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lawbooks600's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Score: Nine points out of ten.
I wanted to read this book for so long after adding it to my want-to-read list, and not long after I finally read it. I had high expectations for this novel considering it's a classic and many other people have praised it. I wasn't disappointed. It exceeded my expectations so much it was delightful from start to finish, hence the five star rating. The story starts with the main character, Anne Shirley, or Anne for short. She was an orphan for an unspecified amount of time until some other characters, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, took her in. I must state the book can be slow paced sometimes but that allowed me to connect to Anne and the other characters; not all books can do that. I'm so glad to say this since this one could. The character development and the humour was spot on, so much so that it made me chuckle when I read some lines from the story, although I found Anne to be unique and likable in the first place. Speaking of, the writing style made me find it easy to distinguish the people in the story which I can't say applies to every single one. It's better than 90% of the books I've ever read. Only few achieved this level. The conclusion was heart-warming, as I saw Anne as a now mature character, and there are more books in the series which I'll catch up on later.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Full trigger warnings: Fire, death of children and other people mentioned, bullying, grief and loss depictionteri_b's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I would describe the emotions I felt whilst reading this book from heart wrenching to heart warming and everything in-between.
Very well done.
Moderate: Bullying and Classism
koplomps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I read this as an audiobook (loved the narrator).
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying
Minor: Abandonment
adelekittey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
georgie_mb's review against another edition
- 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
This had so much charm, with Anne being so loveable, if at times a little annoying. What was great too was that all the other characters were equally as loveable and believable, and I was easily swept away to Avonlea each time I pressed play (the audiobook with Rachel McAdams is fab).
The only thing I found a bit strange is that Anne didn’t obviously age. I know that may have been to keep her lovely personality, I but I honestly had no clue she had aged as quickly as she had until the end of the book.
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
kasialipa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Death of parent
whitelotusreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent
beccaand's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Sexism
Minor: Child abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia
cowbrotherx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Bullying
petraa04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent