Everyone’s favorite redhead, the spunky Anne Shirley, begins her adventures at Green Gables, a farm outside Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. When the freckled girl realizes that the elderly Cuthberts wanted to adopt a boy instead, she begins to try to win them—and, consequently, the reader—over.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm a guy, 29 years old, who has just read Anne of Green Gables for the first time (at the behest of my fiancee).
It is a wonderful book.
You do not have to be a young female to enjoy the adventures of one. Anne Shirley is a delight of a character. She's brave and intelligent and so very earnest. It is a treat to read about her coming to live at Green Gables and the relationships she develops there. There's real depth in some of the characters, especially Anne's guardian, Marilla, who remembers, if only faintly, what it was like to be young and passionate, and is drawn irresistably to that in Anne and rejuvenated by it.
This and Tom Sawyer are the two great works about childhood in my experience. Yes--children would love to read, or be read, either of them. However, adults can get much out of reading them, too, and things that will not be available to the younger set. These books are both about children from an adult's perspective (neither Twain nor Montgomery were 9) and so an adult's perspective can assist in a reading of them, too. And, finally, while I'm certain that women are able to relate to being a girl on a different level than men can, we're all able to relate to the main virtues of an Anne Shirley and the beauty of childhood that she embodies.
Unlike the title of the current Spotlight Review, this is not just for any girl, but for any*one* with a scope of imagination.
It is a wonderful book.
You do not have to be a young female to enjoy the adventures of one. Anne Shirley is a delight of a character. She's brave and intelligent and so very earnest. It is a treat to read about her coming to live at Green Gables and the relationships she develops there. There's real depth in some of the characters, especially Anne's guardian, Marilla, who remembers, if only faintly, what it was like to be young and passionate, and is drawn irresistably to that in Anne and rejuvenated by it.
This and Tom Sawyer are the two great works about childhood in my experience. Yes--children would love to read, or be read, either of them. However, adults can get much out of reading them, too, and things that will not be available to the younger set. These books are both about children from an adult's perspective (neither Twain nor Montgomery were 9) and so an adult's perspective can assist in a reading of them, too. And, finally, while I'm certain that women are able to relate to being a girl on a different level than men can, we're all able to relate to the main virtues of an Anne Shirley and the beauty of childhood that she embodies.
Unlike the title of the current Spotlight Review, this is not just for any girl, but for any*one* with a scope of imagination.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Chef Faquarl
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I had never read this book for fear that it would be too much like Little House on the Prairie which I had heard were heartwarming books where nothing much ever happened. Though Anne of Green Gables is certainly heartwarming and describes the interesting but not action packed life of a young girl, Anne's character is not the ordinary sweet little girl that you might expect to read about. Though wanting to be good, Anne spends most of her time dreaming about "romantic" things such as a beautiful pond near by which she named the Lake of Shining Waters, and the demons and goblins that live in the Haunted Wood. Her chatter fills the entire book and barely a page goes by without her contemplating some fantastical thought. This is a beautifully written novel and there needs to be no wondering as to why it has endured for the one hundred years that it has.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By R. Icks
Format:Mass Market Paperback
No matter what age you are or what genre of book you usually read, this is a terrific work of art. Everyone should take a rainy afternoon off to sit back, relax and read one of the greatest novels ever published. (And all other novels in the Anne of Green Gables series is just as exceptional!)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book for girls
but my whole family loves this book along with the whole series. L.M. Montgomery's style of writing brings you right in with Anne. Read more
Published on August 13, 2007 by Michelle Polk
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Classic Read
Anne of Green Gables is about an orphan who is adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. It takes Anne awhile to adjust to life in the elegant Green Gables, and gets into some... Read more
Published on April 17, 2007
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not just for children
I first read "Anne of Green Gables" when I was a young teenager. It had been my mother's favorite book and was not in print at the time. Read more
Published on April 8, 2007 by M. Kooiman
4.0 out of 5 stars
This book is full of laughter, lessons and hope.
Anne of Green Gables is a book that inspired me greatly. The characters, the story line and the obstacles that the characters overcame were very influential to me. Read more
Published on October 23, 2006
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best books...
Anne has a very large scope of imagination- sometimes you might not understand her queer ways. Anne is very funny, and I hihly reccomend it for any age. Read more
Published on July 5, 2006
5.0 out of 5 stars
Timeless Classic
I desparately wanted to like this book as a child, but even with my advanced reading level, I never enjoyed it. Read more
Published on June 30, 2006 by Jennavere
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Book For Everyone
After reading this book more than once, and enjoying it every time, I truly believe I can assess this book with ease. Read more
Published on May 24, 2006 by Courtney
