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The Story Girl
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud Montgomery
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A fourteen-year-old orphan spins irresistible tales for both young and old in the town of Carlisle on Prince Edward Island.
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion # 6

Is there anything else you‘d like to talk about from The Story Girl? Comparisons with the Road to Avonlea series? 😊

Bkwrm7 I remember watching some of Road to Avonlea as a kid, but it has been a long time. When I looked it up, i had no idea it ran for so many seasons! I'm hoping to borrow some from my library at some point to rewatch probably after re-reading The Golden Road. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I actually never watched Road to Avonlea! I think the other big area of this story for me this time around was how the adults interacted in the children's lives. Like so many of Montgomery's stories, many of the important adults are just missing, and others are pragmatic and unsympathetic at times. I thought Uncle Roger was basically a bully and he angered me almost every time he showed up on the page. I was a bit in love with Uncle Alec, though! 2y
Jerdencon The adults really didn‘t add much to the story - almost felt like the parents in Snoopy - 2y
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sblbooks I've never seen The Road to Avonlea. I'm going to try to find it on Prime. 2y
BarbaraJean @Jerdencon It was interesting to observe the interactions (or lack of!) between the children & the adults. The adults were mostly in the background - much more so than in the Anne or Emily books. @sblbooks @TheAromaofBooks As you mentioned, it was frustrating to me as well to see the adults brush the kids off. As funny as the Judgment Day thing was, I wished the adults would have taken the kids' fears seriously! 2y
StayCurious I love Road to Avonlea (of course I do, I‘m Canadian!) reading The Story Girl brought me right back to the show even though there are several differences. It was such a charming and calming show, just like Montgomerys stories 2y
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion # 5

The kids talk a lot about topics of faith and religion, with many discussions around prayer—what should or shouldn‘t be the subject of prayer, and even whether praying does any good. What do you think of the way Montgomery draws out these topics throughout the book? What did you think about the way the kids talk about faith and religion?

Bkwrm7 I thought it was interesting how much religious talk there was in this book, because I remember some, but not nearly as much from the Anne and Emily books. A lot of it is problematic; I would like to think most have moved beyond the way they talk about "heathens" for example, but Montgomery does a good job I think of capturing children's imperfect understanding of such matters. 2y
TheAromaofBooks This book was definitely written at a time where “good“ people go to church and anyone who doesn't is “bad,“ and consequently church and school were the two big social circles. I think Montgomery does a good job showing the children's view of “adult“ topics that aren't well explained. I was frustrated at times by the way adults in their lives kind of blew them off when the children had sincere concerns or fears, especially Uncle Roger. 2y
Jerdencon I felt that the religious party was a product of the times Montgomery was writing in and that religion was a part of life. 2y
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jewright I have to laugh about how they wait for judgment day. 2y
sblbooks Well said @TheAromaofBooks I couldn't agree more! I was really surprised the adults didn't take their questions more seriously. @jewright the Judgment Sunday was a great chapter. 2y
BarbaraJean @Jerdencon Definitely, church was an expectation and a big part of community life at that time, so it's natural that it figured prominently in the kids' conversations. @TheAromaofBooks @Bkwrm7 Absolutely - Montgomery does so well at portraying the little quirks of how kids (mis)understand weighty topics and how that plays out in big and small ways (like the drama over “Judgment Day“ and the picture of God!). 2y
BarbaraJean I was fascinated by the discussions of prayer - the kids wondering whether it was appropriate to pray for the cat, the whole “praying against“ each other thing between Felix and Peter, and some very deep questions about how God does or doesn't respond to prayer. I loved the honest perspective of kids trying to figure it all out. It made me think a lot about what I believed when I was a kid, and how/why that understanding changed over time. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I also liked how Montgomery portrayed an array of beliefs just within their circle - with Cecily's sincerity and simplicity, Dan's skepticism, Peter's pragmatism, etc. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion # 4

Most of the book is narrated as if in the moment, but at other times, Bev reminisces, commenting on the events of the story as an adult. Did those moments work for you? Do they add to or detract from this story of childhood?

