aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
i love l.m. montgomery's writing so much and it made me like the ocean much more but i am really not a short stories person at all
rcsreads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was super cute all the way through and then we end on desecrating Native American graves and the N word!
Up to that point it's just lots of cute romance, unbelievable coincidences and dogs rescuing people. Although my favourite story unexpectedly ended with the heroine drowning herself!
Recommended for fans of Anne but skip "A House Divided Against Itself".
Up to that point it's just lots of cute romance, unbelievable coincidences and dogs rescuing people. Although my favourite story unexpectedly ended with the heroine drowning herself!
Recommended for fans of Anne but skip "A House Divided Against Itself".
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, and Suicide
eupomene's review against another edition
4.0
Many of the LM Montgomery short story anthologies can read fairly redundantly, since editor Rea Wilmshurst has grouped many of them into themes. This group of stories is less so - the theme is of stories by the sea, a place close to Montgomery's heart, and therefore the stories range from romances to children's tales to those of family love, all closely linked by place. Romances do tend to lead the way, of course, as she certainly does those best. Some characters will seem familiar (Paul and Nora), others are clear precursors to folks we meet in her novels (Uncle Jesse = Captain Jim), but to fans this will be a meeting of friends.
kateshark's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite collections of Montgomery's short stories. The woman loved the sea, and it sparks up the short stories, most of which were written for cash from magazines and tailored to specific audiences. The shore lifestyles appeal to me more than the farmland stories, so I prefer these stories to many of her others.
wenwanzhao's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
the_discworldian's review against another edition
3.0
As with all the collections, there are some good, some bad stories here. I tend to prefer Montgomery with a lighter touch (except when she goes REALLY REALLY dark, which is why I like the "Emily" trilogy and the "Among the Shadows" collection best), by which I mean the stories that just breeze along (heroic doggies! Ministers who wear raincoats! Love affairs conducted through telescopes using sign language!). Otherwise you get stuck with people who say "hitherto" in conversation and a lot of description of beautiful girls who look more or less the same as each other. I also have to complain about the choice of "A House Divided" as the last story. Not only was it a weaker story overall, with the two heavy-handed aw-shucks caricatures as the only characters, but then to have the very end of the very last story contain a heaping dose of good old fashioned down-home racism? HUZZAH! Not the best choice the editor has ever made.
barefootsong's review against another edition
3.0
Some good, some meh, and unfortunately my least favorite was the last one so it left a bad taste. The arrangement was rather poorly done, too -- if you're going to have stories on a theme, then you have to at least separate the ones with the exact same plot so that they're not right next to each other.
Still, there are some good stories in here, and it's interesting to see some of the characters Montgomery later recycled in other stories, particularly the Anne books. And I liked the range of moods for the stories here, as varied as the moods of the sea -- playful, mournful, stormy, beautiful, tragic, serene.
Still, there are some good stories in here, and it's interesting to see some of the characters Montgomery later recycled in other stories, particularly the Anne books. And I liked the range of moods for the stories here, as varied as the moods of the sea -- playful, mournful, stormy, beautiful, tragic, serene.
samiwise's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoyed most of these stories but I was severely disappointed in the very last one, leaving me unsatisfied in the end.
skyepieonthefly's review against another edition
3.0
This was okay. Some were better then others. You could definitely see some of these stories reused in the Anne books.
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
L.M. Montgomery is a long time and all time favorite author of mine. She writes the perfect girls story with just the right mix of adventure, drama and happiness. I find her books a comfort to read and have re-read most of her works many times over the years. They are classics for a reason and that reason is they are great. These are true comfort books for me and books I enjoy re-reading again and again.