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אן שרלי - הנערה מן האי
אן שרלי, האסופית, מתחילה חיים חדשים. היא נוסעת ללמוד בקולג´, בעיר הגדולה, הרחק מהכפר הקטן אבונלי .
לא קל להיות הג´ינג´ית מאי הנסיך אדוארד בין כל התלמידים מהעיר, אבל מזלה משחק לה והיא מוקפת חברות אמת – פריסיליה וסטלה חברותיה הוותיקות ופיל קלת הדעת, חברתה החדשה והמקסימה.
יחד יתנסו הבנות בחיים האמיתיים – הן ינהלו משק בית, ילכו לנשפים ולטיולים, יחוו אהבות ראשונות, ובין לבין אפילו ילמדו.
גם בבית, באבונלי , ממשיכים להתרחש דברים מעניינים – החברות הקרובות של אן מתחתנות והופכות לאימהות , דיווי לא פוסק מתעלוליו, וגם עצב גדול ימלא את לבה, כשתאבד חברת ילדות אהובה.
ובתוך כך, אן תקבל הצעות נישואין – לא אחת ולא שתיים – וגם גילברט ינסה להגיד לה מה הוא מרגיש, אבל אן העקשנית תמשיך לחכות לאהבת האמת.
כשהיא תבין מיהו, האם זה יהיה מאוחר מדי?
לא קל להיות הג´ינג´ית מאי הנסיך אדוארד בין כל התלמידים מהעיר, אבל מזלה משחק לה והיא מוקפת חברות אמת – פריסיליה וסטלה חברותיה הוותיקות ופיל קלת הדעת, חברתה החדשה והמקסימה.
יחד יתנסו הבנות בחיים האמיתיים – הן ינהלו משק בית, ילכו לנשפים ולטיולים, יחוו אהבות ראשונות, ובין לבין אפילו ילמדו.
גם בבית, באבונלי , ממשיכים להתרחש דברים מעניינים – החברות הקרובות של אן מתחתנות והופכות לאימהות , דיווי לא פוסק מתעלוליו, וגם עצב גדול ימלא את לבה, כשתאבד חברת ילדות אהובה.
ובתוך כך, אן תקבל הצעות נישואין – לא אחת ולא שתיים – וגם גילברט ינסה להגיד לה מה הוא מרגיש, אבל אן העקשנית תמשיך לחכות לאהבת האמת.
כשהיא תבין מיהו, האם זה יהיה מאוחר מדי?
185 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1915
About the author
L.M. Montgomery
1,819 books14k followersLucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author whose novels, stories, essays and poems made her one of the most widely read writers in Canadian literary history. Publishing under the name L. M. Montgomery, she achieved international recognition with the novel Anne of Green Gables, released in 1908, which quickly became a bestseller and introduced readers to the imaginative orphan Anne Shirley. The success of the book transformed Montgomery from a schoolteacher and magazine contributor into a celebrated literary figure whose work reached audiences far beyond Canada. Raised on Prince Edward Island, she drew deeply on its landscapes, rural communities, and storytelling traditions, turning the island into the setting for many of her novels. The popularity of Anne of Green Gables led to numerous sequels, including Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island, establishing a beloved series that followed Anne from childhood to adulthood. Montgomery continued to write steadily throughout her life, producing twenty novels and more than a thousand short stories poems and essays. Her fiction often centered on young women, personal growth, and the emotional ties between people and place, combining gentle humor with reflections on memory, imagination, and belonging. Although she enjoyed enormous popularity, Montgomery also faced personal difficulties, including long periods of depression and the strain of caring for her husband, a Presbyterian minister who struggled with mental illness. Writing became both a profession and a refuge, allowing her to transform memories of childhood and observation of everyday life into vivid storytelling. In addition to the Anne series, she created other notable works, including the Emily novels and several stand alone stories that explored identity, creativity, and attachment to home. Her books were translated widely and attracted devoted readers around the world, helping shape the international image of Prince Edward Island as a place of pastoral beauty and warm community life. Scholars later studied her extensive journals letters and manuscripts, which revealed the complex inner life behind the cheerful tone of many of her books. By the time of her death in 1942, Montgomery had become one of the most successful and influential authors in Canadian literature. Her stories about imagination, resilience, and the search for belonging continue to inspire readers of all ages, and Anne Shirley remains one of the most recognizable characters in children's fiction. Through generations of readers, Montgomery's work has encouraged appreciation for storytelling, nature, and the emotional richness of ordinary life. Her legacy also includes a vast body of diaries and correspondence that document the challenges faced by a professional woman writer in the early twentieth century. Institutions such as the L.M. Montgomery Institute have continued to examine her influence on literature culture and tourism, particularly on Prince Edward Island, where sites associated with her fiction attract visitors from many countries. Adaptations of Anne of Green Gables for film, television, and theatre have introduced new audiences to her stories, ensuring that her characters remain part of global popular culture. Though critical opinion once dismissed her as merely a writer for children, later scholarship recognized the depth of her themes and the enduring craft of her storytelling. Today she is remembered as a central figure in Canadian literature whose imaginative vision gave voice to the beauty of rural life while celebrating the hopes of young dreamers who search for belonging.
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May 17, 2019
I know a lot of people are still waiting for their Hogwarts letter, and that’s fine and all, but I’m still over here waiting for my formal invitation to attend college with Anne and Gilbert and Philippa and the gang.
I’m sure it just got lost in the mail.
I adored Anne of Green Gables (in spite of the fact that I read it for the first time at 21 years old, on a whim, having no intention of reading it beforehand and, in fact, only having a copy at all because it was very pretty and I’m very book-shallow). Against all odds, I loved Anne of Avonlea just as much.
And even more unlikely-ly, I loved Anne of the Island most of all. (So far.)
The writing is beautiful. The settings are immersive. The storyline(s) are charming. And somehow all the characters are lovely, regardless of whether they’ve been there since the beginning or were just introduced two pages ago. I love all of them.
So you understand my confusion at the fact that I have not yet been invited to Prince Edward Island, let alone accepted to Redmond College, LET ALONE inducted into Anne’s friend group.
But like I said, I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.
(I love this series way too much to consider the alternative.)
Bottom line: GIVE ME THE NEXT ANNE BOOK!!! Please.
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i was late for work because i physically could not put this book down.
review to come / 5 stars
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hello i would like to live inside these books and be best friends with anne and also be of the island thank you that is all
I’m sure it just got lost in the mail.
I adored Anne of Green Gables (in spite of the fact that I read it for the first time at 21 years old, on a whim, having no intention of reading it beforehand and, in fact, only having a copy at all because it was very pretty and I’m very book-shallow). Against all odds, I loved Anne of Avonlea just as much.
And even more unlikely-ly, I loved Anne of the Island most of all. (So far.)
The writing is beautiful. The settings are immersive. The storyline(s) are charming. And somehow all the characters are lovely, regardless of whether they’ve been there since the beginning or were just introduced two pages ago. I love all of them.
So you understand my confusion at the fact that I have not yet been invited to Prince Edward Island, let alone accepted to Redmond College, LET ALONE inducted into Anne’s friend group.
But like I said, I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.
(I love this series way too much to consider the alternative.)
Bottom line: GIVE ME THE NEXT ANNE BOOK!!! Please.
