Book Review: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery

Book: 96/150

Review: 5/5

Summary: As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anyone else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special—a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.

Thoughts: Anne Shirley is without a doubt, one of the best children of literature: EVER. It is so refreshing to read a character who looks at the world and those who inhabit it so lovingly and so positively. I started this book on Canada Day (it seemed appropriate!) and took my time with it. I have the rest of the book series and definitely want to try and read them throughout the summer (is anyone else a seasonal reader?!) Some books are just made for summer, and Anne of Green Gables is one of them.

Her dramatics are so funny; I love reading her page long monologues, and the relationships she builds with Matthew, Marilla and Diana, and how much she's grown as a character throughout the book. It is such a fun and nostalgic read; I grew up on the CBC original Anne of Green Gables movies and the Road to Avonlea television show, so it was really fun to revisit Avonlea.

If you haven't read Anne of Green Gables yet, pick it up! This book will whisk you away to Avonlea and you won't want to leave this quirky cast of characters.