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The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination and constant chatter, and soon it's impossible to imagine life without her.
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Utterly Charming, April 20 2012
By John - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Puffin Classics Anne Of Green Gables (Hardcover)
I got married this spring, to a woman who loved and obsessed over Anne of Green Gables when she was younger. We are going this summer to Prince Edward Island on a trip on which she can pretty fully indulge in her Anne Shirley fantasies. :) In preparation for our trip, I agreed to read Anne of Green Gables, which I, although reading plenty as a child, missed because I was a boy. Even though I agreed to read it, I didn't have the highest expectations for the novel. I had enjoyed the movie as a child and so assumed that I would like it, but I ended up being utterly charmed. This is much more than a girl book.I guess it's just impossible not to be sucked in by the idyllic world of the novel. A spirited, humorous, and kind orphan girl who enlivens life for everyone she encounters. Two solid, if unimaginative, old siblings who find their world turned upside down by this spirit that they could never have imagined. A beautiful setting that is beautifully rendered. It's an almost archetypal paradise that's inescapably appealing.
And the writing is simply beautiful. I kept marveling at how the novel worked so well despite my having remembered most of the scenes from the movie. It did just because the prose was so vivid and graceful. The natural descriptions were brilliant, but not overwrought. The dialogue and humor were sharp. The emotions weren't maudlin but were perfect-pitched and authentic.
Another writer could not have written this book. It is a true classic that is not just for young girls.
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anne of green gables, April 30 2012
By Athelia - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Puffin Classics Anne Of Green Gables (Hardcover)
welove it for granddaughter nice book she really liked it very much nice book thank you very much.
Athelia
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The Story of a Red-Haired Orphan..., Sep 9 2011
By D. S. Thurlow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Puffin Classics Anne Of Green Gables (Hardcover)
When a middle-aged bachelor farmer and his spinster sister decide to take in an orphan boy to help out on their Prince Edward Island farm, they are surprised to get instead a wide-eyed, red-haired, talkative little girl with a huge imagination and a desperate need for a real home.Thus begins Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery's enduring classic novel, "Anne of Green Gables", which has captivated several generations of readers with its superbly written story of a young girl coming of age in rural Canada.
The first point of drama will be a debate between Matthew, the farmer, and his sister Marilla on whether to keep the little girl, whose name is Anne Shirley. They take pity on Anne, who has known only poverty and neglect, but raising her will present some challenges. Anne is obedient and hardworking, but easily distracted by her own imagination. The result is a series of often hilarious misadventures as Anne grows up.
Anne will make a place for herself in the small village of Avonlea, where she makes friends, excels in school, competes with a male rival, and slowly blossoms into an attractive and good-hearted young woman. Anne will earn a rare chance at college, but when tragedy strikes her family, she will suddenly face the need to make mature choices about her future.
"Anne of Green Gables" is most highly recommended as a moving and entertaining reading experience for all ages. It is also the first of a series of novels about the life and adventures of Anne Shirley.
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