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i was late for work because i physically could not put this book down.
review to come / 5 stars
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hello i would like to live inside these books and be best friends with anne and also be of the island thank you that is all
September 25, 2017
"Kindred spirits alone do not change with the changing years."
With much trepidation, Anne is officially off to college! She can feel the excitement and fear swelling with every mile between herself and her beloved Green Gables.
Anne Shirley is about to do the unthinkable - postpone marriage and attend off to Redmond College. She still plans to get married, but only after her education.
"Anne laughed and sighed. She felt very old and mature and wise — which showed how young she was."
She's found a darling house to rent with Prissy Grant (from Avonlea) and Phillipa Gordon (from Redmond). And now, her life will begin. With this newfound freedom comes responsibilities and regret, strength and hardships, and above all, a boundless joy for the world.
"They walked home together in the dusk, crowned king and queen in the bridal realm of love, along winding paths fringed with the sweetest flowers that ever bloomed, and over haunted meadows where winds of hope and memory blew.”
Ahhh, this is the college life I dreamed of. I loved the feel of this one - the hopeful wondering, the exciting change of scenery and the true friendships she finds. There's a lot to love about this one, and while it will never usurp the original book as my favorite, I did enjoy most of it.
That being said, there were a few sticking points for me.
A lot of the challenges that Anne faces are solved reallllllly quickly. A bit of plucky effort and everything always works out just the way it needs to. Always.
And honestly, the first two novels I didn't mind this...but by the third novel of such coincidences, I am starting to grow a little tired of the sheer perfection of everything.
Furthermore, remember Diana Barry - Anne's one, true bosom friend? (Pepperidge farm remembers!)
I just feel disappointed that Diana Barry - who was so essential to the first books - is pushed aside now that Anne's in college and Diana's raising a family.
I understand that friends grow apart over time but if that was the case, I still felt like there needed to be more acknowledgement of that and even letter writing to show the girls keeping in touch.
It's like...Diana was no longer useful to the plot so L. M. Montgomery just stopped writing about her.
Annnnd then there's the cat. The Schrodinger Cat
And I couldn't have been the only one completely flabbergasted by the cat story.
Upon discovery of a semi-friendly tom cat, Anne, Prissy and Phillipa decide to kill it with chloroform under a basket.
After leaving the cat under the deathtrap for a night, Anne lifts up the basket only to discover that the cat survived. She then adopts the cat and becomes best friends with the feline.
I do want to acknowledge that the treatment of pets and stray animals differ over the decades but there's just no way that the whimsical and loving Anne from the first book would immediately go, hmm, should we use chloroform on it? Just didn't feel like the same character.
Concluding Thoughts
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by this one but not enough to stop the series. There were plenty of wonderful of moments and I really want to finish the series. Hopefully it picks up!
Audiobook Comments
Read by Renée Raudman - and it was a rather pleasant audio to listen to.
February 3, 2021
I think this might just be my favourite book in the series so far. In this book, Anne heads off to Redmond and becomes a college student. The book captures the wistful sorrows which come with growing up, but also retains all of the wonder which makes the Anne books so special.
January 9, 2016
OH MY HEART.
I love Anne and I love Gilbert and I love everyone and I love these books.
Following Anne's story has made me SO HAPPY it's just so lovely and I can't deal with how good this series is.
Anne at college and all her adventures are so lovely. <3
I have no other words besides that I love these books.
I love Anne and I love Gilbert and I love everyone and I love these books.
Following Anne's story has made me SO HAPPY it's just so lovely and I can't deal with how good this series is.
Anne at college and all her adventures are so lovely. <3
I have no other words besides that I love these books.
October 25, 2014
THAT LAST PARAGRAPH OMG I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP
January 3, 2020
2019: w tłum. Grażyna Szaraniec 5/5
2023: w tłum. Anna Bańkowska 5/5
2023: w tłum. Anna Bańkowska 5/5
August 8, 2023
Why I chose to listen to this audiobook:
1. I've decided to reread this classic Canadian series since I first read it almost 50 years ago and have forgotten large portions of it except for the fact that I enjoyed it;
2. it was a free loan on Libby; and,
3. August 2023 is my "Historical Fiction" Month.
Praises:
1. I loved seeing how Anne Shirley matures into a young lady. When she leaves Avonlea in PEI to attend Redmond College for 4 years in Nova Scotia, she makes new friends while still associating with her old ones, explores her writing skills more deeply, and even receives several marriage proposals (some humorous, some heartbreaking);
2. Anne continues to find joy no matter where she lives. I can relate to her delightful pleasures of nature during the spring, summer, and autumn months (also, like me, she doesn't seem so enamored with winter as much);
3. I'm always amazed at the patience Anne and her friends show towards vain peers and ornery busybodies;
4. I was most amused when Mr. Harrison and Anne discuss her first abysmal failure at story writing for a magazine. Also, I continued to chuckle at Davy's characterization. His comments had me laughing! I found that his antics to be generally harmless compared to boys his age nowadays;
5. I felt deeply moved by the heart-wrenching scenes between Anne and her dying friend, Ruby Gillis, as well as some of Anne's conversations with Gilbert; and,
6. narrator, Laurie Klein, has the perfect intonation for all the characters!
Niggle:
A couple of chapters deal with animal abuse meant to be amusing, but I couldn't get there.
Overall Thoughts:
Once again, author L. M. Montgomery has depicted her heroine as all too human; although sweet and charming, she is also flawed. Anne is a strong young woman ahead of her time and would make a fine role model for young readers today.
1. I've decided to reread this classic Canadian series since I first read it almost 50 years ago and have forgotten large portions of it except for the fact that I enjoyed it;
2. it was a free loan on Libby; and,
3. August 2023 is my "Historical Fiction" Month.
Praises:
1. I loved seeing how Anne Shirley matures into a young lady. When she leaves Avonlea in PEI to attend Redmond College for 4 years in Nova Scotia, she makes new friends while still associating with her old ones, explores her writing skills more deeply, and even receives several marriage proposals (some humorous, some heartbreaking);
2. Anne continues to find joy no matter where she lives. I can relate to her delightful pleasures of nature during the spring, summer, and autumn months (also, like me, she doesn't seem so enamored with winter as much);
3. I'm always amazed at the patience Anne and her friends show towards vain peers and ornery busybodies;
4. I was most amused when Mr. Harrison and Anne discuss her first abysmal failure at story writing for a magazine. Also, I continued to chuckle at Davy's characterization. His comments had me laughing! I found that his antics to be generally harmless compared to boys his age nowadays;
5. I felt deeply moved by the heart-wrenching scenes between Anne and her dying friend, Ruby Gillis, as well as some of Anne's conversations with Gilbert; and,
6. narrator, Laurie Klein, has the perfect intonation for all the characters!
Niggle:
A couple of chapters deal with animal abuse meant to be amusing, but I couldn't get there.
Overall Thoughts:
Once again, author L. M. Montgomery has depicted her heroine as all too human; although sweet and charming, she is also flawed. Anne is a strong young woman ahead of her time and would make a fine role model for young readers today.
October 9, 2007
My sentimental favorite of the Anne series. I always thought college was going to be just like that - my best friends, a cute little house in a great neighborhood, and my childhood friend, madly in love with me. Anne is one of my favorite literary heroines, and I liked her transition between girlhood and adulthood. She's grown out of classic Anne of Green Gables, but she's still the same person.
