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

L.M. Montgomery

Start date: February 1, 2021

Finish date: February 28, 2021

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Jun 24, 2012 Mturney1010 rated it it was amazing

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Although I've been in love with the stories of Avonlea since before I can remember I'd never read this book until I was 28 years old. I absolutely fell in love with it. Megan Follows is the definitive "Anne with an E" and I am so happy to finally have read it.

The relationship between Anne and Marilla was particularly tender for me, perhaps because as a child I perceived it to be a lot more harsh than it was in actuality. I love Anne's "scope for imagination" and I'm particularly infatuated with ...more

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Feb 25, 2011 Mallory rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Read with Tim. Saw the movie with Megan Follows first. The character Anne is enchanting. There are passages of description that you know were written with Montgomery sitting in front of that exact location. Her love for her island is on full display here.

The last three chapters seemed rushed with several jumps in time that are jarring to the reader. The insertion of the shock of the bank collapse is unnecessary and feels forced, as if Montgomery was grasping at a way to kill Matthew off (I woul ...more

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