AnneOfGreenGables

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Reading this series with my preteen has us in varying agreement. I'm relating so much to Anne as an adult, while my daughter enjoyed the earlier books in the series more. In Anne Of Ingleside I found myself reflected in being on the visited end of long staying guests and their unwelcomed behaviors.

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MaggieCarr

Anne's House of Dreams | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Love, loss, friendship, and so many heartfelt moments I can relate to.

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MaggieCarr

Anne of Windy Poplars | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Written mostly as a one sided epistolary, readers get a glimpse of life for Anne during the three years she spends at Windy Poplars while she's the principal at the school as she writes to Gilbert who is away studying to be a doctor.

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MaggieCarr

Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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"... Sometimes I feel as if being grown-up just frightened me and then I would give anything to be a little girl again." page 3

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emilycoc

Anne of Ingleside | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Just another sweet read! I enjoyed how Anne's story was mixed in with stories from her children's perspectives. Two more to go and I'm done this series.

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MaggieCarr

Anne of Avonlea | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Such a different time in the world, I can't imagine being in charge of a classroom at 17.

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Fammybooks

Rainbow Valley | L. M. Montgomery

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This was a fun read. I quite enjoyed it. It was refreshing to follow the Meredith family for once.

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kwmg40

Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery

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I have a much better appreciation of this book than I did when I had first read it a long time ago. I love how Anne has matured and evolved over the series but still retains much of what made so many people love her from the original Green Gables book.

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread @BarbaraJean
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#gottacatchemall (Dhelmise: set on an island) @PuddleJumper

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BarbaraJean

Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - House of Dreams Discussion 3/3

🏡 For those who are re-reading, what was it like to read this book right after Anne of the Island instead of after Anne of Windy Poplars?

🏡 What elements of this book did you most enjoy? What did you dislike?

🏡 Final thoughts on Anne‘s House of Dreams?

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CogsOfEncouragement It was nice to not have to wait for Anne and Gilbert‘s happiness! 3w

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed these characters in Anne‘s new neighborhood so much. I also really enjoyed the twist in Leslie‘s story (which I had completely forgotten) and her happily ever after. 3w

kwmg40 The chapter that stayed in my mind was the one describing the general election in Canada. I liked how friends, family and neighbours could disagree vehemently about politics but after the election, they could put those disagreements aside and carry on as before. I hope that's still the case today, but with all the vitriol I see in the news and social media, I'm not so sure! 3w

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TheAromaofBooks It was weird to skip Windy Poplars, but kind of interesting to jump straight to their married life. It also does make more sense as far as secondary-character continuity goes (Rebecca Dew only appearing in WP and Ingleside). I love this book and found the ending, where they are getting ready to leave behind their home, especially poignant as I'm getting ready to move out of the house where we've lived for 10 years. I think LMM does an amazing job⬇ 3w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) keeping Anne and Gilbert true to their characters, while introducing new people and weaving the threads together. Someone like Captain Jim seems like he should be kind of annoying/ridiculous, yet comes through as realistic and lovable. Miss Cornelia seems like she ought to be a caricature, but the way that she shows genuine kindness and generosity to everyone around her instead makes her warm and interesting - and I actually totally ⬇ 3w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) love her getting married in the end! I guess I basically find it amazing how LMM can hit the right notes, creating vivid and realistic characters whose conversations and actions seems so natural. 3w

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BarbaraJean

Anne's House of Dreams | L. M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - House of Dreams Discussion 2/3

I was struck by this quote on the value of different life paths, specifically the roles that women choose for their lives (or the roles that society/circumstances choose for them). What do you think about the way House of Dreams portrays women‘s roles, through characters like Anne, Leslie, and Miss Cornelia?

rubyslippersreads, JenlovesJT47, CogsOfEncouragement, lauraisntwilder, monalyisha, kwmg40, TheAromaofBooks

CogsOfEncouragement Chapter 15: The Glen St. Mary church wouldn‘t have been built to this day,” went on Miss Cornelia, ignoring Captain Jim, “if we women hadn‘t just started in and took charge… Says a lot about women being capable and getting things done though they lack certain opportunities and rights at this time in history. 3w

kwmg40 Definitely, in those days, women had much more pressure to act as supporters and caregivers. If a woman valued that role for herself, then that's definitely not a 'waste“, but it's tragic when a woman strongly prefers a different path but doesn't have the freedom to choose it. 3w

kwmg40 On the topic of women's issues, I loved that Anne decided to ignore all the questionable advice in the parenting book! 3w

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