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The Story Girl (The Story Girl #1)

by L.M. Montgomery, Mary Rubio (Afterword), Elizabeth Waterston (Afterword)

3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 · rating details · 3,721 ratings · 194 reviews

Sara Stanley is only fourteen, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist. In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding tales. And when Bev King and his younger brother Felix arrive for the summer, they, too, are captivated by the Story Girl. Whether she's leading them on exciting misadventure or

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Paperback, 288 pages

Published March 5th 1991 by Signet Classics (first published 1911)

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Mar 15, 2009 Abigail rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: L.M. Montgomery Fans / Readers With a Taste for Sentimental Fiction

Shelves: childrens-fiction, lm-montgomery

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Mar 20, 2013 Kirei rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: older-kids

Loved this book. I am not sure why it is not more famous.

The part in the middle where they write their dream books almost made me want to cry it was so bittersweet.

I can totally understand the children's feelings about the end of the world! In February, an asteroid whizzed right by the earth and made me as scared as they were! LOL

Montgomery tries to convince the reader that Sarah Stanley (the Story Girl) is the most interesting person in the book, but I thought it was definitely Peter. Felicity...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Ria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, classic, family, favorites, fiction, punya-sendiri

Butuh perjuangan panjang untuk menyelesaikan satu buku. Tapi, setidaknya mencoba dan memanfaatkan waktu daripada tidak sama sekali kan ? ;)

Bicara soal masa kecil, tentu saja menarik ingatan saya jauh kebelakang mengenang semua masa-masa yang menyenangkan sebagai seorang anak kecil; di besarkan oleh cerita, dongeng dan kisah-kisah keluarga yang tanpa saya sadari selalu hidup dalam hati dan ingatan. Begitu juga saat membaca kisah ini. Well, sehabis menutup buku ini, saya sedih karena ceritanya ha...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Montana Madden rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think " The Story of a girl" was a pretty good book. A lot of drama and romance throughout the book. Unless your a guy that likes girl talk this wouldnt be a book for you. Girls if you like some good drama and gossip you'll love this book. I think this book could relate to some teenagers in their life.
A couple things i liked about this book was how they put quite a bit forshadowing in there and kinda layed everything out on the table. I like some good drama in a book and some arguments betwe...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Ade Tawalapi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: finished

Hal yang bisa ku kutip dari buku ini setelah membacanya :

"Bahan untuk pakain baru-pakaian siang maupun malam-bisa di beli di toko mana pun dengan harga terjangkau lalu dijahit dengan tangan. Tapi, jika mimpi melarikan diri darimu, di pasar mana di seluruh dunia bisa mendapatkannya kembali? Atau, mata uang apa yang bisa membeli kembali gambaran yang indah namun hilang itu?"

"Selama masih ada kehidupan selalu ada harapan,"

"Ketika kau temukan fakta bahwa seorang sahabatmu dalam keadaan kritis dan di...more

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May 27, 2010 Truly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sebenarnya bagus sih
cuman ukuran huruf yang terlalu kecil bikin sakit hati
Repiu nyusul ah....

*enggak mood bikin repiu, soalnya membaca dengan setengah hati...*

“Siapa itu Gadis Dongeng ?” Tanya Felix

”.... Kami menjulukinya Gadis Dongeng karena sangat pintar mendongeng....”

Bermula dari sang ayah yang mendapat tugas untuk memimpin cabang baru di Rio de Jeneiro, Beverly dan Felix mendapat kesempatan mengunjungi Paman Alec dan Bibi Janet di rumah pertanian

Di rumah pertanian itu Beverly dan Felix bert...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Maryse rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: The young at hearts

Shelves: classics-juvenile, ebook

Frankly, the only reason I wanted to read the book was because of the "Avonlea" series on TV. I was obsessed with that series and I think I cried when it ended. Childhood never looked so idyllic and magical as it did on the show -- the endearing innocence, the clumsy chaos and petty squabbles, the boundless imagination heightened by the panoramic, postcard quality landscape of PEI. It reminded me so much of my own childhood, enjoying the summer with my cousins, climbing hills and trees, explorin...more

