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Anne of Green Gables (Union Square Kids Unabridged Classics)
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bookshelves: 2018, classic, completist-book-club, library, coming-of-age, tear-jerkers
Jan 26, 2018
bookshelves: 2018, classic, completist-book-club, library, coming-of-age, tear-jerkers
This story is cute, touching, heart-warming, tear-jerking. In other words, a classic!
The target audience is definitely not me. I would say it would be perfect for a teenage girl living in Canada in the early 1900s. That makes sense, because that is exactly what Anne is! However, the point of this obvious detail is that sometimes it is fun to read a classic and try to put your mind in the mindset of who it was written for at the time. A couple of the storylines seemed silly or to not make sense, but if I stopped and changed my mindset, it would click.
A bit of a history lesson combined with a well written story. If you haven't read this before, give it a shot and maybe you will find your inner early 1900s Canadian teenager!
The target audience is definitely not me. I would say it would be perfect for a teenage girl living in Canada in the early 1900s. That makes sense, because that is exactly what Anne is! However, the point of this obvious detail is that sometimes it is fun to read a classic and try to put your mind in the mindset of who it was written for at the time. A couple of the storylines seemed silly or to not make sense, but if I stopped and changed my mindset, it would click.
A bit of a history lesson combined with a well written story. If you haven't read this before, give it a shot and maybe you will find your inner early 1900s Canadian teenager!
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Reading Progress
January 21, 2018
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Started Reading
January 21, 2018
– Shelved
January 21, 2018
– Shelved as:
2018
January 21, 2018
– Shelved as:
classic
January 21, 2018
– Shelved as:
completist-book-club
January 21, 2018
– Shelved as:
library
January 26, 2018
– Shelved as:
coming-of-age
January 26, 2018
– Shelved as:
tear-jerkers
January 26, 2018
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Finished Reading
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rated it 4 stars
Jan 26, 2018 06:16PM
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![Matthew](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1464987365p1/16254355.jpg)
I read a bit about the sequels after I finished, but I think I will probably just stick with this one.
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I figure a lot of people on my friends list may not have interest in this type of story.
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I had a bias against it as a book intended for pre-teen girls, but, once I read it, I was delighted by Lucy Maude Montgomery's command of language, her deft turns of phrase, her vivid characters and descriptions, and her clever dialogue.
This book may not speak to everyone, but, primarily because of Montgomery's quality of writing, I rated it 5 stars...and wondered what took me so long to read it.
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She is pretty fun to read - and every chapter ending with her mother making a snarky comment about Anne talking so much - hilarious!
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Yes, definitely lighter!
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Ha! Yes, true! I don't remember a lot of girls around me reading this back when I was in middle school, but they probably were (especially since it was in the midwest during the time frame you mentioned! )
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I had a bias against it as a book intended for pre-teen girls, but, once I read it, I was delight..."
Great points and a cautionary tale to not avoid something just because a pre-conceived idea. You may find a lot of greatness you have been missing. This is why I have been doing my best to give everything a shot.
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Ha! That's hilarious! I have done the exact same thing before. With me, I will complain about a character being a talkative know-it-all and my wife looks at me and is all like,"REALLY!?" 😂😂😂
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I have talked to many people who have made a visit a part of their vacation. Enjoy!
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That's awesome, Erin! Even though this story took place a long time ago, I am guessing that helped you relate quite a bit.
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Wow - I didn't even realize there was a comic version of this one!
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:D I am always happy to entertain! :D"
:))))
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If you do, I hope you love it just as much this time! :)
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