or reference them.
Some of the stories I had met before in other formats, some were new to me. I found that they were more meaningful when juxtaposed to the Blythe's evenings at home. I laughed, I cried, I will read again!!
There were some errors (like the reference to Anne and Gilbert's five children when we all know there were six children!). These, however, are explained in the afterword by Dr. Epperly.