Bkwrm7 I think the distance works in those moments and reminds readers that there is a narrator at work. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I think these moments work for the most part, mainly because there aren't so many of them that they get distracting. They do serve to let the reader know how Bev remembers conversations and such so clearly, which lends authenticity to his voice. 2y
Jerdencon I think they work also - I like how it pulls back the story a bit. 2y
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jewright I love them because childhood is definitely different as we look back on our memories. It‘s almost like we got a epilogue throughout the book. 2y
BarbaraJean At first they pulled me out of the story—because they hadn‘t been consistent throughout, I found it distracting when they first popped up. I wanted either more of them or fewer! But what‘s there does flesh out Bev as a character a bit more. And I liked seeing a glimpse of what he‘d kept from that time—the dream book and the letters everyone writes to Peter. 2y
sblbooks I'm kind of neutral on this topic. They didn't bother me, but it didn't add that much either. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion # 3

What did you think of the choice to have Bev King as the narrator? What does his perspective add to the story? (Or does it add anything?)
If you could choose a different POV character, who would you pick?

Bkwrm7 The problem with Beverly as the narrator is that he basically disappears into the story. At one point, I even had to look up his name because I had completely forgotten it. I guess that works as a neutral perspective, but maybe an omniscient narrator could have worked just as well. Either that or Bev needed more personality. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I think having Bev narrate does give more depth to how the group felt as a whole during certain events, like Peter being sick or Judgment Day, but like @Bkwrm7 said, he doesn't really stand out as an individual most of the time. I think Dan would also have been a great narrator as he wouldn't have tried to soften his opinions at all 😂 2y
BarbaraJean @Bkwrm7 I felt that way, too. For most of the book, Bev could've been switched out with a 3rd person omniscient narrator & I wouldn't have noticed. I'm used to 1st person narrators who tell a story centered on themselves! In that way, it's refreshing that Bev doesn't make himself the focus. @TheAromaofBooks It would be hilarious to read this from Dan's perspective! I love to think about how the Story Girl would've written it...or poor Sara Ray. 😂 2y
Jerdencon I agree with @Bkwrm7 I wanted to know about Bev although I did think he was a good narrator and liked the boy perspective in this story. 2y
sblbooks Like others have said Bev does tend to disappear... I think it would have been interesting to hear from the story girl's perspective. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion # 2

There‘s an ensemble cast here, much like in Rainbow Valley. Which character is most vivid for you? Who is your favorite?

Bkwrm7 For most vivid, I feel like Sara Ray, The Story Girl, Felicity and Peter are the most well-drawn. Felix's whole character seems to be that he is fat which doesn't make for much of a character really. The Story Girl is my favorite I think, although Peter is a close second! 2y
TheAromaofBooks I always think Montgomery has a knack for sketching a person even in just a few lines. The Story Girl is probably the most vivid, but that's part of who she is. I feel like we learn just as much about Cecily, but she's a quieter character and doesn't stick out in the mind as much. I have a soft spot for Beverley himself, recorder of all the adventures! 2y
BarbaraJean @bkwrm7 I agree - the characters you list as most vivid really feel like the “core“ group of the book; the others kind of fade into the background. Sometimes I forgot about Dan completely. 😂 And I'm with you on favorites. It's hard to choose between the Story Girl and Peter. @TheAromaofBooks She really does have a gift for quick character sketches... it's funny, I think of that as Emily Starr's talent, but I guess she gets it from her author. 😆 2y
Jerdencon Story Girl definitely - and I did like Sara Ray too - I would have like to know more about Beverley 2y
sblbooks Peter with my favorite. I liked the boys in this novel, better than the girls for some reason. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Story Girl Discussion #1

What are some of your favorite adventures that the kids get up to in the book?
Do you have a favorite story told by the Story Girl?

