The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume Two: A Critical Heritage | 
Calling all Kindred Spirits! Fragrance of Sweet-Grass is the last book in this round of the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead. I‘d like to take a little break, but I‘ve been thinking about some options for continuing the buddy read later on. So, my question is this: would anyone be interested in joining in with some Kindred Spirits goodness in a couple of months? And if so: which of the below ideas most appeals to you? All are welcome to join in!
rubyslippersreads, quietjenn, Linsy, Jerdencon, Bkwrm7, LeahBergen, JenlovesJT47, AnneCecilie, Prairiegirl_reading, Centique, megnews, lauraisntwilder, StayCurious, kwmg40, sblbooks, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair, willafulBarbaraJean First: reading LMM's journals. We have two options: the Selected Journals (5 volumes) or the Complete Journals (7 volumes so far, but they only go up to 1933. I'm not sure when/if the remaining journals, up to 1942, are planned to be published). Second: we've talked about re-reading LMM's works in publication order. Third: combine the first two ideas: read the journals, but take breaks at the appropriate points in the timeline to read each novel. 2mo
BarbaraJean Or, option four: we could read some LMM-adjacent books together. The connections Epperly makes between Emily and Jane Eyre, Aurora Leigh, etc. were fascinating and I'd be interested to explore both those and other connections, like the parallels between Little Women and Anne and Emily. I've also been interested in reading The Blue Castle alongside The Ladies of Missalonghi, and Anne of Green Gables alongside Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. 2mo
BarbaraJean So: if you‘re interested in any of the above, comment and let me know which option sounds good to you (or if you have another great idea to consider!). 2mo
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julieclair I‘d love to alternate between a LMM book one month, then a LMM-adjacent book the next month. 2mo
sblbooks I like the idea of reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Little Women and Little Men would be excellent buddy reads too. 2mo
Prairiegirl_reading I‘m still interested in what you all decide but I haven‘t participated as much as I wanted/intended to. So I‘m not out but I also don‘t feel like my opinion should hold any weight. 💚 2mo
kwmg40 I'm an occasional participant in this buddy read, so I'm happy to go with whatever is decided and will join in when I can! 2mo
willaful I like the idea of reading the connected/contrasting books. 2mo
LeahBergen I haven‘t participated that much lately but I‘ll still be curious to see what has been chosen to read! 2mo
rubyslippersreads I pick the Journals, because I‘ve had them on my shelf for ages. I think I‘d prefer to read the Complete Journals, but I have both sets, so I‘m prepared for either version. 2mo
quietjenn I haven't participated much lately, but I would definitely keep an eye out and maybe pop in for some of the chats, especially if you opt for some related/inspiration titles like RoSF. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks I am down for whatever, as I'm pretty good at skipping out when I think a book won't click for me (although I miss sometimes 😂) so keep me in the loop!!! 2mo
lauraisntwilder I like the idea of reading LMM's journals, but I also like what you suggest in option four. I've never read Little Women and it's one of my goals for the year. 2mo
julieclair Maybe read in 3-month cycles? Journals-LMM Book-LMM Adjacent. Repeat. 2mo
BarbaraJean @julieclair @sblbooks @Prairiegirl_reading @kwmg40 @willaful @LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads @quietjenn @TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder There's a lot of interest in the LMM-adjacent books, and I love Julie's idea to alternate between journals/re-read/adjacent. I'll get hold of the first few journal volumes to see how things might fit together. It won't all line up in an even alternating pattern, but I'll see what works & keep you all posted! ⬇ 2mo
BarbaraJean And as always, I want to make it accessible for people to pop in and out for whatever does or doesn't interest them. 😊 I'm thinking of the journals being kind of an ongoing background read that will inform/enrich reading/re-reading LMM's books and the books that inspired her. 2mo
LeahBergen Sounds great. Thank you! 2mo
kwmg40 That all sounds good to me! Thank you for continuing this buddy read. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed delving deeper into LMM's works/thoughts/etc. So glad we're finding ways to continue!! 2mo
julieclair Yay! Thank you for the effort you are putting into making this such a meaningful buddy read for all of us. 💙 2mo
lauraisntwilder Thank you! That sounds awesome. 2mo
quietjenn I think that is a great plan 🙂 2mo
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