I must have read this book 30 times, and it never gets any less fun. It's one of my top 5 comfort books.
I must have read this book 30 times, and it never gets any less fun. It's one of my top 5 comfort books.
February 16, 2019
July 29th, 2026 - 2nd read:
Oh Maud, how I still can’t thank you enough for writing this story and sharing it with the world.
I stand by everything I said in 2019. This is my favorite literary romance. This story, these characters, the landscape and homes are as dear to me as ever!
This book not only belongs in my heart but in my soul. It is a part of me and always will be.
February 16th, 2019 - 1st read:
To put it simply, this is my favorite romance in all of literature! There I said it!💕 It is so pure, slow, and when it finally happens, utterly worth the wait!!
Once again L.M.M.'S writing is exquisite!! I wish to plaster the pages of these books in my mind to remember them for eternity!
These characters feel so real to me, that at one point in the book I was so overwhelmed with emotions that I had to read the book aloud and cry! (no exaggeration)
Avonlea and Green Gables feel like home. These characters feel like family. These words feel like my thoughts personified.
I can't express enough how grateful I am that these books exist, and that I could have the privilege to love them with all my heart!
Thank you doesn't seem grand enough, but nevertheless THANK YOU!! L. M. Montgomery ✨
Oh Maud, how I still can’t thank you enough for writing this story and sharing it with the world.
I stand by everything I said in 2019. This is my favorite literary romance. This story, these characters, the landscape and homes are as dear to me as ever!
This book not only belongs in my heart but in my soul. It is a part of me and always will be.
February 16th, 2019 - 1st read:
To put it simply, this is my favorite romance in all of literature! There I said it!💕 It is so pure, slow, and when it finally happens, utterly worth the wait!!
Once again L.M.M.'S writing is exquisite!! I wish to plaster the pages of these books in my mind to remember them for eternity!
These characters feel so real to me, that at one point in the book I was so overwhelmed with emotions that I had to read the book aloud and cry! (no exaggeration)
Avonlea and Green Gables feel like home. These characters feel like family. These words feel like my thoughts personified.
I can't express enough how grateful I am that these books exist, and that I could have the privilege to love them with all my heart!
Thank you doesn't seem grand enough, but nevertheless THANK YOU!! L. M. Montgomery ✨
October 9, 2013
After this book the series has lost its charm, I don't think I'll read any of the other books. This wasn't exactly a bad book... just kind of tedious. It takes place over 3 years and goes between Anne being at college and at Green Gables.
The best part: Anne and Gilbert finally get together!
The good part: It's fun to see Anne and her friends making a home out of Patty's place, even if her new friend Phil is extremely annoying.
The bad part: Davy is still disturbing to read about. He cries because he missed the "fun" of seeing Mrs. Lynde fall down the cellar stairs and hurt herself. Anne is proposed to 6 times. She turns down pretty much every one of them, it gets a little silly.
The worst part: The author is constantly inserting her views on god and politics into the story.
The horrifying part: Anne and her friends find a stray cat and they decide to kill it by putting it into a box with chloroform. WTF. Even worse, Mr. Harrison decides he doesn't want his dog anymore so he hangs it. After it survives and tries to hide in the barn, he hangs it again. WTF. I know things were different back then but WTF!!! It's horrifying how calm they all are about murdering animals when they get so offended by statements like "God knows."
The best part: Anne and Gilbert finally get together!
The good part: It's fun to see Anne and her friends making a home out of Patty's place, even if her new friend Phil is extremely annoying.
The bad part: Davy is still disturbing to read about. He cries because he missed the "fun" of seeing Mrs. Lynde fall down the cellar stairs and hurt herself. Anne is proposed to 6 times. She turns down pretty much every one of them, it gets a little silly.
The worst part: The author is constantly inserting her views on god and politics into the story.
The horrifying part: Anne and her friends find a stray cat and they decide to kill it by putting it into a box with chloroform. WTF. Even worse, Mr. Harrison decides he doesn't want his dog anymore so he hangs it. After it survives and tries to hide in the barn, he hangs it again. WTF. I know things were different back then but WTF!!! It's horrifying how calm they all are about murdering animals when they get so offended by statements like "God knows."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2017
Holy crap, do you guys know what this is?! It’s a New Adult book that was written ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO! (Seriously, that’s what this is!) I had no idea this sub-genre existed back then, lol!
College? Check. Relationship drama and angst? Check. Sassy, funny girlfriend? Check. Handsome, cocky love interest? Che— Wait, NO. No, no, nope! Move over all you hot, arrogant assholes, cuz Gilbert Blythe blows ALL of you out of the fricken water!
I totally loved this. LOVED. THIS.
Love love love love love :)
There were a lot of different things to love in the first book (and I loved it all), but I’ll admit that the thing that REALLY hooked me in was the cute rivalry between Anne and Gilbert. Oh, those two. . .
Omg, the angst! I had no idea! I didn’t know this book was gonna make me feel like this. All frustrated and hopeful and swoony and annoyed.
(I’m guessing I’m the only person on the planet who hasn’t ever read/seen this series before, but I’ll just spoiler tag anyway :P)
College? Check. Relationship drama and angst? Check. Sassy, funny girlfriend? Check. Handsome, cocky love interest? Che— Wait, NO. No, no, nope! Move over all you hot, arrogant assholes, cuz Gilbert Blythe blows ALL of you out of the fricken water!
I totally loved this. LOVED. THIS.
Love love love love love :)
There were a lot of different things to love in the first book (and I loved it all), but I’ll admit that the thing that REALLY hooked me in was the cute rivalry between Anne and Gilbert. Oh, those two. . .
Omg, the angst! I had no idea! I didn’t know this book was gonna make me feel like this. All frustrated and hopeful and swoony and annoyed.
(I’m guessing I’m the only person on the planet who hasn’t ever read/seen this series before, but I’ll just spoiler tag anyway :P)
February 9, 2023
The spell is broken. You guys know how much I loved the first book in this series but its sequels annoy and bore the shit outta me. I loved Anne as a character in the first book because she has flaws, gets into silly scraps and has so much to learn. In Book 2 and 3, she is just insufferable. She has become such a Mary Sue. Everything comes natural and easy for her, every-fucking-body worships and loves her, every man she interacts with proposes to her, everyone wants to be her friend, she's everyone's favorite, she's the best in college, she's a gifted writer, her looks are captivating ... yada yada yada. I can't take it anymore.
To give you some examples of Montgomery's ridiculous heroisation of Anne: I shit you not that every fucking character loves Anne the best out of all people. "Phil adored Anne and Priscilla, but especially Anne." Ruby tells Anne on her fucking deathbed (she's dying of consumption) that she always liked her the best out of all of her school chums. When Charlotta the Fourth returns from Boston, she tells Anne: "I haven't seen anyone in Boston that's equal to you." Anne is such a special snowflake that even Rusty, the cat, who usually hates all (!) people, LOVES Anne. I cannot deal with tomfoolery like this. I am done.
On top of that, Montgomery's writing feels much more (out-)dated in Book 2 and 3 than it did in the first book. All of a sudden she has become this hyper-Christian and moralising writer. Her work reads more like Christian propaganda, and I found it insufferable. Anne has become so moralising and patronising herself, I could literally picture Montgomery sitting at her desk thinking to herself how well she did with infusing her (Christian) lessons and values into her young readers. Big yikes. Book 2 and 3 read as if Montgomery was writing a pamphlet on how a proper woman (aka wife) should be.
