Heidi's review
Before Green Gables
by Budge Wilson
Heidi's review
Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson
Heidi's review
rating:
bookshelves:
childrens,
dawn-layton-recommendations,
fiction,
saralyn-recommendations,
ya
recommended for: Carrie, Brandy
** spoiler alert **
A prequel to a well-loved series? I was a bit skeptical. But after seeing it advertised in so many review journals, I figured no true fan who also works in a library would pass up reading it to at least know how well it was done and be able to recommend it or not. I checked it out from another library system. It was not an engrossing read, but it was calm and gentle flow and style which I liked reading at my leisure. Didn't expect it to take me 3 weeks to read it. But oh well.
I think Wilson did an excellent job. It was her own style while still being true to Montgomery. You could slightly tell with various references/topics/handling of subjects that it was a book written of a time 100 years ago instead of a book from 100 years ago about its current time. However, the time period was apparently well researched. And I loved that Wilson received permission and encouragement from Montgomery's heirs to work on the prequel.
What surprised me--an avid Anne-Fan--was how well connected ...more
I think Wilson did an excellent job. It was her own style while still being true to Montgomery. You could slightly tell with various references/topics/handling of subjects that it was a book written of a time 100 years ago instead of a book from 100 years ago about its current time. However, the time period was apparently well researched. And I loved that Wilson received permission and encouragement from Montgomery's heirs to work on the prequel.
What surprised me--an avid Anne-Fan--was how well connected ...more
