I read this when I was about ten or eleven, and forgot how much I adored it. I've finally got the whole set of the Anne books, so I sat down to reread this one today. It's easy to read, and charming, and more touching than I'd remembered -- I came over all sniffly a couple of times. And I also had a lot of delighted little giggles.

Rating: 4.4A good old children's classic. It was nice to read this after being disappointed with my previous read.While reading this book, I always imagined myself as Marilla, while Anne is my niece and nephew, because like Anne, they talk non-stop. This novel reminds me a lot of Little Prince, where grown-ups, maturity, imagination, friendships and customary practice are the subject matters.

Heartwarming and heartbreaking

See wildflowers' Amazon review for a list of books included in this complete set.https://www.amazon.com/review/R3J3934...From wildflowers review:"ANNE OF GREEN GABLES covers a span of Anne's first 5 years in Avonlea. She will age from 11 to 16. Her immortal antics that have made this book so beloved include her rivalry with Gilbert Blythe, dyeing her hair, and falling off of Mrs. Barry's roof...ANNE OF AVONLEA spans two years. Anne is 18 at the novel's finish. She has become a teacher. Marilla a...

I had forgotten how very much I loved Anne Shirley when growing up. Rereading all of her stories has brought back so many memories, and I have fallen in love once again with the girl, Anne. After reading so many not-worth-mentioning, crappy, free, kindle downloaded books, this has been such a refreshing change of pace - well written, poetical, beautiful, and clean; and 'watching' Anne grow-up again is such a pleasure.

BEST BOOK EVER!!! And not just for children!!Seriously, why did I wait so long to read this gem? The writing is simply beautiful and the characters believable and "real".

Read in a fit of nostalgia one afternoon. As lovely as I remember (albeit unsurprisingly extremely dated in some aspects) from reading it as a child.

I finally finished this book! I have watched the tv series on Netflix a couple months ago and I enjoyed it a lot. Then I tried reading the book, after I remembered that I had it since 2016. 1. Anne of Green GablesI was surprised when I read the first chapters. It looked exactly like the tv series! But then, some things were different. I also just couldn't stand Anne–she talked too much. Sometimes there's a whole page full of her dialogue AND READING IT MADE ME TIRED JSKSKSKS. Well, I can say tha...

I have never felt such a strong connection to book character like I have with Anne Shirley. I was reading this thinking ‘oh my god, I’m Anne of Green Gables.’ I shared this thought with my mother and her response was ‘why do you think I’ve been trying get to to read them since you were eight!’ Such a lovely, wholesome, beautiful story, my heart is full.

I loved this book. Oh what a happy heart warming story of Anne Shirley. I could not stop reading this book. I found this story to be the best that I have read in a long long time. It brought joy to my heart and happiness into my day. This wonderful little girl changes the lives of Matthew and Marilla. Once she arrives at Green Gables there world is filled with endless stories and imaginations from Anne. She grows to become a scholar and makes Matthew And Marilla proud. The funny things Anne does...

Anne of Green Gables:5+ stars & 8/10 hearts. This book... oh, my heart. How can a review do it justice? I might say how beautiful it is. So much beauty—beautiful descriptions, and beautiful thoughts, and beautiful lessons... The last chapter is one of the best endings ever in all literature. I might say it is hilarious… how often did I laugh over Anne’s scrapes and talk and all of the sarcastic humour? I might say it is well-written… the older I get, the more amazed I am by the beautiful, simple...

Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne's influence in some way. We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mis...

i’ve loved anne ever since i met her in the movies. her talent and her optimism really does inspire me. it’s genuinely so much fun watching her learn about life, her thought process intrigues me because it is so realistic. i especially love the descriptions. so softly does the author describe pretty things. “i think they must be the souls of the flowers that dies last summer and this is their heaven.”“‘what do you think of the new moon, teacher? i think it is a little golden boat full of dreams....

I loved it! So wonderful and sweet. Can't wait to read the others!!

This book contains the first two novels of this series. Just some clarification: I didn't read the books ever as a kid, and I don't think I ever heard of the character before the Netflix series was released (which I watched until it was cancelled, and like it to a certain degree). A short introduction about the theme of the books: Anne Shirley is an 11 years old orphan who gets adopted by two farmer siblings living in Prince Edward Island, Canada, by the end of the 19th century. These siblings a...

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You know when there's been a book in your childhood that you want everyone in your life to read because this is the book that you internalised so much that once you re-read it when your older you actually realise you don't know how much of your personality is your own and how much is a fictional character's?There's something about Anne Shirley, her ideas and her personality that makes her a modern character even years after the novel was written.L.M Montgomery wrote Anne with ample enough imagin...