Apart from Phil (WHO IS TRULY ICONIC) I also didn't enjoy any of the new characters. To give you some examples of Phil's iconic behaviour, here are some of her outlooks on life/being a woman: "I really hated the thought of being married for a few years yet. I want to have heaps of fun before I settle down." (as you should!) and "Being in love makes you a perfect slave, I think. And it would give a man such a power to hurt you." (she sure knows what's up!). The reason why I liked Phil so much is that she felt how Anne felt in the first book. Fun, independent, iconic. Funnily enough, I loved her romance with Jonas Blake ("It is impossible—but I'm horribly afraid it's true. I'm happy and wretched and scared. He can never care for me, I know.") a lot more than the shenanigans of Anne and Gilbert.
One thing I cannot excuse, however, is when the girls try to chloroform Rusty the cat and it's all played for shits and giggles, as if that's not animal torture and a literal crime?? I was so confused.
I hated how Anne let Roy Gardner on. He truly deserved better but he was a useless character bc it was clear from the start that Anne would end up with Gilbert. Didn't care for Miss Lavendar and Davy in Book 2, so no surprise that I didn't warm to them in this one. There's decidedly too little of Diana Barry in this book. And Rachel and Marilla are still my faves (I love that they are flat mates now!) but I also would've loved to see more of them. Their scenes were the best!
The last chapter was sickly sweet but it fuelled me with some energy. Gilbert is decidedly too good for Anne ("I asked you a question over two years ago, Anne. If I ask it again today will you give me a different answer.") but I am happy that they ended up together. Nonetheless, I was quite bored that the two of them were basically serving Laurie & Jo throughout this entire book (with Gilbert's first proposal and Anne's rejection of him etc.). Like, we get it. And it got so much worse when Anne only realised that she loved Gilbert when he was literally dying of an illness. Like, bestie, wake up? Where have you been for the last five years? You cannot tell me that Anne didn't have an inkling before, it is so clear that she was in love with Gilbert from the very start.
However, I hate that Montgomery basically insinuates that it is a woman's place to get married and have children. Diana gives birth to her first child, and Jane Andrews marries a Winnipeg millionaire. I feel like it would've been the bolder choice to have at least Gilbert move on to marry Christine and have Anne ending up on her own (... not permanently, but at least for the time being of Book 3 and 4). All in all, I feel like the gang grew up way too fucking fast. I'll forever cherish Book 1 and their childhood merriments, but basically straight up beginning with Book 2 it was "you're an adult woman now, so get it together and find a husband now". I'm not saying that that wasn't the reality for most women of Montgomery's time but Book 1 felt so progressive and daring, whereas the rest of the series is so mainstream/run-of-the-mill and tame. I'm afraid Anne has lost her charm.
To give you some examples of Montgomery's ridiculous heroisation of Anne: I shit you not that every fucking character loves Anne the best out of all people. "Phil adored Anne and Priscilla, but especially Anne." Ruby tells Anne on her fucking deathbed (she's dying of consumption) that she always liked her the best out of all of her school chums. When Charlotta the Fourth returns from Boston, she tells Anne: "I haven't seen anyone in Boston that's equal to you." Anne is such a special snowflake that even Rusty, the cat, who usually hates all (!) people, LOVES Anne. I cannot deal with tomfoolery like this. I am done.
On top of that, Montgomery's writing feels much more (out-)dated in Book 2 and 3 than it did in the first book. All of a sudden she has become this hyper-Christian and moralising writer. Her work reads more like Christian propaganda, and I found it insufferable. Anne has become so moralising and patronising herself, I could literally picture Montgomery sitting at her desk thinking to herself how well she did with infusing her (Christian) lessons and values into her young readers. Big yikes. Book 2 and 3 read as if Montgomery was writing a pamphlet on how a proper woman (aka wife) should be.
“Phil, you're not really frivolous,” said Anne gravely. “Way down underneath that frivolous exterior of yours you've got a dear, loyal, womanly little soul.”Does that sound like the fun little girl we all came to love in the first book to you? Anne, what the hell? What has happened to you? Oh yeah, you had to grow up. Ugh.
Apart from Phil (WHO IS TRULY ICONIC) I also didn't enjoy any of the new characters. To give you some examples of Phil's iconic behaviour, here are some of her outlooks on life/being a woman: "I really hated the thought of being married for a few years yet. I want to have heaps of fun before I settle down." (as you should!) and "Being in love makes you a perfect slave, I think. And it would give a man such a power to hurt you." (she sure knows what's up!). The reason why I liked Phil so much is that she felt how Anne felt in the first book. Fun, independent, iconic. Funnily enough, I loved her romance with Jonas Blake ("It is impossible—but I'm horribly afraid it's true. I'm happy and wretched and scared. He can never care for me, I know.") a lot more than the shenanigans of Anne and Gilbert.
One thing I cannot excuse, however, is when the girls try to chloroform Rusty the cat and it's all played for shits and giggles, as if that's not animal torture and a literal crime?? I was so confused.
I hated how Anne let Roy Gardner on. He truly deserved better but he was a useless character bc it was clear from the start that Anne would end up with Gilbert. Didn't care for Miss Lavendar and Davy in Book 2, so no surprise that I didn't warm to them in this one. There's decidedly too little of Diana Barry in this book. And Rachel and Marilla are still my faves (I love that they are flat mates now!) but I also would've loved to see more of them. Their scenes were the best!
The last chapter was sickly sweet but it fuelled me with some energy. Gilbert is decidedly too good for Anne ("I asked you a question over two years ago, Anne. If I ask it again today will you give me a different answer.") but I am happy that they ended up together. Nonetheless, I was quite bored that the two of them were basically serving Laurie & Jo throughout this entire book (with Gilbert's first proposal and Anne's rejection of him etc.). Like, we get it. And it got so much worse when Anne only realised that she loved Gilbert when he was literally dying of an illness. Like, bestie, wake up? Where have you been for the last five years? You cannot tell me that Anne didn't have an inkling before, it is so clear that she was in love with Gilbert from the very start.
However, I hate that Montgomery basically insinuates that it is a woman's place to get married and have children. Diana gives birth to her first child, and Jane Andrews marries a Winnipeg millionaire. I feel like it would've been the bolder choice to have at least Gilbert move on to marry Christine and have Anne ending up on her own (... not permanently, but at least for the time being of Book 3 and 4). All in all, I feel like the gang grew up way too fucking fast. I'll forever cherish Book 1 and their childhood merriments, but basically straight up beginning with Book 2 it was "you're an adult woman now, so get it together and find a husband now". I'm not saying that that wasn't the reality for most women of Montgomery's time but Book 1 felt so progressive and daring, whereas the rest of the series is so mainstream/run-of-the-mill and tame. I'm afraid Anne has lost her charm.
June 6, 2026
While everyone is falling in love and getting married, Anne Shirley has yet to find out what it means to love; to truly love someone.
Introduction
I'm glad the story isn't as episodic as it was in the second book. This time one gets more development both in characters and plot. Something I waited a long while to happen finally did happen. I'm mostly satisfied with the read this time.
Themes
Love
The main theme of this book is the different types of love to pursuit. Many characters such as Anne, Diana, Gilbert and more find out what love is and chose their own way of loving. Some marry for financial stability, others for genuine love.
