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Title: Anne of Green Gables (Unabridged Classics)
ISBN: 1402714513
Author:
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Publicate Date: 2004-10-01
Publish: 2004-10-01
List Price: $9.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Good Story
I read this book for a university course, and I was surprised by the book. I did not expect to enjoy it but ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I actually found that I could not put it down. There are so many themes and issues covered in the book. Like Matthew in the book, I found I fell in love with Anne and as Anne grew I was challenged to growth.
The themes in the book that grabbed me most were:
Importance of Trees
Importance of Naming
Death of hope
Prayers
Tears of healing
Belonging
Dreams
Alice in Wonderland References (Moral Duchess)
Looking Glass Friend
Sacred Memories
Self Naming "Anne of GG"
Desire to Fit In
Friendship
Time
Kindred Spirits
Anne being "All Spirit, Fire and Dew."
Etiquette
This book was so good that even though I only needed to read it for the course I ended up reading a few of the other books in the series.
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2: a very endearing character
My 7 year old daughter is just getting into chapter books; hearing the buzz about the centenary anniversary of _Anne of Green Gables_, I had to give it a read before I pass it on to her. Anne is tremendously endearing and sweet character, although some of the book shows its age.
Anne is an orphan who has been adopted by an elderly brother and sister who had originally sought a young boy; meeting the irrepressible Anne, they decide to keep her on in any event. I found the constant moralizing by Anne's adoptive mother Marilla tedious, with her constant recriminations that the exuberant and imaginitive Anne be "nice", "good", "respectful", "reverant", "polite and well-behaved." Certainly these are lessons all children need learn, but I thought Marilla a bit heavy-handed, and is one example of the story showing its age.
Anne, for her part is a sensative spirit who literally overflows with energy and chatter - Montgomery, in writing Anne's dialogue certainly captured her ebullience. As she writes late in the book, "pleasures and pains of life came to her [Anne] in trebled intensity." While it has been a long, long time since I was 11, I do well remember the burning intensity of youth, which is elegantly captured in Anne. The wonder and urgency of living that the young share is the real gem of the story, I found.
I did like the book, in spite of my misgivings about the relations between Marilla and Anne. It certainly reflects the attitudes and values of the early 20th century, especially as Marilla grows to love Anne, but cannot articulate her feelings. This was reminiscent of my Grandparents and Great-Grandparents who similarly could not (or would not) openly show their emotions. Maybe it is my parenting style or my personality, but I am much more permissive than Marilla in raising my child, and much more willing to share my thoughts and feelings with her (if I am no less strict.)
Will I share it with my daughter? Certainly - perhaps in a year or two.
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3: Anne of Green Gables Book
I'd heard of this book for years but never read it I saw part of the DVD on Public Televison Network and was so intrigued I ordered the book and the DVD. The book was not disappointing It appeals to anyone who gives it a try; youth, adult, women and even men if they give it a try. It has both children, youth, and adult themes. Engrossing.
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4: Anne, NOT Ann
" Oh, please, Miss Cuthbert, won't you tell me if you are going to send me away
or not? I've tried to be patient all the morning, but I really feel that I cannot
bear not knowing any longer. It's a dreadful feeling. Please tell me."
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables is a silver star in the firmament of historical fiction. It is the tale of an orphan girl, mistakenly adopted by the Cuthberts. Anne Shirley, age eleven, is bright, talkative, imaginative, sometimes hot-tempered, and always optimistic. She instantly loves the farmhouse called Green Gables and all of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. But will the Cuthberts send her back to the asylum? They wanted a boy.
Anne of Green Gables is a heartwarming, funny novel. Montgomery uses Anne to inform the reader that one should always look at the bright side of things, through thick and thin. Anne adjusts to life and makes new friends in an unfamiliar place, and eventually grows into an intelligent young woman with many friends. I highly recommend Anne of Green Gables to anyone looking for a captivating book!
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5: The classic is great, but the editing mistakes are annoying
I love Anne of Green Gables but found myself being pulled out of this book by all the editing mistakes (misspelled words, etc.). I definitely recommend the story, but not this edition of it.
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