Anne of Green Gables 2.0

So, I know I didn't do a great job at describing Anne of Green Gables last time, but in school we had to write a Goodreads review and this is the book that I used for it. I think I turned out better, but tell me what you think:

Anne -with an E Shirley, has never had a place to call her own.

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert are an old pair who know next to nothing about children.

Who would think that they would ever meet? However, when Matthew goes to the station to pick up the boy that they have chosen to adopt, there isn’t one in sight! Only a skinny, red-haired, freckled girl who appeared to be waiting for someone. After questioning the station master, Matthew realizes that the girl is waiting for him. There must have been a mistake, but he can’t just leave her there. He decides to take her with him. Shy by nature, Matthew decides to let Marilla break the news to the young, eager faced-girl who just can’t stop talking from excitement. During the short ride from the station to Green Gables (a farm house on Prince Edward Island), Anne manages to not only win over Matthew, but the reader as well.

Anne of Green Gables is an amazing book full of love, laughter, and tragedy (not very much though). In short it is full of life. Join Anne as she experienced the ups and downs of life, gets herself and those closest to her in “scrapes” and let’s her imagination run wild.

One thing I especially loved about this book is that it gives an accurate portrayal of life. In some books, the character’s lives seem so glamorous and unreal. The characters don’t make mistakes, but not in Anne of Green Gables. Anne makes mistakes, she starches handkerchiefs, flies into tempers and dyes her hair accidentally on purpose. To be sure, she also has her  good traits. She is smart, imaginative and has a big heart. She loves her friends to the moon and back. Another thing I liked about this book is that the characters are so lovable and dynamic. Throughout the book, you can see them growing and not just in stature or age. The characters learn from their mistakes, and you can see their personalities and interests developing and expanding. Their dreams are changing, and the things they looked forward to as children, don’t hold the same wonder and reverence, once they become older. The characters are so lovable that once they enter your heart, they stay there forever, no matter what. You feel like you’ve known them your entire life. That you’ve spoken to them and played with them and lived with them. You feel as if, should they have existed, you would have been the best of friends with them.

One thing I didn’t like so much about Anne of Green Gables is that it was published in 1908. That’s over 100 year! It’s not the age of the book so much that I don’t like, it’s the language used in the book. Some of the phrases that were very common back then are nearly lost now. This made the book a bit confusing at times, but it was still really good.

People who might like this book are readers who like classic books such as Little Women and/or Jane Austen novels. In addition, if you like realistic fiction, you would probably like this book. Readers who like strong female characters might enjoy this book as well. Even though there is no action/fighting, which is what you typically associate with strong female characters (Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen, Annabeth Chase), Anne is as strong as them all, in her own way.

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables is a great book about an orphan girl named Anne-spelled with an E Shirley. She is adopted by Mathew and Marilla Cuthbert and goes to live at Green Gables, a farm house on Prince Edward Island. The book follows Anne's life over the first few years of her adoption. Anne of Green Gables is a heartwarming story about a young girl and all her mistakes and triumphs. It is about growing up and learning that life isn't always the fairytale you dreamed it was when you were young. It is about learning that you can't always get what you want (like puffed sleeves) but you should be thankful for what you have, because things can be so much worse. Through Anne you learn that dreams are just that, dreams, even if they do come true sometimes. You learn the glory of an imagination. Through this book you learn what it means to be a human, with all the good and bad, the character traits and flaws, the successes both big and small, along with the shortcomings. You learn that no victory is too small and no voice is insignificant. Join Anne as she encounters the ups and downs of life, gets herself and those she loves in "scrapes" and just has fun.

I love this book so much. I've probably read it like a gazillion times. Even more, or just as many times as I've read Harry Potter. Of course, this book is shorter than Harry Potter so it is easier. Anyway, even if it doesn't seem interesting, you should still read it, because it is a lot better, than what it sounds like. I didn't really do it justice. Just read it, it is great. I think you'll like it. It's just one of those books that you like. Especially if you like classics, like Little Women, you should read this book. Also, if you haven't read Little Women read that too. It's also really great. If you like realistic fiction books you would probably really like this book. It is set in the past, so if you like historical fiction, you might like it as well. I just think that anyone would like this book regardless, of what genre they like though. If you are interested, and you should be, even though I described it really badly, I know for sure that they have it on Kindle. In fact, they have pretty much the entire series on Kindle. I got the Anne of Green Gables Collection and it has most of the books and more!

So, yes, this is a series, but it isn't one of those series's where you just have to read the next book. In fact for the longest amount of time, I didn't even know it was a series, until I got the book on Kindle. (I have a paper copy of this book too). In case you were wondering, the order of the books in the series are as follows: Anne of Green Gables; Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Windy Poplars; Anne's House of Dreams; Anne of Ingleside; Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside. I have read all of them except for Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside.

I'm now going to post the Goodreads review, because I just did a really bad job at describing this book and you will probably be more inclined to read it if you read this summary. 
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. --Goodreads

I know the book still doesn't seem really interesting, but it is really entertaining and it's so easy to get attached to the characters. Please, please, please, give it a chance. Also, don't forget to check out my polls, I have them on the side, and sometimes people realize they're there, but not usually.

PS  Did anyone notice the google picture on Monday, November 30th? The picture was of a red haired girl doing various things like eating with old people and reading with a black haired girl. That girl was Anne!!! It was in honor of Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthday! Anyway, I just thought that was cool...

Bye for now!

This a picture of the copy of the book that I have,
 as taken by me, with my phone. Sorry for the glare.