Anne still needs to learn what love is and the signs that she found the right person to love. She is the kind who values deep connections and genuine feelings.
Adulthood
Anne also fully entered adulthood now. It isn't as awkward as the previous installment, but she still has to overcome obstacles to reach her goals in life.
Characters
Anne Shirley
Anne already lost some of her imagination through womanhood and is now confronted with reality more than ever after she entered college. She starts to realise that the love she imagined doesn't exist in the real world and to find happiness she has to give up on her picture-perfect ideals of love. I was glad that she managed to transform from having too high expectations and ideals for love to opening up more. She was too afraid too change until she realised that staying the same means losing opportunities in life.
Gilbert Blythe
He was unfortunately not seen often in the second installment. Gilbert was too fucsed on his academic career that he didn't confess his feelings until it seemed too late. It was hard to read about his broken heart and how he eventually developed broken heart syndrome. It's a speculation of mine, based on the information given. I didn't want him to be punished for giving the person he loved space to grow before confessing his love.
Outroduction
This time the story was almost as turbulent as the first installment. Lots of emotions and big feelings. New characters like Philippa were a nice addition and didn't feel as unnecessary as it did in the previous book. The story feels finished for me mentally. There are still five more books and I will read them even when I already concluded with the series mentally.
StoryGraph review
Introduction
I'm glad the story isn't as episodic as it was in the second book. This time one gets more development both in characters and plot. Something I waited a long while to happen finally did happen. I'm mostly satisfied with the read this time.
Themes
Love
The main theme of this book is the different types of love to pursuit. Many characters such as Anne, Diana, Gilbert and more find out what love is and chose their own way of loving. Some marry for financial stability, others for genuine love.
Anne still needs to learn what love is and the signs that she found the right person to love. She is the kind who values deep connections and genuine feelings.
Adulthood
Anne also fully entered adulthood now. It isn't as awkward as the previous installment, but she still has to overcome obstacles to reach her goals in life.
Characters
Anne Shirley
Anne already lost some of her imagination through womanhood and is now confronted with reality more than ever after she entered college. She starts to realise that the love she imagined doesn't exist in the real world and to find happiness she has to give up on her picture-perfect ideals of love. I was glad that she managed to transform from having too high expectations and ideals for love to opening up more. She was too afraid too change until she realised that staying the same means losing opportunities in life.
How horrible it is that people have to grow up—and marry—and change!
Gilbert Blythe
He was unfortunately not seen often in the second installment. Gilbert was too fucsed on his academic career that he didn't confess his feelings until it seemed too late. It was hard to read about his broken heart and how he eventually developed broken heart syndrome. It's a speculation of mine, based on the information given. I didn't want him to be punished for giving the person he loved space to grow before confessing his love.
There isn't anything to forgive. There have been times when I thought you did care. I've deceived myself, that's all.
Outroduction
This time the story was almost as turbulent as the first installment. Lots of emotions and big feelings. New characters like Philippa were a nice addition and didn't feel as unnecessary as it did in the previous book. The story feels finished for me mentally. There are still five more books and I will read them even when I already concluded with the series mentally.
StoryGraph review
July 16, 2020
"Redmond was splendid and Bolingbroke delightful - but Green Gables is HOME."
In this third book of series, Anne's adventure continues through her college years. Honestly, I was a bit sad when I read the second book, first because of the heartbreaking end of first book and then because of the I missed the little mischievous Anne (Though Davy certainly made it interesting.) But that all changed with this book and it was just delightful!
"Oh," she thought, "how horrible it is that people have to grow up - and marry - and CHANGE!"
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book, save a little bit where Anne's was a substitute teacher, and loved is just as the first book. Though there were several sad incidents, the story is narrated in a highly engaging way, and the ending was the favorite of the series so far.
"I'm sure no life can be properly developed and rounded out without some trial and sorrow - though I suppose it is only when we are pretty comfortable that we admit it."
"Sunburst and marble halls may be all very well, but there is more 'scope for imagination' without them."
In this third book of series, Anne's adventure continues through her college years. Honestly, I was a bit sad when I read the second book, first because of the heartbreaking end of first book and then because of the I missed the little mischievous Anne (Though Davy certainly made it interesting.) But that all changed with this book and it was just delightful!
"Oh," she thought, "how horrible it is that people have to grow up - and marry - and CHANGE!"
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book, save a little bit where Anne's was a substitute teacher, and loved is just as the first book. Though there were several sad incidents, the story is narrated in a highly engaging way, and the ending was the favorite of the series so far.
"I'm sure no life can be properly developed and rounded out without some trial and sorrow - though I suppose it is only when we are pretty comfortable that we admit it."
"Sunburst and marble halls may be all very well, but there is more 'scope for imagination' without them."
August 25, 2016
Ah . . . more comfort food in the form of a book.
After an eventful summer, changes are in store for Anne as she prepares to leave Avonlea for Redmond College.
Anne dressed in the cheerless gray dawn, for an early start was necessary to catch the boat train; she struggled against the tears that would well up in her eyes in spite of herself. She was leaving the home that was so dear to her, and something told her that she was leaving it forever, same as a holiday refuge. Things would never be the same again; coming back for vacations would not be living there. And oh, how dear and beloved everything was -- that little white porch room, sacred to the dreams of girlhood, the old Snow Queen at the window, the brook in the hollow, the Dryad's Bubble, the Haunted Wood, and Lover's Lane -- all the thousand and one dear spots where memories of the old years bided. Could she ever be really happy anywhere else?
But, there are new friends to meet and more challenges to conquer. Leaving home may bring heartache, but there is plenty of joy in store for our Anne.
This book covers four eventful years in Anne's life, including the hilarious circumstances surrounding the publication of her first short story, the death of an old schoolmate, and the marriage of another. Anne herself receives some mighty strange marriage proposals. This is my favorite:
"Yeh're a likely-looking girl and hev a right-smart way o' stepping," said Sam. "I don't want no lazy woman. Think it over. I won't change my mind yit awhile. Wall, I must be gitting. Gotter milk the cows."
This makes my husband's proposal of "You're sturdy enough for farm chores" seem almost romantic. (At least he didn't skedaddle off to feel up a bunch of cow's udders.)
After an eventful summer, changes are in store for Anne as she prepares to leave Avonlea for Redmond College.
Anne dressed in the cheerless gray dawn, for an early start was necessary to catch the boat train; she struggled against the tears that would well up in her eyes in spite of herself. She was leaving the home that was so dear to her, and something told her that she was leaving it forever, same as a holiday refuge. Things would never be the same again; coming back for vacations would not be living there. And oh, how dear and beloved everything was -- that little white porch room, sacred to the dreams of girlhood, the old Snow Queen at the window, the brook in the hollow, the Dryad's Bubble, the Haunted Wood, and Lover's Lane -- all the thousand and one dear spots where memories of the old years bided. Could she ever be really happy anywhere else?
But, there are new friends to meet and more challenges to conquer. Leaving home may bring heartache, but there is plenty of joy in store for our Anne.
This book covers four eventful years in Anne's life, including the hilarious circumstances surrounding the publication of her first short story, the death of an old schoolmate, and the marriage of another. Anne herself receives some mighty strange marriage proposals. This is my favorite:
"Yeh're a likely-looking girl and hev a right-smart way o' stepping," said Sam. "I don't want no lazy woman. Think it over. I won't change my mind yit awhile. Wall, I must be gitting. Gotter milk the cows."
This makes my husband's proposal of "You're sturdy enough for farm chores" seem almost romantic. (At least he didn't skedaddle off to feel up a bunch of cow's udders.)
September 4, 2021
جلد سومم تمومشد. این سه جلد تو این دوران واقعا انرژی خوبی بهم داد. خیلی خوشحالم که دارم میخونمش. از هر صفحش کلی حس خوب میگیرم، به نظرم این مجموعه، یکی از صادقترین و واقعیترین شخصیتهای کتابها رو داره. شخصیتهایی که خود واقعیشون هستند و خواننده هر لحظه در فضا ومکان
داستان غرق میشه. جلد سوم خیلی خوب بود😍
آنی تقاضای ازدواج گیلبرت رو رد میکنه و وارد دانشگاه میشه و اونجا دوستان جدیدی پیدا میکنه.
در آخر این جلد گیلبرت بیمار میشه و دوباره آنی رو میبینه و اونها تصمیم دیگهای برای زندگیشون میگیرند.
داستان غرق میشه. جلد سوم خیلی خوب بود😍
آنی تقاضای ازدواج گیلبرت رو رد میکنه و وارد دانشگاه میشه و اونجا دوستان جدیدی پیدا میکنه.
در آخر این جلد گیلبرت بیمار میشه و دوباره آنی رو میبینه و اونها تصمیم دیگهای برای زندگیشون میگیرند.
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February 15, 2024Czyli ta część, w której Gilbert ma tak ciężką sesję na uniwerku, że zapada na tyfus i prawie umiera.
Argument za zakazaniem egzaminów, zapewne.
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October 28, 2019this book is just anne getting proposed to by 36473 different guys and her being like ‘u guys hear something???’ before it finally takes gilbert almost dying for her to realize she’s only ever wanted one man and that man is gilbert
August 24, 2023
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September 21, 2008
Montgomery, L.M. 1915. Anne of the Island.
"Harvest is ended and summer is gone," quoted Anne Shirley, gazing across the shorn fields dreamily.
I don't know if there are enough words to describe how I feel about Anne of the Island. It is one of the most magically, wonderful, giddy-making, purely-delightful, satisfying books I've ever read...and reread...and reread. Reading this book makes all the world seem right. (At least during the reading process.) It picks up shortly after where Anne of Avonlea leaves off. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are preparing to go off to Redmond college. (Along with Charlie Sloane and Priscilla Grant who you may or may not remember.) Diana Barry is engaged to Fred Wright. And there is a hint of love in the air.
This is the story of Anne's college years; it spans four years. The books focus on her friendships with Priscilla Grant, Philippa Gordon, and Stella Maynard, her roommates. And of course the book focuses on her romantic-and-not-so-romantic dealings with men. Many men propose to Anne during the course of the book including Billy Andrews--who sends his sister in his place--and Sam Toliver with his bumbling, "Will yeh heve me?" (Charlie Sloane, Gilbert Blythe, and Royal Gardner are others.)
There are many side stories in Anne of The Island. And while these little asides and tangents are not employed much in modern fiction, within the works of L.M. Montgomery, they are so thoroughly charming that they just work well. Really really well.
I loved this one. Loved the romance. Loved the characters. Loved everything.
Here's my favorite bit of the book:
There is a book of Revelation in every one's life, as there is in the Bible. Anne read hers that bitter night, as she kept her agonized vigil through the hours of storm and darkness. She loved Gilbert—had always loved him! She knew that now. She knew that she could no more cast him out of her life without agony than she could have cut off her right hand and cast it from her. And the knowledge had come too late—too late even for the bitter solace of being with him at the last. If she had not been so blind—so foolish—she would have had the right to go to him now. But he would never know that she loved him—he would go away from this life thinking that she did not care. Oh, the black years of emptiness stretching before her! She could not live through them—she could not! She cowered down by her window and wished, for the first time in her gay young life, that she could die, too. If Gilbert went away from her, without one word or sign or message, she could not live. Nothing was of any value without him. She belonged to him and he to her. In her hour of supreme agony she had no doubt of that. He did not love Christine Stuart—never had loved Christine Stuart. Oh, what a fool she had been not to realize what the bond was that had held her to Gilbert—to think that the flattered fancy she had felt for Roy Gardner had been love. And now she must pay for her folly as for a crime. (237)
© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
"Harvest is ended and summer is gone," quoted Anne Shirley, gazing across the shorn fields dreamily.
I don't know if there are enough words to describe how I feel about Anne of the Island. It is one of the most magically, wonderful, giddy-making, purely-delightful, satisfying books I've ever read...and reread...and reread. Reading this book makes all the world seem right. (At least during the reading process.) It picks up shortly after where Anne of Avonlea leaves off. Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are preparing to go off to Redmond college. (Along with Charlie Sloane and Priscilla Grant who you may or may not remember.) Diana Barry is engaged to Fred Wright. And there is a hint of love in the air.
This is the story of Anne's college years; it spans four years. The books focus on her friendships with Priscilla Grant, Philippa Gordon, and Stella Maynard, her roommates. And of course the book focuses on her romantic-and-not-so-romantic dealings with men. Many men propose to Anne during the course of the book including Billy Andrews--who sends his sister in his place--and Sam Toliver with his bumbling, "Will yeh heve me?" (Charlie Sloane, Gilbert Blythe, and Royal Gardner are others.)
There are many side stories in Anne of The Island. And while these little asides and tangents are not employed much in modern fiction, within the works of L.M. Montgomery, they are so thoroughly charming that they just work well. Really really well.
I loved this one. Loved the romance. Loved the characters. Loved everything.