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Jul 25, 2010 fragaria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

di buku ini tokoh utamanya tentu aja, sesuai judulnya, si gadis pendongeng yang bernama asli sara stanley. dia bisa dibilang paling unik di antara anak2 segengnya, soalnya gadis pendongeng ini jago sekali bercerita. setiap kisah yang dia ceritakan selalu terasa begitu hidup kalau disimak. maka buku ini pun berisi banyak cerita-cerita yang diceritakan gadis pendongeng. tentu saja semua ceritanya bagus dan aku sadar setiap cerita itu mengandung pelajaran tersendiri.

demikian pula dengan berbagai ha...more di buku ini tokoh utamanya tentu aja, sesuai judulnya, si gadis pendongeng yang bernama asli sara stanley. dia bisa dibilang paling unik di antara anak2 segengnya, soalnya gadis pendongeng ini jago sekali bercerita. setiap kisah yang dia ceritakan selalu terasa begitu hidup kalau disimak. maka buku ini pun berisi banyak cerita-cerita yang diceritakan gadis pendongeng. tentu saja semua ceritanya bagus dan aku sadar setiap cerita itu mengandung pelajaran tersendiri.

demikian pula dengan berbagai hal yang dilalui oleh anak2 yang diceritakan di buku ini (gadis pendongeng, beverly, sara ray, felicity, cecily, dan, felix, peter). sedikit demi sedikit mereka mempelajari hidup (termasuk kehidupan akhirat) dengan cara khas anak kecil yang polos. dengan rasa persahabatan, simpati, persaingan, sampai sedikit pertengkaran membuat masa kecil mereka begitu indah untuk dikenang.

salah satu bagian buku ini menceritakan tentang permainan mereka untuk mencatat mimpi di buku mimpi. suatu malam felicity terbangun dari mimpinya. karena kapok tidak mau kehilangan ingatan tentang mimpinya, dia buru2 mencatat mimpinya itu. saat mencatat mimpi itu felicity tidak sengaja membuat lilin yang menyala terjatuh ke gaunnya sehingga gaunnya rusak. ibunya lantas memarahinya. namun dengan kepolosan masa mudanya itu, felicity tidak peduli. ("pokoknya, aku bisa menyelamatkan mimpiku")

Bahan untuk pakaian baru--pakaian siang maupun malam--bisa dibeli di toko mana pun dengan harga terjangkau lalu dijahit dengan tangan. Tapi jika mimpi melarikan diri darimu, di pasar mana di seluruh dunia kau bisa mendapatkannya kembali?

dan masih banyak contoh kepolosan masa kecil lainnya yang diceritakan di dalam buku ini. bener2 bikin aku pengen jadi anak kecil lagi. dan aku yakin orang lain yang baca buku ini mau ga mau juga jadi teringat sama masa kecilnya. tentu saja, masa kecil memang masa yang paling indah :). dan beruntunglah orang2 yang sudah dewasa namun tidak menghilangkan jiwa muda anak2 yang polos sehingga bisa memahami anak kecil dengan baik. karena seperti yang dibilang gadis pendongeng,

Wajar saja kalau kita tidak bisa memahami orang dewasa. Tapi MEREKA kan pernah jadi anak-anak, makanya aku heran mengapa mereka tidak bisa memahami kita.

semoga aku bisa menjadi dewasa dengan tetap bisa memahami kepolosan anak2 deh. amin.(less)

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Aug 12, 2011 Utami rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

Oke, kalimat tadi sebetulnya bukan awal yang baik untuk sebuah review ya? Sorry, just can’t help it. Yang pasti, ini adalah sebuah karya klasik. Sudah lama saya tidak membaca buku-buku dengan kategori klasik semacam ini.

Sara Stanley, lebih dikenal sebagai Gadis Pendongeng, karena kemampuannya untuk menceritakan berbagai macam kisah dengan cara yang membuat pendengarnya terpukau. Buku ini diceritakan dari sudut pandang Beverley King, seorang anak laki-laki yang bersama saudara...more

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Apr 16, 2012 cindy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: abtlvng-little-house, indonesian, silakan-pinjam-tukar-minta-ambil

Setelah membaca serial Anne -terutama 3 buku pertamanya Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea dan Anne of the Island, kisah Story Girl ini jadi sedikit hambar. Dengan setting yang tidak berbeda dan karakter yang hampir mirip (namun tanpa ketabahan dan keorisinalan Anne serta keteguhan dan kelembutan hati Gilbert), The Story Girl jadi seperti kehilangan fokus cerita dan hanya menjadi kumpulan kisah 7 orang anak dalam menghabiskan waktu mereka. Bukannya kisah-kisah ini tidak menarik, tapi, jadinya...more