Some episodes are laugh-out-loud funny, others are philosophical and poignant. The writing is light and lyrical and only seems dated here and there, but this only adds to the charm. Likewise, some of the attitudes are of their time, but the 'negative' ones are often questioned in this context.Can be read and enjoyed by any age and makes a welcome change to the crash-bang-wallop of most modern books. There is a great sense of magic and poetry brought to the smaller happenings in life and the main...

How did this book get such a good rating? The character did my head in with her chitter chatter, I even felt the author talking too much when describing scenes and characters! Enough!

I read and reviewed each of the two books collected here separately, so this is basically just for my own records. The rating is an average of the ratings I gave the individual books, rounded up because Goodreads doesn't do half stars. Green Gables earned four stars from me, while Avonlea earned three. While I like Anne a lot, she's rather over-dramatic, with a tendency to purple prose, and needs to be surrounded by more practical types who make her shine by contrast. Marilla is a particularly e...

I surprisingly enjoyed this book after putting it off for so long (years, in fact). Anne is a wonderfully charming and energetic girl, whom we see grow and change throughout these books. It is wonderful optimism and made me smile to read her antics and goings on. It is not without its sorrow however but it emphasizes the realities of life, which is that while there can be a lot of good if we know where to look for it, there can be unexpected sadness as well. IT is how we deal with it that develo...

I had so much fun reading this book! I realize that girls of my generation read it eons ago, BUT I was too busy outside playing to sit still for that long.This really is a timeless classic. Though I imagine some of the vocabulary could be challenging for today's worth, I think the beauty of the writing will out.The story telling is so masterfully done. Full of surprises. Not overly sentimental. But just touching enough to remind us of how precious life is.The author most definitely was very awar...

This was my favourite childhood book and it is over 50 years since I read it so I decided to buy it (it was a library book 1st time round) and re-read it. I fell in love with Anne all over again and realised why it is still my favourite. The character of Anne Shirley is simply wonderful, funny, great fun and highly entertaining. The resulting TV series (especially the more recent ones) are not a patch on the book and the most recent is a terrible, altered version of the story. This book also rem...

The first time these pages hit my face I was magnanimously THRILLED with delight. My senses were awakened! How can that be? What providence set the brain to experience these chapters like a vital understanding? How glorious the presentation of Spring, or the rhythm of contained exuberance in a child. Every word is careful, well loved and meaningful. An Anne book was my introduction to ‘cordiality.’ I began writing down all her adjectives and have pages of the variety ending in “ly.” More than a

Anne of Green Gables: 5⭐️Anne of Avonlea: 3.5⭐️BROOOO I LOVED ANNE OF GREEN GABLES SO MUCH SHES THE CUTEST SWEETEST CHILD IN THE WORLD I LOVE HER.So the first book was sweet as hell and I kinda thought that we would see a bit of blossoming romance between Anne and Gilbert but I guess that’s in the third book so I am STARVED oml I really thought Gilbert was gonna have loads of scenes in the sequel but NOPE when I tell you I was CLINGING to the scraps of rivals to lovers that was in this. Maybe if...

I've never loved a book as much as I love this one! Anne of Green Gables is surely one of a kind, a masterpiece by Lucy Maud Montgomery that can't be easily forgotten. Anne's character is just loveable and her value on friendship is heart-warming. She really is a kindred spirit. Through this book I've been inspired so many times, not only by Anne but also by the other amazing characters. One thing that means the most to me is how Anne's dedication and hard work at everything she does inspired me...

4.5/5 if I average the rating of the two books within but I gave it 5 because I just adored it.Anne of Green Gables - 5/5 (07/07/22 - 09/04/22)I am already in love. The characters and the writing were just stunning and I was immediately enamoured by Anne as a character.Anne of Avonlea - 4/5 (13/04/22 - 17/04/22)For me, the beginning felt a little slower but I did still really enjoy this book. Gilbert is a simp and I cannot wait for the immaculate slowburn I know I am about to embark upon.

(Rating + review only for Anne of Green Gables, have not yet read Anne of Avonlea.)Best word I can think of for this book is "charming". It really is. The writing is gorgeous, and despite going in with a bit of cynicism and being initially turned off Anne by her incessant yattering, I absolutely fell in love with the characters. (view spoiler)[The ending broke my heart as Matthew was a favourite. ;_; (hide spoiler)]I will have to watch "Anne With An E" (the Netflix adaptation) ASAP.

3.5 stars.I really liked Anne of Green Gables (it was a re-read; I have read it in Dutch as a kid). The ending felt super rushed though, that last year could have had so many more good chapters.Anne of Avonlea I liked less. It seemed to me it was too much about the new characters. The last chapters were very enjoyable though.

This book has a very slow plot. All occasions are told in detail. Though Anne is very funny and innocent for being talkative but she really takes my time (i struggle a lot in reading her parts) because she tells almost everything at the beginning of the story. From there then she grows up and I feel that she becomes a mature woman and becoming a teacher.