Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m giving this five stars but that might be partly out of sentimentality. Reading as an adult, a lot of the things Anne has to say strike me as saccharine, verging on treacly. But it had such a hold on me as a kid that I’m powerless to mark it down.
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It’s been a long time since I read it, but I loved that whole series! ❤
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I read an essay on Anne’s development through the series recently, it made the point of how comfortably conservative and smug she eventually became, from such a firebrand beginning. Sadly I had to agree, although I’d never thought much about it before. But the early books are lovely, if one ignores the politically oblivious social stratification and saccharine moments. A truly politically engaged Anne would have been an interesting literary experience.
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It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten the details. Likely a reread of the later books would now ruin them for me.
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Yeah, kids are oblivious to so many things when reading, all the finer points of adult interactions and inconsistencies between the real world and the created one.
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My rating: 10 of ten!!!! Beautiful and good for teachers.
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I am very fond of it myself, despite reservations.
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