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Mar 17, 2013 readinrobin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have very fond memories of the Anne of Green Gables series, which I first read many many years ago. So when my sister and I went to a library book sale and I saw this book on the “Old Books” table, I snatched it up, even though I'd not heard of it before. And it really is an old book - an old cloth bound hardback, published in 1911. (Appropos of nothing, I LOVE old books, and filled my entire cart with books from that table. Yes, I take a cart to the big library sale.)Then my sister saw it in...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Alvina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic

“Aku suka jalanan, karena jalanan selalu membuatku bertanya-tanya apa yang ada di ujungnya”, ujar Gadis Pendongeng.

Beverly King dan Felix King pada musim semi itu pindah ke pertanian keluarga King di Pulau Prince Edward. Setelah lama menunggu, akhirnya mereka berkesempatan pergi bahkan tinggal dan bersekolah di sana. Pertanian keluarga King adalah tempat Ayah mereka dibesarkan, sehingga banyak menyimpan kisah yang kemudian diceritakan kepada mereka. Yah, seperti banyak kisha yang diceritakan dar...more “Aku suka jalanan, karena jalanan selalu membuatku bertanya-tanya apa yang ada di ujungnya”, ujar Gadis Pendongeng.

Beverly King dan Felix King pada musim semi itu pindah ke pertanian keluarga King di Pulau Prince Edward. Setelah lama menunggu, akhirnya mereka berkesempatan pergi bahkan tinggal dan bersekolah di sana. Pertanian keluarga King adalah tempat Ayah mereka dibesarkan, sehingga banyak menyimpan kisah yang kemudian diceritakan kepada mereka. Yah, seperti banyak kisha yang diceritakan dari orang tua, cerita cerita itu seolah mengandung keajaiban sehingga membuat mereka sangat penasaran dengan tempat tersebut.

Mereka berkenalan dengan anak-anak keluarga King lainnya, ada Felicity yang cantik meski agak angkuh, Cecily yang baik hati dan mulia, serta Dan yang ramah. Selain ketiga anak tersebut, masih ada Peter, pesuruh di keluarga tersebut yang sering bermain bersama mereka, Sara Ray yang gampang menangis dan ada Sara Stanley, orang-orang sering memanggilnya Gadis Pendongeng.

Tidak terbilang betapa luar biasanya hari-hari yang mereka lalui bersama, terutama karena ada Gadis Pendongeng yang memiliki keajaiban ketika ia menceritakan sebuah kisah. Suaranya, gerakannya, mimik wajah serta cara bicaranya selalu mampu menyesuaikan dengan cerita yang ia bawakan, sehingga para pendengarnya seakan benar-benar menyaksikan kejadian dalam cerita tersebut. Baik itu misteri, humor yang kocak, kisah yang penuh kesedihan, petualangan, legenda, atau sejarah keluarga, Gadis Pendongeng selalu dapat menceritakan kisah-kisah tersebut dengan baik sampai pendengarnya terkesan, dan tidak hanya anak-anak, orang dewasa juga menikmati cerita-cerita yang dikisahkannya.

Buku ini juga menceritakan kegiatan-kegiatan yang mereka lakukan di Pertanian Keluarga King, tentang Peter yang menyukai Felicity, virus campak yang menular, misteri peti biru, lomba khotbah, Peg Bowen yang katanya seorang penyihir dan masih banyak lagi.

Terdiri dari 32 bab, ini adalah buku yang mengingatkan saya tentang kenangan masa kecil. Dengan terjemahan yang memuaskan, kisah Gadis Pendongeng yang mengagumkan, saya seperti menjadi anak kecil lagi yang turut serta dalam kelompok Beverly di Keluarga King. Tokoh favorit saya tentu saja Gadis Pendongeng, saya suka bagaimana dia selalu optimis, berani, perhatian dan kadang juga bersikap nakal seperti anak-anak lainnya.

Karena novel ini memiliki pesan religius, serta tokohnya yang berumur dua belas tahun ke atas, jadi saya rasa buku ini cocok dibaca untuk anak-anak yang berusia 12 tahun atau lebih.

