Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jul 11, 2012 Megan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, re-read, classics

I expected a walk down memory lane...I wound up falling in love with this story all over again. Anne Shirley is the perfect heroine. She is strong, intelligent, creative, quick to love, and has some endearing flaws like her quick temper, her tendency to hold a grudge, and her easily distracted nature. What I noticed on this re-read as an adult is that this novel is about Marilla just as much as it is about Anne...all of the funny incidents that happen to Anne are written as Anne telling Marilla ...more

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Feb 24, 2022 Jill rated it it was amazing

I decided to revisit this series, which I read in elemetary school many years ago. Once again, it's apparent why this is a classic piece of literature. Those who are fans of this story have come to think of Avonlea as a character in the story - and possibly one of my favorites. Whether Avonlea is as magical as Anne describes it or not is immaterial. We see it all through her eyes, and it's wonderful.

What i came to appreciate in this reread was how genuinely flawed the characters are, which real ...more

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May 12, 2014 Danielle rated it it was amazing

A re-read but one I desperately needed right now. I just love LMM’s descriptions of Green Gables and Avonlea. It makes me pine for a simpler life in nature. I didn’t spend a lot of time in nature growing up and when I do now it really feeds my soul. I wish I had known it my whole life but I am grateful to enjoy it now and hope I can cultivate it in my boys now.

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