Unlike Montomgery's Anne series, The Story Girl sadly gets little to no attention, which is a horrible shame as it's very wonderfully written and on par with Anne of Green Gables as far as exploring childhood. It's also one of my favorite books, and it always irks me that it receives practically no recognition from Montgomery fans.

The premise of the book is fairly simple. It is narrated from the view of a boy named Bev King looking back on his childhood. Bev and his brother Felix are sent to live with their Aunt Janet and Uncle Alec on Prince Edward Island while their father travels for business. There they become acquainted with their cousins Felicity, Dan, Cecily, and Sara Stanley aka the Story Girl, as well as befriending Sara Ray a neighbor and Peter the hired boy. It covers many domestic adventures and dramas through school, church, neighbors, and through it all The Story Girl weaves tales to entertain and relate to every life event. Imagination and a hint of magic touches things, just as it did with Anne of Green Gables. But most of all it deals with family and friendship, and how the group grows close through it all.

The characters are all wonderfully varied and vibrant with their own virtues and flaws, and it deals very nicely with common troubles of growing up. From the episode of the Dream Books to the Magic Seed, to Peter and his adoration for Felicity, terror over the witch neighbor Peg, and their fears when their beloved cat Paddy falls ill, it sweeps you along as one of them, just as personally invested in their lives as if they were your own.

I've always loved The Story Girl for her otherworldly nature, for being so wise in some ways and so naïve in others, and for her unique outlook on life and people in general. The story is simple and nostalgic, and personally I feel one of Montgomery's best books.

Montgomery's writing was enchanting as always, however, plot wasn’t upto mark for me.

bingung nih sebenarnya belum selesai bacanya tapi emang sama sekali ga minat ngabisin ceritanya..
L.M. Montgomery sepertinya bukan pengarang favorit saya, karena jujur aja cerita2 yang dia buat saya kurang suka contoh anne of green gables dan the story girl.
Ceritanya terlalu membosankan walaupun ada beberapa pesan yang bermakna tapi terlalu datar, ga ada tokoh yg antagonis banget (krn biasanya yg bikin cerita seru tokoh antagonis) jadi ceritanya ga ada geregetnya dan kurang membuat penasaran, krn yg bikin asyik baca buku itu cerita yang membuat kita penasaran..
intinya bagi saya buku ini terlalu membosankan -___-

This was my first non-Anne book I’ve read of LM Montgomery’s and it was almost as delightful as “Green Gables” and just as delightful as the best of the other books in the Anne series. It brought the perspective of being an older child on the brink of teenage hood right into sharp picture. It’s a fun, beautiful book!

I bought this book after visiting the Anne of Green Gables museum in PEI, located on & in the historical home of Maud’s cousins with whom she played throughout her childhood & was the closest to. The stories are inspired or directly taken from that family. Also knowing Maud was a true Cat Lady, it was fun to have one of the featured characters be a beloved cat.

Pernahkan Anda penasaran akan wajah Tuhan? Sara Stanley, yang dipanggil dengan sebutan Gadis Pendongeng, dan teman-temannya sudah. Lalu bagaimana ketika seorang teman mereka menawarkan sobekan buku bergambarkan wajah Tuhan kepada mereka?
Intuisi gadis pendongeng dan teman-temannya dalam karya Montgomery ini sangat luar biasa. Berbagai kejadian disikapi dengan pemikiran khas bocah-bocah menjelang abg, dan tak lupa, Gadis Pendongeng kerap memukau teman-temannya dengan dongeng-dongengnya, seolah-olah para pendengarnya merasakan sendiri kisah-kisah tersebut.
Sebagai novel klasik, Gadis Pendongeng memang layak hidup sebagai novel abadi, sampai sekarang. Kata-katanya memikat, tak pernah membuat kening berkerut. Kisahnya pun hidup, tanpa sadar membuat kita ikut bermain bersama Gadis Pendongeng dkk.

A series of events, stories, & vignettes involving a small group of children in the fictional town of Carlisle, P.E.I. Canada at the turn of the century. No plot per se, but beautiful, profound, & funny.

Felix & his brother Beverley (yes, it used to be a boy's name) spend the summer with their cousins Dan, Felicity, & Cecily King, as well as the titular Story Girl. Her real name is Sarah Stanley, but as they already have a friend by the name of Sarah, & Stanley is a masterful storyteller, she is called Story Girl by everyone. She also lives with her aunt & uncle while her father works in another country. If all this sounds like (Road to) Avonlea, it's because the tv series was loosely based on these stories.

The children have fun, funny, sweet adventures, as only young, innocent children can have. I really enjoyed the childish naivete & innocence, without cynicism or darkness. It was refreshing to read something truly comforting & filled with kindness & gentle humor that was at times truly laugh-out-loud funny.

L.M. Montgomery is a wonderful storyteller, much like the Story Girl herself, with rich & detailed descriptions that don't bog down the story & make you feel like you're there with the King children in the apple orchard.

What LM Montgomery does so well is storytelling, and she imagines fun little adventures for her young characters. In this book, though, the stories are disconnected and there isn’t considerable character development. Still, I did chuckle at the escapades of Beverly, Sarah and friends, whether they carried out dares, steeled themselves for what they thought was the end of the world, or even had a sermon contest. Overall it’s amusing, just not riveting.

“The Story Girl sighed. She loved expressive words, and treasured them as some girls might have treasured jewels. To her, they were as lustrous pearls, threaded on the crimson cord of a vivid fancy. When she met with a new one she uttered it over and over to herself in solitude, weighing it, caressing it, infusing it with the radiance of her voice, making it her own in all its possibilities for ever.”

After reading these words, how can the bookworm in you not want to finish this story? Now here is the LM Montgomery that everyone raves about. This whole book is just beautifully written! The Story Girl is about a group of first cousins who spend the summer together on the family farm/homestead on Prince Edward Island, and the adventures they get up to with one of their friends from school and Peter, the hired boy who works on the farm. Cousin Sara, better known as the Story Girl, has an uncanny ability to weave wondrous tales that regal and enthrall everyone, children and adults alike. It’s a lovely story of childhood innocence, and it reminded me of my childhood days spent with my own cousins on our great-aunt’s farm, and the adventures, as well as MISadventures 😅, that we had. I must admit that after reading Kilmeny of the Orchard last month, I had my doubts about LM Montgomery, but no more! I am very eager to read the sequel to this book, The Golden Road.