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julesadventurezone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I also liked Katherine and particularly
The bullying in the first section was pretty tough to read about, as poor Anne has half the town against her and the rest too scared to do anything about it.
I also didn't enjoy the lengthy monologues by people just telling their random family histories etc. Please be a little bit relevant to the plot....
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and War
a_picky_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
soph22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kasialipa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Grief
katiewhocanread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Suicide
kindred_reader's review against another edition
3.75
It sometimes felt a little tedious to read because I just can't wait for her and Gilbert to be married and live in their house of dreams, but this book isn't worth skimming because the people she met and the experience she had really shaped her. And her letters to Gilbert are something I'm sure formed their relationship for the long three years they were apart.
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
mariposa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Misogyny
ghostly_monstera's review against another edition
3.75
It sometimes felt a little tedious to read because I just can't wait for her and Gilbert to be married and live in their house of dreams, but this book isn't worth skimming because the people she met and the experience she had really shaped her. And her letters to Gilbert are something I'm sure formed their relationship for the long three years they were apart.
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
linesiunderline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What I enjoyed:
• Anne, always.
• Windy Poplars was a home I could really visualize. It had soul.
• Anne’s journey towards finding her place and her people in a new town.
• Katherine Brooks’ transformation - loved it in the TV series, and loved it on the page.
Stumbling blocks:
• The pacing - I just couldn’t stay into it the whole way through. It lagged in sections and I wanted to skim.
• Not enough Gilbert.
• Not sure if the style - half epistolary, half narrative, really worked for me. This might have been part of the pacing issue.
• I kept comparing what was happening on the page to my memories of the TV adaptation and finding that I enjoyed the adaptation more (GASP).
Still, I want to read the whole series and now I can move along.
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Racism and Cannibalism
anneleen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Child death and Cannibalism