Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

30 reviews

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia

serena_hien's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

I really love this book but the end really saddened me. It felt so rush and it felt kind of forced in such a way for things to have a bit more of a tragic end to the story. I loves the adventure prose of the story as well as the such loveable characters. I enjoyed the character development too. The book overall felt so cozy and heartwarming. It was just the end that got to me too much and caused me to bump it down a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

katie0528's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

A classic tale of an orphaned girl who is adopted by a couple of unmarried siblings. Through a mixup, Matthew and Marilla wind up with Anne, a spunky 11 year old girl, and not the capable farm boy they had requested. But Anne's cheerful attitude and bright imagination wins over not only her new family, but the whole community. It's a charming book, but it is dated in its attitudes and does quite a bit of moralizing. But Anne gets into quite a few scrapes that make her feel more realistic than the average 20th century heroine. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nutmegandselkie's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fatphobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

camiandkitread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and Bullying

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

My first classic since childhood, this was creative, well written and imaginative. There was a LOT of dialogue which was a bit too much at times but it was overall enjoyable. 

Anne Shirley is such a loveable character and her and Manilas growth together is adorable.  Definitely a great entry way classic if you can handle the excessive amount of dialogue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail