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Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
I did it! I finally did it! This was attempt number 4 for me with this installment of the Anne series and I was beginning to wonder if I was going to make it happen.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Racism and Cannibalism