Bkwrm7 I enjoyed the story with the two sisters where the one suitor got the other drunk. But the story that has stuck in my mind the most since I was a kid is the one where they go canvassing and the Story Girl is asked to recite the multiplication tables! Which, now that I think about it, I think those are from the same chapter! 😆 2y
TheAromaofBooks @Bkwrm7 - I agree, that story is quite fantastic! I also really enjoyed the chapter about the sermon contest - that definitely sounds like something my siblings and I would have gotten up to when we were kids haha 2y
BarbaraJean @Bkwrm7 Clearly, that was a great chapter! 😄 @TheAromaofBooks I loved the sermon contest, too--especially the way they were trying to come up with “appropriate“ games to play on a Sunday! I loved the “Awkward Man“ and how the Story Girl befriended him... and the “ghost“ ringing a bell in the house... and the way they all started eating rich food before bed so they'd have more vivid dreams for their dream books. 😂 2y
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Jerdencon Loved all of those and the dream journals too! 2y
sblbooks I liked how Betty Sherman won a husband. 2y
jewright I love the part about the blue trunk. 2y
StayCurious I liked the silliness of buying a portrait of God 2y
quietjenn I am very begging y in my reading is this one, but will come back to check out all the comments when I finish! Will be back in the swing of things with the next one, I hope. 2y
BarbaraJean @quietjenn No worries! Pop back in when you‘re ready! 2y
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AnneCecilie
The Story Girl | L. M. Montgomery
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#BookReport

Finished the tagged #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and continued reading Wuthering Heights #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens

Finished The Yips and Mantel Pieces.

I read Death on the Nile and Pinocchio.

GarethSouthwell How did you find The Yips? Tempted by it - sample I've read suggests she's got a wonderful comic style. 2y
AnneCecilie @GarethSouthwell I loved it. Based mainly on dialogues and some of them I hope I never have with anyone. 2y
GarethSouthwell @AnneCecilie Ha! I shall investigate further. Thank you. 2y
Cinfhen Excellent progress this week!!! Wonderful 🧡 2y
Brimful Will definitely consider The Yips. I always think Barker will be a tough read but whilst she is wacky once I get started I always find she is remarkably accessible. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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I‘d never read this before, and it was a delightful comfort read! Sweet adventures of a summer (and on into fall and winter), with stories, escapades, quarrels, and games among siblings & cousins & friends. For me, it captured well all the weighty & petty & fraught concerns of a group of kids. It doesn‘t have the depth of Anne or Emily (or my fave, The Blue Castle), but it was still a lovely escape. #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead discussion tomorrow!

JenlovesJT47 I loved this book! I might have asked you already but have you seen the show Road To Avonlea? It‘s based on The Story Girl series and is directed by Kevin Sullivan, who did the AOGG movies. I‘ve never read The Blue Castle. Are we going to do a buddy read? 🙃 2y
BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 I haven‘t seen Road to Avonlea! I‘ve heard of it, but somehow I thought it was based on Chronicles of Avonlea,🤷🏻‍♀️ And now that I know it was directed by Kevin Sullivan…I HAVE to track it down! I was thinking about Blue Castle for March if people are up for it. 😁 2y
Jerdencon Loved this book! I will have to check out the show @JenlovesJT47 2y
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TheAromaofBooks The Blue Castle is my favorite, too! I've read that one sooo many times and love it so hard. 2y
JenlovesJT47 Would love a buddy read of The Blue Castle! @Jerdencon the show is so good! Gilbert makes an appearance at one point and Marilla and Rachel Lynde are on there as well. He incorporates stories from AOGG and The Chronicles of Avonlea as well. When Marilla and Rachel adopt Davy and Dora it is so funny! 😅 2y
BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 Now I'm really excited about checking out Road to Avonlea - Davy & Dora were one of the things I really wished they'd included in the Sullivan AOGG series. I just checked and my library has the DVDs... I know what I'll be doing after we finish Golden Road next month! 2y
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TheAromaofBooks
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I finished this one yesterday in a big gulp, after being true to my chapter-a-day for most of the month haha I hadn't read this one in probably 15 years so it was lovely to visit these characters again. A fun little story about a group of cousins/siblings/neighbors. I can remember always wishing I had an amazing orchard with such a rich family history. Looking forward to discussing this one for January's #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead !!

