A review by soph22
Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I wish I could write like L M Montgomery. It’s may not be fashionable today but the way they write description has me almost living on P. E. I. While this was my least favourite of the Anne books so far, it is still so beautiful, if a little too sad. As Anne growls older she is losing some of her whimsy, maybe I’m craving that back, I’m not sure, but my main problem lay in the ableism. While I know it was a different time, I still felt there was a lack of compassion. 
I still loved it though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Grief, and Pregnancy