Here's my favorite bit of the book:
There is a book of Revelation in every one's life, as there is in the Bible. Anne read hers that bitter night, as she kept her agonized vigil through the hours of storm and darkness. She loved Gilbert—had always loved him! She knew that now. She knew that she could no more cast him out of her life without agony than she could have cut off her right hand and cast it from her. And the knowledge had come too late—too late even for the bitter solace of being with him at the last. If she had not been so blind—so foolish—she would have had the right to go to him now. But he would never know that she loved him—he would go away from this life thinking that she did not care. Oh, the black years of emptiness stretching before her! She could not live through them—she could not! She cowered down by her window and wished, for the first time in her gay young life, that she could die, too. If Gilbert went away from her, without one word or sign or message, she could not live. Nothing was of any value without him. She belonged to him and he to her. In her hour of supreme agony she had no doubt of that. He did not love Christine Stuart—never had loved Christine Stuart. Oh, what a fool she had been not to realize what the bond was that had held her to Gilbert—to think that the flattered fancy she had felt for Roy Gardner had been love. And now she must pay for her folly as for a crime. (237)
© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 25, 2017
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! :D :D :D :D
I loved this book SOOOOO much!! Probably as much as the first book, if not maybe even a little bit more! :)) It was really hard at first to determine which one I liked better, but I think I like Anne of the Island more since she just starts college and all ^_^ I felt like I could relate to her and the things she went through more in this book. There were so many little, tiny things that I enjoyed about this book, but the main thing I loved…....(I think you can guess what that is by now XD lol)..….it’s Anne & Gilbert <3 <3 They will forever be my favorite fictional couple! ^_^ I really liked that they were friends/enemies ;) hehe since they were kids before they even thought about starting a relationship. I felt like Anne was being a little stupid at times about what she expected in a relationship, but I’m glad she finally figured out who was best for her in the end ;)
I also really enjoyed getting to see Anne and her friends go to college and pick out a home to live in. When they picked their house, Patty’s Place, there was this cat that followed Anne home and she and her roommates didn’t want it living with them, so they did this really sad—but also kind of funny :p—thing to it…Anne’s roommate, Philippa or Phil, tried to chloroform it to kill it and that scene was a little cruel and hilarious at the same time XD *cowers in shame* hehe I seriously didn’t mean to laugh at that scene, but I couldn’t help it haha…I’m glad that it didn’t end up dying though because I would have felt terrible if it did :p
I’ve mentioned this before, but I just really adore the characters in this series!! ^_^ They all seem like old friends now or ‘chums’, as they call it in the book, and I enjoy just reading about their day-to-day lives...By now, I think everyone on Goodreads knows how much I love the Anne of Green Gables series hehe so of course, I think all of you should go and pick these books up ;)
I loved this book SOOOOO much!! Probably as much as the first book, if not maybe even a little bit more! :)) It was really hard at first to determine which one I liked better, but I think I like Anne of the Island more since she just starts college and all ^_^ I felt like I could relate to her and the things she went through more in this book. There were so many little, tiny things that I enjoyed about this book, but the main thing I loved…....(I think you can guess what that is by now XD lol)..….it’s Anne & Gilbert <3 <3 They will forever be my favorite fictional couple! ^_^ I really liked that they were friends/enemies ;) hehe since they were kids before they even thought about starting a relationship. I felt like Anne was being a little stupid at times about what she expected in a relationship, but I’m glad she finally figured out who was best for her in the end ;)
I also really enjoyed getting to see Anne and her friends go to college and pick out a home to live in. When they picked their house, Patty’s Place, there was this cat that followed Anne home and she and her roommates didn’t want it living with them, so they did this really sad—but also kind of funny :p—thing to it…Anne’s roommate, Philippa or Phil, tried to chloroform it to kill it and that scene was a little cruel and hilarious at the same time XD *cowers in shame* hehe I seriously didn’t mean to laugh at that scene, but I couldn’t help it haha…I’m glad that it didn’t end up dying though because I would have felt terrible if it did :p
I’ve mentioned this before, but I just really adore the characters in this series!! ^_^ They all seem like old friends now or ‘chums’, as they call it in the book, and I enjoy just reading about their day-to-day lives...By now, I think everyone on Goodreads knows how much I love the Anne of Green Gables series hehe so of course, I think all of you should go and pick these books up ;)
April 3, 2023
اینکه من آنشرلی رو دوست دارم و از خوندن دو جلد قبلی کلی لذت بردم و کیف کردم توش شکی نیست، اما این جلد ›››››
این جلد واقعا چیز دیگهای بود برام... پر از لحظاتی بود که میتونستم درکشون کنم و حس میکردم منم الان درست تو همین نقطه از زندگیم هستم که آنی تو این جلد تجربهش کرد.... برای همین بیش از اندازه به دلم نشست و بعد از تموم کردنش با بغض کتابو بغل کردم 🥲😍✨
این جلد واقعا چیز دیگهای بود برام... پر از لحظاتی بود که میتونستم درکشون کنم و حس میکردم منم الان درست تو همین نقطه از زندگیم هستم که آنی تو این جلد تجربهش کرد.... برای همین بیش از اندازه به دلم نشست و بعد از تموم کردنش با بغض کتابو بغل کردم 🥲😍✨
August 6, 2023
این جلد رو خیلی دوست داشتم. حال و هوای خونهی پتی، دوران دانشجویی آنی و در نهایت تصمیم درستی که گرفت..
فضای کتاب میون تمام مشغلههام حالمو خوب میکنه، وقتی خیلی خیلی خستهام هم دوست دارم بشینم سرش و شده چند صفحه بخونم.
انگار رها میشی از همه چی و وسط گرین گیبلز تو یه دنیای دیگه زندگی میکنی..
فضای کتاب میون تمام مشغلههام حالمو خوب میکنه، وقتی خیلی خیلی خستهام هم دوست دارم بشینم سرش و شده چند صفحه بخونم.
انگار رها میشی از همه چی و وسط گرین گیبلز تو یه دنیای دیگه زندگی میکنی..
July 15, 2018
These books honestly make me so happy. Anne is one of my all time favourite characters, I’ve grown to care for her so much and I get so absorbed reading about her life. And now that I’m older I relate so much more to what she starts going through as an adult, it really makes rereading these books a pleasure!
February 19, 2021
Another (mostly) wonderful story following the wonderful Anne Shirley. If it weren't for the unexpectedly cruel events of chapters 16 and 17, I would have considered this a perfect book. There's something magical about following along as Anne makes her way in the world, and I find the books so comforting and joyous to read. They are a lovely thing to begin and end the day with, and I almost always put the book down in a good mood, eager to return as soon as possible.
Rather bizarrely Chapter 16, Adjusted Relationships, depicts a stray cat that follows Anne home. Anne decides they must get rid of him, and Phil declares that they will chloroform him. This is attempted, the cat survives and Anne ends up keeping him. This was framed as a somewhat comedic incident, but I just couldn't find it funny. It felt odd that Anne would be so blasé about killing a cat, especially one that appeared to be in good health. While I understand this book is not from recent times, would it not be unheard of to simply try to rehome the cat?
Then, in the following chapter Davy sends a letter that recounts Mr Harrison hanging his dog, which fails on the first attempt but succeeds on the second. Again, this felt like an alarmingly casual depiction of animal abuse.
These were the only parts of the book I didn't enjoy, but I have to say they did lower my enjoyment of the book enough that I can't love it as much as I wanted to. My tolerance for animal abuse varies quite a bit depending on the book in question, so I know it might seem unfair that it bothers me here, while in another type of book it might bother me less, but it felt so out of place. I think it was the fact that it was supposed to be humorous that I found most jarring.
Now that I have addressed that, I will focus on the parts I did enjoy. Horrible as it may sound I enjoyed the way Ruby's illness and death was handled. I thought it was beautifully written and I have thought about those chapters often in the days since I read them.
I liked that Anne continued her friendship with Diana, but was able to strengthen old friendships and make new ones as well. Diana will probably always be my favourite of Anne's friends, but in this book their relationship undergoes a change. By the end of the book Diana is a wife and mother, while Anne is not. She feels happy for her friend, and also a little left behind, something that I think remains utterly relatable. I hope they stay close in the books to come.
Anne's relationship with Gilbert is a strong focus in this book, and I appreciate that there was something of a slow build. Anne is still young, so I love that she was able to take the time to focus on her education, to live in a house with her friends, to be her own person for a while. I even like that she rejected Gilbert's proposal. Wonderful as he is, it felt important that she could take her own time with that. When they actually do get together, I was happy because of course I love Gilbert, (how could you not) but I was also relieved that they wouldn't be marrying immediately. I'm excited to see what Anne does with herself during the time that they are engaged.
This was a buddy read with Carolyn and Leeanne, which always adds to the reading experience. We are still in the early stages of discussion, but I look forward to all that we will have to talk about!