TheSpineView Excellant! 2y
Clwojick Great job! ❤️ 2y
BarbaraJean There‘s that beautiful vintage edition! 😊 Looking forward to discussing this one tomorrow! 2y
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BarbaraJean
The Story Girl | L. M. Montgomery
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Just a reminder: the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead discussion of The Story Girl will be on Saturday! I‘ll post questions around mid-day Pacific Time, and feel free to jump into the discussion when you are able!

Jerdencon Really enjoying this one! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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AnneCecilie
The Story Girl | L. M. Montgomery
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#WeeklyForecast

Finish the tagged #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and continue reading Wuthering Heights #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens

I want to finish The Yips and hopefully also Mantel Pieces

I want to read Death on the Nile the group read for #foodandlit #Egypt and I want to start Pinocchio #ChildrensClassicRead

Teresereading Spent some time in Florence looking for Carlo Collidis grave. Sad story but I still want to read the authentic Pinocchio who I loved as Disneys 2y
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Daisey
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I finished this light and fun listen today. I had a major L.M. Montgomery reading phase, but I honestly cannot remember reading this one. I enjoyed it but not nearly as much as several other L.M. Montgomery books, and I don‘t think it will stick with me either.

#Audiobook #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

BarbaraJean I have another third to go yet, but I think I‘ll likely concur with your review! It‘s sweet and light but doesn‘t have the “tang” of some of her others. 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

I continued the chapter a day reading of Wuthering Heights #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens and The Story Girl #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I read Autumn

I‘m currently reading both Mantel Pieces and The Yips

Cinfhen No tv distractions?? 2y
AnneCecilie @Cinfhen Always, you‘re beginning to know me well. There‘s the Men‘s European championship in Handball. So far so good. 2y
Cinfhen Hahaha 😌perfect!!! 2y
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BarbaraJean
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“If your Aunt Olivia was to up and get married what would your Uncle Roger do for a housekeeper?” asked Peter.

“Oh, but Aunt Olivia will never be married now,” said Felicity. “Why, she‘ll be twenty-nine next January.”

“Well, o‘course that‘s pretty old,” admitted Peter, “but she might find some one who wouldn‘t mind that, seeing she‘s so pretty.”

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

SRWCF Lol! I loved this book. 2y
Karons1 29 quite old 🤣 hilarious 🤣 what would 90 be then ? 2y
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JenlovesJT47
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I‘m a huge fan of the Road To Avonlea TV series and it was so fun to read this again. It has that same warm and cozy vibe as the AOGG series. I‘m looking forward to book 2 because it‘s been 10 years since I read it and I don‘t really remember anything about it. LMM‘s books are perfect when you need an escape from harsh reality. 5⭐️

#classics
#LMMontgomery
#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

CarolynM 👋 I've missed seeing you around. Hope all is well 2y
JenlovesJT47 @CarolynM thank you for thinking of me!! All is well, I got really behind on my reviews but I‘m going to start catching up today. I hope you‘re doing well and have a great day! 🤗🤗❤️ 2y
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BarbaraJean
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There is such a place as fairyland— but only children can find the way to it… Only a few, who remain children at heart, can ever find that fair, lost path again; and blessed are they above mortals… The world calls them its singers and poets and artists and story-tellers; but they are just people who have never forgotten the way to fairyland.

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

Continue the tagged book #KinderedSpiritsBuddyRead and Wuthering Heights #WanderingTheoughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens

Continue reading Mantel Pieces.

I want to reread Autumn and get a good start on The Yips.

Sophronisba It's been a while but I remember really liking The Yips. 2y
AnneCecilie @Sophronisba The blurb sounds great so it‘s good to know that it lives up to that. 2y
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Eggs
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1* This is one of the several audiobooks I‘ve started but haven‘t finished.
2* Cold with 50mph winds 🥶🥶
3* hot bath 🛁, apple cinnamon tea 🍵, my t-shirt quilt, and furry slippers

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

I continued the chapter a day buddy reads of Wuthering Heights #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens and the tagged book #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I finished Children of Gebelawi and Little Virtues.

