tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post6166350790455417255..comments2024-03-28T04:30:40.483-05:00Comments on Lit and Life: Anne of Green Gable by Lucy Maud MontgomeryLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-22495734025533615652010-08-25T09:38:40.201-05:002010-08-25T09:38:40.201-05:00I don't remember the wordiness because I read ...I don't remember the wordiness because I read the entire series many years ago, but I remember loving Anne and all of the books. I hope to read them with my daughter, so I'll see whether my opinion has changed over time.Annahttp://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-10067270202568914492010-08-25T05:11:58.333-05:002010-08-25T05:11:58.333-05:00I recall being absolutely entranced by Anne of Gre...I recall being absolutely entranced by Anne of Green Gables as a child.Booklover Book Reviewshttp://www.bookloverbookreviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-54588160012867392062010-08-21T17:58:49.541-05:002010-08-21T17:58:49.541-05:00I read everything by L.M. Montgomery that I could ...I read everything by L.M. Montgomery that I could get my little hands on when I was a child/adolescent. I absolutely loved them at the time. The names of all the female characters really appealed to me as well as the settings. I used to write down my favorite names that I found in her books so that I could name my future kids after them. I ended up naming my two girls Lillian & Elise. I know Lillian was a character from one story or another, but I can't remember if Elise is in any Montgomery books. <br /><br />I have not read them as an adult though and I would possibly not love them quite so much now that I have more sophisticated tastes!Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632346755839480960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-84945185879874292432010-08-10T18:53:58.278-05:002010-08-10T18:53:58.278-05:00I loved Anne of Green Gables. I did read it when ...I loved Anne of Green Gables. I did read it when I was a teenager and then I read it again a few years back. I don't remember thinking it was wordy - I think I just assumed it was a product of the times. I still want to read the whole series and the movies are quite good.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-30143758510914104952010-08-06T10:46:29.313-05:002010-08-06T10:46:29.313-05:00I emailed you this morning but I'm still tryin...I emailed you this morning but I'm still trying to understand where I went wrong... I thought Marilla and Matthew were married - ha!<br /><br />I wanted to stop reading this book long before the half way point, due to the repetition. I am glad to cross another classic off the list and to be able to have an opinion (rather than confessing "never read it").mpartykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058880500554363163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-64438031196616787982010-08-06T09:39:47.894-05:002010-08-06T09:39:47.894-05:00I read it as a child. I loved anne's spunk. I ...I read it as a child. I loved anne's spunk. I loved the lessons she learned and the trouble she got into. I loved her adventures. I loved words and expressions she used when she was thinking about the world she was about to enter and the way she dreamed about it. I loved her relationship with matthew, which was so sweet and pure and separate from marilla, as if they were more like siblings. It wasn't about the writing, the way we look at books as adults. I think L Maude was able to approach the book through a child's eyes, and that is the charm of it. (Can you tell I have always loved this book?)terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095349422849979251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-68710829831887096952010-08-05T21:56:26.575-05:002010-08-05T21:56:26.575-05:00I bought a lovely edition of this one two years ag...I bought a lovely edition of this one two years ago in Oregon. I have yet to read it. Somehow, I lost interest in it but I am thinking my daughter may enjoy reading it with me. Wordiness and all!Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-73536333216648414082010-08-05T14:31:16.842-05:002010-08-05T14:31:16.842-05:00I loved it when I read it in junior high, which wa...I loved it when I read it in junior high, which was the perfect age for me to read these books (and I quickly devoured the whole series). In recent years I have flipped through the books, and I agree that they are pretty wordy (although I remember the later books in the series being less so). It's funny how I loved the wordy descriptions when I was in junior high, but am less enthusiastic as an adult. Usually it's the other way around. So yes, I think you probably would have loved it more had you read it as a child.<br /><br />I do still love the books though, and I'm sure that part of it is nostalgia about how much I loved them back then. Anne's House of Dreams and Rilla of Ingleside are my longtime favorites.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-32111997243059552942010-08-05T10:37:29.581-05:002010-08-05T10:37:29.581-05:00I always enjoyed the movies as a kid, but never go...I always enjoyed the movies as a kid, but never got around to reading any of them. Now I'm really curious to see whether I'll enjoy them now that I'm older. Hmmm...great review and leaves me wondering!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-63573660935555259122010-08-05T10:00:04.878-05:002010-08-05T10:00:04.878-05:00I started reading the Anne books at about age 10 a...I started reading the Anne books at about age 10 and I count Anne as one of the primary role models of my youth (along with Laura Ingalls Wilder, Elizabeth Bennet, and Scarlett O'Hara). I've talked with others who have read Anne only as adults and missed the magic as well. She is wordy and dreamy, but when I was reading her as a pre-teen and then teenager, I was captivated...by the time period, the idyllic village of Avonlea, her capacity for friendship, and her ambition. She made me want to be the smartest girl in the class--she made me want to read books and poetry and get lost in the world of imagination. And her relationship to Matthew--I don't think I've cried as hard over a literary death as when Matthew died.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-56362430301245720202010-08-05T09:06:33.743-05:002010-08-05T09:06:33.743-05:00I have never read this book, but have heard so man...I have never read this book, but have heard so many good things about this one, and really, all of her books. Based on what you have to say about it, I am not all that sure that I would like it. I know that my daughter has it on her shelf, so I will have to try to pick it up and give it a quick perusal. Thanks for the honesty and insight into this book. It's not one that you often see discussed on the blogs!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-31609810233709154002010-08-05T07:41:29.419-05:002010-08-05T07:41:29.419-05:00I somehow missed this book as a child and have bee...I somehow missed this book as a child and have been avoiding it as an adult. Expect my reaction would be similar to yours...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-11402395761597824702010-08-05T06:44:37.430-05:002010-08-05T06:44:37.430-05:00My older two read Anne and its sequels as children...My older two read Anne and its sequels as children. Both of them loved all the stories. <br />Lu our baby didn't like them, she was more into sword and sorcery type stories.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-178473408123317522010-08-05T05:22:31.149-05:002010-08-05T05:22:31.149-05:00I never read the books, but I watched the entire m...I never read the books, but I watched the entire mini-series on PBS one time. It was delightful, but I never felt the need to go out and read the books after I saw the program.<br /><br />I was an adult at the time. Not sure if I would have been interested if I were younger.Mrs. Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017425815067633696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-3959661342995458392010-08-04T23:53:59.197-05:002010-08-04T23:53:59.197-05:00This is such a classic but I also do not know whet...This is such a classic but I also do not know whether a child could appreciate it as much as an adult would do. I did not think of it this way till you put the idea into my head!!!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605456781483914021.post-13506511660254748372010-08-04T23:21:32.534-05:002010-08-04T23:21:32.534-05:00I loved it. I agree that it can get really wordy ...I loved it. I agree that it can get really wordy though. You might like the movie better. It stays very true to the book but there's a lot going on to balance the wordiness! :--)<br /><br />I also agree by the way, that it's very frustrating not to be able to know how I would like a book as a child now that I am not. It makes me appreciate the many children and YA authors' skills all the more!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.com