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The love I have for Anne Of Green Gables can not be summed up in a review. I have adored this story since first watching the 1985 film version starring Megan Follows as Anne Shirley.
I have dreamt many of times of visiting Prince Edward Isle since watching the film and television series Avonlea on the Disney Channel as a young child. I was over joyed when Netflix began the series Ann With an E but have been heartbroken since learning it won’t be having another season. (I haven’t been able to wat ...more
I have dreamt many of times of visiting Prince Edward Isle since watching the film and television series Avonlea on the Disney Channel as a young child. I was over joyed when Netflix began the series Ann With an E but have been heartbroken since learning it won’t be having another season. (I haven’t been able to wat ...more
I suppose, had I discovered this story as a child of 8 or 9, I would have found Anne endearing. But, I did not and I don’t. Fantasy is not my favorite style of book. With its ideal portrayal of childhood, nature, small town life and family, this has only the vaguest connection with realism. On a technical level, the book is well crafted. Its vocabulary would challenge a child while not preventing them from enjoying the experience of reading. The characters are universally likable and the moraliz
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October 2021
Did a reread by audiobook for toddler's bedtime, and enjoyed Anne's antics all over again. I couldn't help but picture every corresponding scene from the Megan Follows version, although I'd forgotten how very different the order of events is in some places. The books and movies both are still very endearing.
August 2012
I reread this again in my 20s after loving it in my teens. It's such a sweet, wonderful tale not only of growing up but of learning to let someone into your heart, even ...more
Did a reread by audiobook for toddler's bedtime, and enjoyed Anne's antics all over again. I couldn't help but picture every corresponding scene from the Megan Follows version, although I'd forgotten how very different the order of events is in some places. The books and movies both are still very endearing.
August 2012
I reread this again in my 20s after loving it in my teens. It's such a sweet, wonderful tale not only of growing up but of learning to let someone into your heart, even ...more
So cute--I think I want to read more in this series, it's like Little house on the prairie and little orphan Annie in one!
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