I‘ve started Stay Another Day and Mantel Pieces

Cinfhen What‘s the Hilary Mantel about??? Is it NF? 2y
AnneCecilie @Cinfhen Yes, it is. It‘s a collection of texts she has written for the London Review of Books over the years. I just read about how when she wanted to buy a bookcase in Jeddah in late 80s she couldn‘t find one. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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FINALLY starting this for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead!! I‘ve gotten a small handle on my excess ebook situation (so many holds at once, and only so many hours I can screen-read!)—so I‘m just diving in tonight.

Who else has started their reading of The Story Girl? What do you think so far?

AnneCecilie I have started. It‘s a little different from the Anne and Emily books, and I have needed to get used to that. 2y
BookBabe I read it as a child when my parents bought me a copy. I remember enjoying it! ☺️ Happy memories ❤️ 2y
catebutler I haven‘t started yet, but my copy is sitting on my nightstand! 2y
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StayCurious I‘ve started it and it takes me right back to the Road to Avonlea series! Of course there are changes but some of the misadventures are similar. 2y
Jerdencon I agree with @staycurious it‘s basically similar themes but still fun to read. I like that the narrator is a boy this time. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Definitely episodic in nature, but feels a lot more cohesive since the characters are all the same in each chapter. Kind of reminds of Rainbow Valley in that way. 2y
quietjenn Like @catebutler I haven't started yet, although I have it waiting for me. Soon! 2y
JenlovesJT47 I‘m enjoying it but I love the Road To Avonlea series so it‘s fun reading these. 2y
Daisey I hope to fit it in this month, but I‘m really not sure when. 2y
Bkwrm7 I've started and it's fascinating what I remember and don't. None of the characters beyond the Story Girl had stuck with me at all, but I very distinctly remember the multiplication table bit when they are canvassing. 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

Continue The Story Girl #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and Wuthering Heights #WanteringThroughWutheringHeights PermberLittens

Hopefully read an essay or so in Little Virtues

Continue reading Children of Gebelawi. This book is denser than I expected and is taking longer to read.

Cinfhen Nice to be a part of multiple buddyreads ❤️ 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

I‘ve started the buddy reads of the tagged book #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and Wuthering Heights #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights #PemberLittens

I finished 84 Charing Cross Road and The Fran Lebowitz Reader

I read Thursday‘s Children and Kleopatra

I‘m currently reading Children of Gebelawi.

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LitsyEvents
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead with @BarbaraJean will be reading and discussing The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery for January. #BuddyRead

BarbaraJean Thanks for reposting! All are welcome to join—just read along at your own pace throughout the month and we‘ll discuss on the 29th. If anyone wants to be tagged for the discussion, tag me to let me know and I‘ll add you to the list. 😊 2y
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AnneCecilie
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#WeeklyForecast

I want to finish The Fran Lebowitz Reader

I‘m going to start two buddy reads, The Story Girl #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and Wuthering Heights #PemberLittens #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights

I want to read both 84 Charing Cross Road and Thursday‘s Children.

erzascarletbookgasm 84 Charing is delightful 👍 2y
jb72 The Hanff book was one of my favorites last year. It‘s so good. 2y
Crinoline_Laphroaig I love 84 Charing Cross Road! Just about to post reminder for #wanderingthroughwutheringheights 2y
Suet624 I can't believe I haven't read 84 Charing Cross Road yet. Grrr... It's been on my “to read“ list forever! 2y
AnneCecilie @erzascarletbookgasm @jb72 @Crinoline_Laphroaig @Suet624 I didn‘t even know about it before joining Litsy, but it‘s a cute story and a perfect read to kick of the new year with. 2y
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BarbaraJean
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After a hiatus in December, #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead will pick up again in January with The Story Girl! Feel free to read along at your own pace throughout the month and we‘ll discuss on the 29th.