Rather bizarrely Chapter 16, Adjusted Relationships, depicts a stray cat that follows Anne home. Anne decides they must get rid of him, and Phil declares that they will chloroform him. This is attempted, the cat survives and Anne ends up keeping him. This was framed as a somewhat comedic incident, but I just couldn't find it funny. It felt odd that Anne would be so blasé about killing a cat, especially one that appeared to be in good health. While I understand this book is not from recent times, would it not be unheard of to simply try to rehome the cat?
Then, in the following chapter Davy sends a letter that recounts Mr Harrison hanging his dog, which fails on the first attempt but succeeds on the second. Again, this felt like an alarmingly casual depiction of animal abuse.
These were the only parts of the book I didn't enjoy, but I have to say they did lower my enjoyment of the book enough that I can't love it as much as I wanted to. My tolerance for animal abuse varies quite a bit depending on the book in question, so I know it might seem unfair that it bothers me here, while in another type of book it might bother me less, but it felt so out of place. I think it was the fact that it was supposed to be humorous that I found most jarring.
Now that I have addressed that, I will focus on the parts I did enjoy. Horrible as it may sound I enjoyed the way Ruby's illness and death was handled. I thought it was beautifully written and I have thought about those chapters often in the days since I read them.
I liked that Anne continued her friendship with Diana, but was able to strengthen old friendships and make new ones as well. Diana will probably always be my favourite of Anne's friends, but in this book their relationship undergoes a change. By the end of the book Diana is a wife and mother, while Anne is not. She feels happy for her friend, and also a little left behind, something that I think remains utterly relatable. I hope they stay close in the books to come.
Anne's relationship with Gilbert is a strong focus in this book, and I appreciate that there was something of a slow build. Anne is still young, so I love that she was able to take the time to focus on her education, to live in a house with her friends, to be her own person for a while. I even like that she rejected Gilbert's proposal. Wonderful as he is, it felt important that she could take her own time with that. When they actually do get together, I was happy because of course I love Gilbert, (how could you not) but I was also relieved that they wouldn't be marrying immediately. I'm excited to see what Anne does with herself during the time that they are engaged.
This was a buddy read with Carolyn and Leeanne, which always adds to the reading experience. We are still in the early stages of discussion, but I look forward to all that we will have to talk about!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 12, 2011
"In imagination she sailed over storied seas that wash the distant shining shores of "faery lands forlorn," where lost Atlantis and Elysium lie, with the evening star for pilor, to the land of Hearts Desire. And she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Dear Lucy Maud,
Thank you.
Love,
Jo.
Dear Manchester,
Anne says hi.
Hope you’re well.
Jo.
Gilbert,
[Censored]
Always,
J.
Mrs Gardner,
You called your son Royal?
ROYAL?
What is wrong with you?
Yours Truly,
J.Williams.
ps. Tell him I say HA.
Dear Lucy Maud,
Thank you.
Love,
Jo.
Dear Manchester,
Anne says hi.
Hope you’re well.
Jo.
Gilbert,
[Censored]
Always,
J.
Mrs Gardner,
You called your son Royal?
ROYAL?
What is wrong with you?
Yours Truly,
J.Williams.
ps. Tell him I say HA.
July 22, 2015
LOVE LOVE LOVE
October 6, 2024
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April 30, 2024
Anne of the Island - LM Montgomery - #3 in the Anne of Green Gables Series - 5 Stars
Ya'll I loved this one so much! Anne goes on a new adventure as she packs her bags and heads for Redmond College. We see Anne really making her own choices and living life with friends and I just loved seeing her realize there was still good things to come in her next stage of life. I love the secondary characters and Davy made me laugh so much with his questions to Anne. I also love Anne and Gilbert SO much! Excited to read the next one.
Ya'll I loved this one so much! Anne goes on a new adventure as she packs her bags and heads for Redmond College. We see Anne really making her own choices and living life with friends and I just loved seeing her realize there was still good things to come in her next stage of life. I love the secondary characters and Davy made me laugh so much with his questions to Anne. I also love Anne and Gilbert SO much! Excited to read the next one.
March 22, 2018
Good Lord! It was extremely trying to get through this one. I think it's safe to say I've had enough Anne for the time being. There were still elements that I liked in this book, but I had some major issues with Anne herself here.
What a blind idiot! You had the tingly feelings for Gilbert in the past and just brushed them off as nothing. In my experience, that tingly feeling doesn't evaporate. Every time you see that person, it grows and grows until eventually something needs to be done about it either way. How can you blush every time someone mentions that persons name and have no idea why? You're a smart lady! Why are you acting so dumb?
Second of all, I don't know if this was typical back in the day, but what was up with dating people but hardly ever seeing them but once or twice a year, even though you go to school together and live close by? How do you date someone for two years and hardly know them? Why are you being proposed to every thirty seconds.
Also that story about that guy whose mom wouldn't let him marry anyone until she died was extremely effed up because he wouldn't propose to his girlfriend after twenty years until the mom died but he PROPOSED TO ANNE when the mom was still alive. What a crock of poooooop!
Anne became pretty stuck up the older she got. I liked her better as a little crazy kid. By the end of the first book she matured and I was like: fine. This is fine. Everybody grows up at some point. However, Anne needs to get over herself, thank you very much. She walks around with her perfect nose acting all better than everyone and is worshiped everywhere she goes and just blech. Stop.
Lastly, I was upset by the animal abuse featured in this book. At one point, Anne and her friends try to kill a cat by suffocating it in a box. Thankfully it doesn't work but SERIOUSLY!?! You were going to kill a cat just because it was ugly and liked you? Then later on, she got pissed about something in her own life and took it out on the poor puss by boxing its ears. WTF, ANNE!?!
The ending is what I wanted all along but it shouldn't have taken until the last few pages to get it. This was a frustrating read!
What a blind idiot! You had the tingly feelings for Gilbert in the past and just brushed them off as nothing. In my experience, that tingly feeling doesn't evaporate. Every time you see that person, it grows and grows until eventually something needs to be done about it either way. How can you blush every time someone mentions that persons name and have no idea why? You're a smart lady! Why are you acting so dumb?
Second of all, I don't know if this was typical back in the day, but what was up with dating people but hardly ever seeing them but once or twice a year, even though you go to school together and live close by? How do you date someone for two years and hardly know them? Why are you being proposed to every thirty seconds.
Also that story about that guy whose mom wouldn't let him marry anyone until she died was extremely effed up because he wouldn't propose to his girlfriend after twenty years until the mom died but he PROPOSED TO ANNE when the mom was still alive. What a crock of poooooop!
Anne became pretty stuck up the older she got. I liked her better as a little crazy kid. By the end of the first book she matured and I was like: fine. This is fine. Everybody grows up at some point. However, Anne needs to get over herself, thank you very much. She walks around with her perfect nose acting all better than everyone and is worshiped everywhere she goes and just blech. Stop.
Lastly, I was upset by the animal abuse featured in this book. At one point, Anne and her friends try to kill a cat by suffocating it in a box. Thankfully it doesn't work but SERIOUSLY!?! You were going to kill a cat just because it was ugly and liked you? Then later on, she got pissed about something in her own life and took it out on the poor puss by boxing its ears. WTF, ANNE!?!
The ending is what I wanted all along but it shouldn't have taken until the last few pages to get it. This was a frustrating read!
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