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

L.M. Montgomery

Start date: November 1, 2018

Finish date: November 30, 2018

Discussion: November 2025 Group Read

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Jul 29, 2016 Jane rated it really liked it

Shelves: childrens-books

I've never read this, and I'm glad I finally did. When I was a child, I clearly claimed this book which had been either my mother's or my Aunt June's. I wrote my name on the flyleaf in the front of the book, and then wrote Dear Jane in my neatest cursive in the back of the book. After claiming it, I kept it and never read it. What a shame. Anne is the perfect heroine, a "tragical orphan" whose red hair and freckles would have consoled me as a child. She is an imaginative scatterbrain, a charmer, ...more

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Oct 12, 2018 Kara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, classics

I can't believe I hadn't read this as a child. It's so sweet and fun and cozy. I can't wait to read it to my son one day. ...more

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Nov 17, 2016 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 2016

I had never read this in my childhood and I'm so glad that I picked it up now! Very sweet story, loved it! ...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Taylor rated it it was amazing

Shelves: home, childhood, favorites

Every year or so, I end up re-reading the Anne of Green Gables series. I'm not sure if I would recommend them to an adult for the first time, but I would give a high recommendation to young readers. And as delightful trip back to my childhood, I seem unable to resist these periodically.

The Anne of Green Gables book is particularly fun. LM Montgomery does a lovely job of both capturing the unfortunate mistakes of being a kid while also have a sweetness to childhood that was entertaining when I wa ...more

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