All are welcome—feel free to join in if you‘d like! I‘ve tagged those who expressed interest, but if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be, please comment and let me know!

jewright Please add me! 2y
sblbooks Please tag me🙋 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
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Jerdencon Im excited to start! 2y
BarbaraJean @jewright @sblbooks Adding you to the tag list! 🎉 2y
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BarbaraJean
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The #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead is taking a break in December, but we‘ll pick up again in the new year with The Story Girl & The Golden Road. I‘ve tagged those who were interested, but all are welcome—comment if you‘d like to be tagged!

Both of these have roughly 30 chapters—we could continue chapter-a-day, but it seems most of us have a hard time keeping to daily chapters! How about one book per month, with a discussion at the end of the month?

Jerdencon I‘m in! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds great!! 2y
quietjenn That sounds like a good plan! 2y
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Andrea313
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Anne and Emily are such beloved heroines, but let's not forget about the other brave, spirited, determined girls that LMM gave us! #CanadaDay #JulyJourneys
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

rubyslippersreads Lovely covers! 😍 3y
zezeki Love those covers! 😍😍 3y
rockpools I‘ve heard of The Blue Castle, but had no idea about the others 😍 3y
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Eggs Beautiful💙🇨🇦🧡 3y
Andrea313 @rockpools I like them all, but I think Jane of Lantern Hill is particularly wonderful! 3y
LeahBergen This Canadian says “woohoo!” 🙌🏻 3y
Daisey Those are beautiful covers! 😍 3y
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FlameImperium
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Just finished reading The Story Girl which had been sitting on my desk for years. It‘s a sweet wholesome book with clever writing and witty humour. I‘m surprised I enjoyed it since almost each chapter is it‘s own self contained story though it does have continuity (same characters, setting etc). I would read the sequel, The Golden Road but I don‘t have the book. I could see the book as a kids TV show. The photo above is the same cover as my book.

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xicanti
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I‘ve got TWO reading buddies today! They‘re gonna help me finish my reread.

It‘s been many, many years since I last read THE STORY GIRL, and while it‘s still special to me, some parts hit me differently now. For example, I‘m way more conscious of the racism behind all their concern about “heathens,” and the casually dismissive/derisive way the kids view non-Christians in general. And the classism—oy.

Lreads 😍🐶 3y
UwannaPublishme Your pups are adorable! 😍 3y
xicanti @QuietlyLaura @UwannaPublishme they‘re total sweeties. 3y
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This was my most enduring takeaway from THE STORY GIRL when I was a kid. I spent years and years telling everybody they should NEVER eat cucumbers and milk together or they‘d DIE.

(Kid Me missed the “it‘s no deidly” bit.)

Then I grew up and learned this isn‘t universally true! It might not be true AT ALL! (There‘re conflicting sources.) Now I go around telling everyone how L.M. Montgomery lied to me about cucumber poisons.

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xicanti
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It felt like a good time to reread THE STORY GIRL. This was my co-favourite Montgomery when I was a kid, along with THE BLUE CASTLE.

It‘s a good time for hot cross buns, too. Here in MB, they‘re always made with mixed fruit, and when I lived in Auckland I was horrified to find NZ takes the raisins-only approach. A friend in the Maritimes told me they go raisins-only there, too. This saddens me, y‘all. I‘m glad to live in mixed fruit territory.

xicanti (New Zealand DOES do lovely chocolate hot cross buns. I wouldn‘t trade mixed fruit for ‘em, but I do wish we had them here.) 3y
LinesUponAPage Such a sweet book. I too love Lucy Maude Montgomery! Emily of Mew Moon was my co-favorite. 😉 3y
Bradleygirl I wholeheartedly agree with your taste in LM Montgomery books and buns 👌🏻👌🏻 3y
xicanti @Lifeisasnap I wish I‘d read Emily when I was little. I think I would‘ve become obsessed with her, the same way I latched on to all these characters. 3y
xicanti @Bradleygirl mixed fruit forever! 3y
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obviateit
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud Montgomery
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OriginalCyn620 Yes! ❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww ❤️❤️ 3y
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rubyslippersreads
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Day 10 of #20Series20Days #Top20Series These aren‘t my favorite Montgomery books, but I do 💙 my vintage copies.

