Title: Anne of Green Gables
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Genre: Middle Grade / Friendship / Childhood
Year Published: 1983
Number of Pages: 382 pages
Date Read: 2/14/2015
Year Published: 1983
Number of Pages: 382 pages
Date Read: 2/14/2015
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
Series: Anne of Green Gables #1
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 7+ (Some Mischievous Behavior)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 7+ (Some Mischievous Behavior)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Now, I will admit that I was actually introduced to “Anne of Green Gables” through the
animated TV series that used to come on PBS and I remembered liking this TV
series when I was little. Now, I finally
had the chance to actually read L.M.
Montgomery’s all-time classic book “Anne
of Green Gables” and I was surely not disappointed with the results!
Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert wanted to have a child who
could help them around the house, so they decided to adopt a child from the
orphanage and they wished that the child was a young boy. Unfortunately, when Matthew went to the
orphanage, he realizes that the owners of the orphanage had made a mistake and
gave him a young girl named Anne Shirley instead of a young boy. Even though at first, Matthew and Marilla
tried to take Anne Shirley back to the orphanage, they soon grew to love the
young girl as Anne Shirley is unlike any other little girl they had ever came
across. It turns out that Anne Shirley
has a vivid imagination and she expresses her love for life through her poetic
statements that would make anyone fall in love with her instantly. The town of Avonlea will never be the same
again!
Now, I had heard about this book for years now, but I never
had the chance to really read this book due to me spending so much time reading
other middle grade books. Now, I finally
got the chance to read this book and I will admit that this book has been
nothing but pure love and creativity! L.M. Montgomery had done a brilliant
job at writing this book as the narrative is extremely poetic and flowery and I
just find myself falling in love with all of the characters from Avonlea! I honestly think the best part about this
book was the characters themselves as they all brought something different and
interesting to the story. Anne Shirley
is honestly one of my most favorite young heroines of all time as she is
constantly shown as being optimistic in her goals and the fact that she always
makes everything in her life seem so dramatic in a good way really made her
into a truly interesting character. I
also connect so much with Anne Shirley because I used to have a vivid
imagination when I was little and I would usually try to reenact my
imaginations in real life, just like how Anne has often done so in this book. I
loved Anne’s relationships with her fellow students, especially with Diana
Barry as it shows how close Anne is towards Diana and I love how they are
willing to be together throughout their lives as it shows how inspiring their
friendship is! I also enjoyed Anne’s
rivalry with Gilbert Blythe as it was interesting seeing Anne still harbor
resentment towards Gilbert when he called her “carrots” and pulled on her
pigtails early on and yet as the story goes on, you start seeing Anne going
from hating Gilbert Blythe to having some feelings for him. It really makes me excited to see where Anne
and Gilbert’s relationship will go after this book! I loved how L.M. Montgomery made the narrative so beautiful to read as I really
felt a connection with Anne’s journey from being an imaginative young girl to
being a grown and mature young woman and there were so many quotes in this book
that were so memorable, such as this little gem:
“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to
find out there are so many of them in the world.”
Overall, “Anne of
Green Gables” is easily one of the most beautiful books I had ever read and
I definitely cannot wait to check out the rest of the “Anne of Green Gables” books in this wonderful series!
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