Satu quote yang saya suka di buku ini :
“Dewa-dewa pun tak bisa meminta kembali hadiah mereka. Mereka mungkin merampok masa depan kami dan melukai masa kini kami, tapi mereka tak bisa menyentuh masa lalu kami. Dengan semua tawa dan kebahagiaan dan keindahannya, masa lalu akan menjadi milik kami yang abadi.”- Hal. 309

Posting ini saya buat dalam mengikuti RC Fun Year with Children bulan Januari dengan tema Classic, yang diselenggarakan bacaan B.Zee di sini :)
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May 27, 2010 Truly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Buku ini baru saya dapat tadi malam. Makan niat membandingkan kedua buku ini segera bisa terwujud. Sekali lagi bukan mencari mana yang terbaik namun hanya memberikan fakta sehingga pembaca bisa memutuskan mana yang lebih cocok untuk dirinya sebelum membeli. Diharapkan dengan demikian tidak ada pembaca yang mengatakan karangan ini tidak menarik hanya karena salah memilih buku terjemahan yang cocok DENGAN SELERANYA.

Begitu dibuka, saya langsung merasakan sesuatu yang membuat buku ini berbeda dengan...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Euisry Noor rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, children-books, fiksi-luar-negeri, terjemahan

Sebuah kisah masa kecil 7 orang bersahabat yang sederhana namun indah. Kisahnya memang sederhana, menceritakan hari-hari mereka dengan berbagai dongeng, permainan, dan kekonyolan khas anak-anak. Natural sekali (hanya agak lebay saat menceritakan pesona si Gadis Dongeng kala mendongeng). Aku paling suka dengan setting yang digambarkan dalam kisah Gadis Dongeng ini. Menyenangkan sekali membayangkan keindahan tempat tinggal dan tempat bermain Gadis Dongeng dan kawan-kawan di sekitar kediaman keluar...more Sebuah kisah masa kecil 7 orang bersahabat yang sederhana namun indah. Kisahnya memang sederhana, menceritakan hari-hari mereka dengan berbagai dongeng, permainan, dan kekonyolan khas anak-anak. Natural sekali (hanya agak lebay saat menceritakan pesona si Gadis Dongeng kala mendongeng). Aku paling suka dengan setting yang digambarkan dalam kisah Gadis Dongeng ini. Menyenangkan sekali membayangkan keindahan tempat tinggal dan tempat bermain Gadis Dongeng dan kawan-kawan di sekitar kediaman keluarga King di Carlisle di Pulau Prince Edward. Cara Lucy M. Montgomery menggambarkan setting cerita, lingkungan kediaman keluarga King yang menyimpan sejarah keluarga berpuluh tahun yang tetap terjaga, benar-benar kuat dan mengesankan. Aku seperti dapat membayangkan rumah tua keluarga King dengan lingkungan sekitar yang khas: Kebun King dengan pohon-pohon apelnya yang adalah Pohon Hari Kelahiran keluarga, Jalan Setapak Paman Stephen, tempat bermain favorit "Batu Khotbah", juga pepohonan cemara, mapple, willow, dan bunga-bunga yang beraneka dan menambah keindahan musim semi. Peternakan, hutan cemara, bukit, padang rumput... benar-benar indah. Seperti alinea penutupnya yang juga indah:

"Musim panas kami yang begitu indah sudah berakhir. Kami mengalami begitu banyak kegembiraan, keindahan pagi hari, lamunan dan kemewahan pada tengah hari, serta kedamaian pada malam-malam panjang berwarna lembayung. Kami menikmati nyanyian burung, hujan keperakan di ladang yang menghijau, badai di antara pepohonan, padang rumput dengan bunganya yang bermekaran, dan percakapan dedaunan yang berbisik-bisik. Kami bersahabat dengan angin dan bintang, buku dan dongeng, serta tungku api yang menyala pada musim gugur. Kehidupan kami diisi dengan tugas ringan sehari-hari yang menyenangkan, persahabatan yang indah, diskusi, dan petualangan. Kenangan kami akan bulan-bulan yang telah berlalu itu jauh lebih kaya daripada yang kami duga. Dan, di hadapan kami, terbentang mimpi akan musim semi. Memimpikan musim semi selalu aman karena musim semi pasti datang. Dan, jika tidak seperti yang kami bayangkan, itu akan jauh lebih indah." (less)

