Reviews

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

maeghie1408's review against another edition

5.0

« I’d like to add some beauty to life. I don’t exactly want to make people know more - though I know that is the noblest ambition - but I’d love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me - to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn’t been born.
- I think you’re fulfilling that ambition every day »

I don’t think I could ever trust someone who disliked this classic. It was one of the sweetest thing I’ve ever read. Anne is so cute… I cried quite a few times. I loved this story very very much ❤️

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My first classic ❤️ Anne is the cutest

aeb3's review against another edition

5.0

This book could not have been more delightful. Having squared off against girl-ish literature early in life, I first ate my words with Jane Austen. But for Anne of Green Gables, serious penance is due. This was magnificent. As if Anne herself weren't thoroughly worth the read, L.M. Montgomery's way with words will light the eyes of any lover of literature. I can't wait to read this one day with little girls in my life.

claire_dobson's review against another edition

5.0

A beautifully written book which I have treasured since being a child.

rabbithrted's review against another edition

5.0

After watching the CBC adaption and thoroughly enjoying it I thought I'd pick up the original work.

I finished the last pages with tear stained cheeks and a smile on my face. Anne's sheer
positivity and gratitude was refreshing. Montgomery perfectly showed how Anne matured, her quick temper and constant grudges faded as she progressed through the book, slowly learning about herself and others around her. The budding of her and Gilbert's friendship was a true example of this.

Today we so easily forget the small aspects of beauty in our lives, Anne's sudden appreciation for spring when Josie started teasing her about the Avery scholarship was beautiful-

'that may make me feel badly tomorrow Josie, but just now I honestly feel that as long as I know the violets are coming out all purple down in the hollow below Green Gables and that little ferns are poking their heads up in Lovers' Lane its not a great deal of difference whether I win the Avery or not.'.

As a young girl sitting her GCSE exams soon, it made me reflect on how caught up we can get in a whirlwind of anxiety. I now want to relish in all the most romantic parts of my youth all the more.

I'm surprised I'd never even heard of Anne until recently but I'm so glad I have now.

anna_of_green_gables's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lindsayanncory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

inmybookishera98's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

hannahinpages's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 !!

pedantic_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

oh_book_worm's review against another edition

I was reading it in the psych ward and left before I could finish it. I’d love to finish it one day, though.