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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

L.M. Montgomery

Start date: January 15, 2017

Finish date: February 14, 2017

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Why we're reading this: International Group Read
Genre: Novel
Published: June 1908
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Genre: Novel
Published: June 1908

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Nov 22, 2009 Manybooks rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-literature, book-reviews, l-m-montgomery, classics, favourites-read

Since I just completed books three to eight of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series over the past few days (all of the novels rereads in order to finally post reviews), I thought that I might as well also peruse both Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea once more for a sense of true completion (and yes indeed, visually and intellectually devouring the entire eight novel series from last Saturday to now Wednesday morning has been delightful, a bit exhausting to be sure, as I was actu ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Manybooks rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites-read, l-m-montgomery, book-reviews, women-and-girls, women-s-education

REVIEW OF THE ANNOTATED ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Now the only and extremely minor little potential frustration with The Annotated Anne of Green Gables is that the book is indeed a rather massive and thus not all that easily portable hardcover edition (and certainly not really something to read whilst travelling or out and about, and actually, even perusing this rather large and heavy tome in bed can prove a bit daunting and less than comfortable, but unfortunately The Annotated Anne of Green Gables REVIEW OF THE ANNOTATED ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Now the only and extremely minor little potential frustration with The Annotated Anne of Green Gables is that the book is indeed a rather massive and thus not all that easily portable hardcover edition (and certainly not really something to read whilst travelling or out and about, and actually, even perusing this rather large and heavy tome in bed can prove a bit daunting and less than comfortable, but unfortunately The Annotated Anne of Green Gables also does not seem to be available as an e-book).

But the above having been said, The Annotated Anne of Green Gables still is in all ways a true treasure and pleasure, not only providing extremely detailed annotations to and for the text, to and for L.M. Montgomery's glorious and evocative story of Anne Shirley arriving in Avonlea and becoming Marilla and Mathew Cuthbert's Anne of Green Gables, but also including supplemental details and enlightening analyses on such diverse and interesting topics as historical information on orphans in Canada and the PEI school system during the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the extensive bibliography being the cowning glory, the delicious and much appreciated icing on the cake (which could all of course also easily be skipped if one is either not that interested or only wants to peruse the actual text and check the annotations as and when they appear, but the supplemental details and bibliographical lists are appreciatively present and easily accessible and available to and for those of us who do and might desire and require them). Most highly recommend, and an absolute must for serious L.M. Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables fans and/or scholars (and it is, in my humble opinion, also truly both unfortunate and sadly frustrating that so far, only the first book of the Anne of Green Gables series has been annotated, as the other series novels also could much do with and benefit from having similarly detailed annotations provided and presented, in particular since L.M. Montgomery often peppered her novels with oh so very many literary allusions). ...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, young-adult

"My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes."

“Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it... Yet.”
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Mar 19, 2014 Victoria Evangelina Allen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: in-english, young-adult, fiction, audible-com, favorate, family-saga

This is simply one of the kindest, brightest, life and truth affirming books I have read in quite a long time. I sincerely recommend it to all the kids and grown ups out there, especially if you feel somewhat down. All is well with the world if you are eager to see the right and the Light!!!

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