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Feb 07, 2013 Bluerose's Heart rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, e-book, clean, little-no-romance, gender-neutral, young-adult-12-and-up

I was surprised to discover that the narrator of The Story Girl is a boy. I found this a little confusing at first, since his name is Beverley. I know several females named Beverley, but not a single male. Was that a common male name back then? I'm sure you see why I was confused at first, though. The strange thing about Bev's narration is that he doesn't refer to himself very often, or make himself the center of attention. He keeps the story's focus on his friends and relatives. I would be read...more I was surprised to discover that the narrator of The Story Girl is a boy. I found this a little confusing at first, since his name is Beverley. I know several females named Beverley, but not a single male. Was that a common male name back then? I'm sure you see why I was confused at first, though. The strange thing about Bev's narration is that he doesn't refer to himself very often, or make himself the center of attention. He keeps the story's focus on his friends and relatives. I would be reading quite awhile when he finally refers to himself, and I'd think, "Oh, you're still here." It did make my reading experience a little strange, but still enjoyable.

The Story Girl is about a group of children that are friends or relatives. For the most part, it consists of several unrelated stories. There's some connection with many of them, but it was mostly just the varied days and adventures(and mischief) of a group of kids. A great deal of these adventures revolved around religion. These children had a great bit of bad theology in their minds, but it did make for some humorous reading. There were also quite a few stories from Sara(the Story Girl) sprinkled throughout the chapters. I thought these added a punch of fun to the story .

Sadly, I think my favorite part of the book was Paddy! He reminded me of McTavish, the barncat in Down the Mysterly River. I not only adored that book, but that cat, too.

"Paddy distinguished himself by catching a rat, and being intolerable conceited about it-until Sara Ray cured him by calling him a "dear, sweet cat," and kissing him between the ears. Then Pat sneaked off abjectly off, his tail dropping. He resented being called a sweet cat. He has a sense of humor, had Pat. Very few cats have; and most of them have such an inordinate appetite for flattery that they will swallow any amount of it and thrive thereon. Paddy had a finer taste. The Story Girl and I were the only ones who could pay him compliments to his liking. The Story Girl would box his ears with her fist and say, "Bless your gray heart, Paddy, you're a good sort of old rascal," and Pat would purr his satisfaction; I used to take a handful of the skin on his back, shake him gently and say, "Pat, you've forgotten more than any human being ever knew," and I vow Paddy would lick his chops with delight. But to be called "a sweet cat!" Oh, Sara, Sara!" (page 219-220)

This was only my second book of Montgomery's to read, but I don't think it will come close to making it on my favorites list. It was an enjoyable read, though! (less)

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Nov 21, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Delightful yarn of a boy and his brother who travel for a summer to a family farm and encounter a host of relations and their neighbors, particularly one known as The Story Girl.

A longtime fan of L.M. Montgomery, I was surprised never to have known of The Story Girl until just recently. Even more astonishing to me was the assertion by Montgomery that this was her favorite among her books, since for me it was relatively obscure.

The composition of this piece gives it a feeling of many short storie...more

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May 02, 2010 Mia Queen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ah, betapa saya menyenangi karya L.M . Montgomery. Membaca buku karangan beliau, senantiasa mengingatkan saya akan betapa menyenangkannya masa jaman anak-anak dulu. Ceria, senantiasa bergembira ria, piknik di kebun belakang rumah.

Ah, masa lalu yang sangat indah. Tidak terinterupsi dengan yang namanya stress, tidak termanipulasi dengan yang namanya pikiran buruk. Di mana yang ada hanya tertawa, bercanda, paling paling stress dikit kalo menghafal perkalian.

3 bintang untuk cerita yang membuat saya...more

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Apr 13, 2011 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: youth, novel

The Story Girl is narrated by Beverly King recalling a summer spent in Prince Edward Island with his brother Felix staying with their aunt and uncle on the old family farm. In between chores and school they spend their time playing with their cousins Dan, Felicity, and Cecily King and Sara Stanley, as well as the hired boy Peter Craig and neighbor girl Sara Ray. Montgomery paints vivid pictures of each adolescent from the beautiful, but vain Felicity, to the ever sweet and lovable Cecily, to Pet...more

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Jun 10, 2009 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: good-girly-book

I really love L.M. Montgomery Here books just make you think of how the "olden" days had to be yet they still are fairly easy to see things from today's life. This book is about a family of Cousins who are all living together (or between to farms) for a while and all their adventures they go through. You here a lot from one girl who really loves to tell stories and can mezmerize all young and old as she tells her stories. I love how each child has their own strength and weaknesses and you can a...more

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Nov 14, 2012 Delicious Strawberry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: l-m-montgomery

If you liked Anne of Green Gables or Emily of New Moon, you should like this story, because the main character, Sara (Story Girl) has a big imagination and great personality. The story is not narrated from her POV though, it is narrated by her cousin Beverley King, and happens through the span of a summer as Beverley and his brother Felix go to live with their cousins while their dad goes to South America for his job (Mom is dead)

LM's writing is old-fashioned, but then that is to be expected of...more

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Aug 30, 2010 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a sweet story about a young girl who has a talent for telling stories. Some of the escapades were genuinely hilarious, but then again, Montgomery managed to mix in some bad theology, which was meant to be humorous, but which I found irreverent. Also, she had the children indulge in a few superstitious beliefs which coincidents made appear correct, (Peg Bowen's witchery, etc.). One part I did really like, though was when it was stated that 'Dan stayed home because he wanted to finish his...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Josephine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This one was just ok. Nothing special about it. Some points were downright annoying and I wondered why I even kept reading it. It has no real plot so there is nothing to look forward to to keep you reading. It's basically the story of some boys who go and stay with their cousins for the summer and all the fun things the kids do together. There was a prevailing theme of religious confusion through the book and that really bothered me. There was a couple chapters where the kids read in the newspap...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Shawn Ruth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Very cute! The TV show "Avonlea" was based on this book, so it was fun to read about the characters I loved from the show: Sara Stanley, Felicity, Felix Cecily, etc... My only qualm was that the TV show changed a few characters, deleted some characters from the book, and even added some characters (like Aunt Hettie), so while I was reading I kept think "Well, that's not how it is supposed to be!" I loved the TV show so much, so I wished it was completely the same in the book. That is just me tho...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought I'd read this before, but I guess I hadn't. Excellent writing and characterization by Montgomery, but slightly unsatisfying because it's lacking an overall story arc. It's really just a series of episodes. Montgomery does this somewhat in the Anne books, but I think she has stronger overall plots in the Anne books -- for instance, Anne of Green Gables is fairly episodic, but it does have Anne achieve the goal of graduating from Queens and winning a scholarship, and it does finally brin...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Zulfy Rahendra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: terjemahan, me-mine, classic, childhood

Kapan masa-masa paling indah dalam hidup? Buat saya bukan masa SMA, tp justru saat saya masih bocah polos, ga punya beban hidup, ga galau karena hal-hal ga jelas, bisa maen sepuasnya sama temen-temen. Akan lebih indah kalo punya kisah seperti si Gadis Dongeng dan teman-temannya.

Gadis Dongeng membuat saya kembali ke jaman SD, bukan karena isi ceritanya sama dengan pengalaman masa kecil saya, tapi karena baca buku ini mengingatkan saya pada bacaan masa anak-anak. Dimulai dari pertemuan pertama Bev...more Kapan masa-masa paling indah dalam hidup? Buat saya bukan masa SMA, tp justru saat saya masih bocah polos, ga punya beban hidup, ga galau karena hal-hal ga jelas, bisa maen sepuasnya sama temen-temen. Akan lebih indah kalo punya kisah seperti si Gadis Dongeng dan teman-temannya.

Gadis Dongeng membuat saya kembali ke jaman SD, bukan karena isi ceritanya sama dengan pengalaman masa kecil saya, tapi karena baca buku ini mengingatkan saya pada bacaan masa anak-anak. Dimulai dari pertemuan pertama Beverly dan Felix dengan saudara2nya, bagaimana Montgomery begitu detil menggambarkan desa tempat mereka tinggal, mengingatkan saya pada cerita Lima Sekawan-nya Enid Blyton. Tapi kisah ini sangat berbeda dengan petualangan2 heboh Lima Sekawan. Ini kisah sederhana tentang 8 orang sahabat yg menghabiskan musim panas di sebuah desa yg indah dikelilingi hutan cemara dan kebun apel. Kisah mereka sebenernya biasa aja, tapi karena dituturkan dari orang yg menghabiskan masa kecil dg kenangan indah sempurna, ceritanya jadi menarik. Hal-hal biasa aja, seperti berita hari kiamat atau sakitnya kucing, ternyata bisa jadi kisah seru ketika dilihat dari sudut pandang anak-anak.

"Memang benar, musim panas ini terasa sangat menyenangkan bagi kami dan kami merasa memilikinya selamanya. 'Para dewa saja tak bisa mengingat hadiah mereka'. Mereka bisa saja merampas masa depan kami dan memberikan kepahitan hidup pada masa sekarang, tapi mereka tak dapat menyentuh masa lalu kami. Tawa, kebahagiaan, dan kemewahan itu adalah milik kami yg abadi". (hal 302)

Terus kenapa dijudulin Gadis Dongeng? Karena dari 8 anak itu ada 1 anak yg amat sangat pinter mendongeng. Setiap bab dalam buku ini terdapat paling tidak sebuah dongeng yg diceritakan olehnya. Dongengnya juga punya pesan moral yg bagus.

Saya rasa Gadis Dongeng sebenernya buku anak-anak. Ceritanya petualangan anak-anak, bahasanya juga sederhana (prok prok prok buat penerjemah yg ga bikin jadi njelimet). Tapi yg ganggu justru covernya. Covernya kok kayaknya bikin salah persepsi tentang isi bukunya. Ga pas aja gitu.(less)

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Jul 21, 2011 Tezar Ari Yulianto rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pinjem-perpus, classics, sastra-novel-amerika

Pernahkan Anda penasaran akan wajah Tuhan? Sara Stanley, yang dipanggil dengan sebutan Gadis Pendongeng, dan teman-temannya sudah. Lalu bagaimana ketika seorang teman mereka menawarkan sobekan buku bergambarkan wajah Tuhan kepada mereka?
Intuisi gadis pendongeng dan teman-temannya dalam karya Montgomery ini sangat luar biasa. Berbagai kejadian disikapi dengan pemikiran khas bocah-bocah menjelang abg, dan tak lupa, Gadis Pendongeng kerap memukau teman-temannya dengan dongeng-dongengnya, seolah-ola...more

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Nov 10, 2009 Meg rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourite-books, children-s-books

I had read the entire “Anne of Green Gables” series and the “Emily of New Moon” books but I hadn’t read any of her other books. I decided to pick it up. Once I got it home I simply couldn’t put it down. It was such a great story I forgot what a descriptive author she was. She painted the most beautiful picture of the orchard in which the children played. It made me long for my childhood summers spend at Nannie and Granddad’s on the Gulf Shore of Nova Scotia. It took me two days to read the book;...more

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May 02, 2012 Jane Francisca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

I love this book because its classic and talk about children. If I have my childhood like them...
spent time with brother and sister or niece and cousin also friend, adventure in the forest, sitting on grass, guessing what do you think of that cloud? playing around...so fun and refreshing. Not like nowadays children often spent their time with computer, games online. or just watching TV.

Sara Stanley...is my favorite character. I can see through the book that she so dazzle from Bev's perspective.
T...more

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Sep 12, 2011 Erin Price rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, nook

I enjoyed my first read of this book by L.M. Montgomery, but I found it to be more scattered than some of her series books (Anne and Emily). I appreciated the insertion of a less than idyllic sibling relationship, but the narrator seemed to have hardly any personality at all, and I disliked the overblown looking-back-into-the-past style as compared to the mostly present-tense third person narration of the Montgomery books I know and love. Unsurprisingly, I'm also left wanting to know "what happe...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Niken Anggrek rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ini buku tipe angkot. Artinya, buku yang dapat dibaca ketika kita dalam perjalanan, dimana kita tidak terikat kapan kita akan membaca bab lainnya. Setiap bab menceritakan hari-hari anak-anak keluarga King, dan sahabatnya Peter.

Yang membuat memikat adalah karakter yang wajar dan tidak berlebihan. Semuanya sarat dengan pelajaran untuk anak-anak. Misal, bagaimana ketika anak-anak King dan sahabatnya mengira-ira bagaimana wajah Tuhan. Atau ketika Peter dan Felix terlibat dalam perang doa. Cerita in...more

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Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.

The author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, in 1911 after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911...more

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