Cathythoughts ✨✨✨✨✨ 4y
MsMelissa 🥰🥰🥰 4y
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Ruthiella Beautiful editions! 😍 4y
RebelReader I love that figurine! 4y
LeahBergen 😍😍😍😍 4y
rubyslippersreads @RebelReader Thanks! She was a thrift shop find. 4y
merelybookish Gorgeous! 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Lovely photo and figurine! 4y
batsy Love it ✨✨✨ 4y
UwannaPublishme 😍😍😍 4y
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katy4peas
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Day 3: #7books7days #7days7books #impactful

I love Sarah, Felicity and Felix. ❤️
And Sarah Pollock stars in the wonderful series “Avonlea”.

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Andrea313
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I am filled with #gratitude for having a day to treat myself. I took myself on a date for tea with the tagged book, and tonight I'll be supporting some local theatre. I love my husband, love my friends, love my job, but I am also so happy to spend time in my own company. #SelfImprovementSept

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llwheeler
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Rearranging books (and then staring at them wondering if I like them that way) makes me happy. Here's my rearranged bookcase from yesterday. Only 3 more books on it, but I had to move some on every shelf to make them fit. The stack on the floor is my to-read-next pile.

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I read this between June 9 & 19th and rated it 4 ⭐️ on Good Reads. When I was younger I had read both the Anne & Emily books but nothing else by Montgomery. I think it‘s a shame that her Anne books are the most famous because she does have a way of writing about childhood.

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November #30 is the birthday of L.M Montgomery and the wedding anniversary of the "real" Betsy and Joe, Maud and Delos Lovelace. Two of my very favorite authors. ? #??#emojinov #novemberbythenumbers

LeahBergen How have you not named a cat Maud? 😂 Or have you? 6y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I never have, but LMM would certainly approve. 😸 6y
EvieBee I love this! ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
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KCorter
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31 audiobooks for $112.45! Thank you, Audible!
#ListensYoullLoveSale
#TheSummerListeningSale
#AudibleSale #audiobook

EvieBee Wow! So many good ones and for a steal! 7y
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kendrastephaniekaryn Damn! That's intense! 7y
KCorter @EvieBee84 I couldn't believe it! So many on my wish list were on sale. You should check it out! The sale is continuing for a few more days. 7y
KCorter @kendrastephaniekaryn I know! What's sad is that there were so many more good ones. I had to limit myself. 7y
EvieBee Well...I was eyeing some LM Montgomery books. I might have to get them! Thank you for sharing! 7y
Smangela Whoa awesome haul! 7y
Lmstraubie Nicely done! 😁 7y
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merelybookish
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Not my favourite, but worth a read if you like Montgomery. #girlinthetitle #readjanuary @RealLifeReading

LeahBergen I have this same edition! It's such a beauty. 😍 7y
merelybookish @LeahBergen Lucky you! It is beautiful! I got this pic from a used book site. My copy is the more common paperback edition 7y
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LeahBergen
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I definitely have a lot of books with orange spines (hello, Penguins) but it was trickier finding #OrangeCovers. #PhotoADayNov16

rockpools More LM Montgomery books I never knew existed! I used to have all of the Anne books, but had no idea what else was out there (til Litsy...) 7y
saresmoore Oh I love these. 7y
rubyslippersreads Beautiful! 7y
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LindsayReads Right? This morning I was like, "Curses, Penguin!" 7y
LeahBergen @RachelO Have you read the 3 Emily books? SO good. 7y
Hobbinol Lovely editions as usual. (I guess I cheated with my orange spines😔) 7y
ValerieAndBooks All my Penguin spines kept tricking me into thinking maybe this one is an orange cover 😂. Those editions are lovely! 7y
rockpools @LeahBergen I only discovered they existed in the last month or so, so no! Off to raid the children's library tomorrow, then 🙂 7y
LeahBergen @Hobbinol Awww, now I've Litsy-shamed you! 😂 7y
LeahBergen @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! And those Penguins!!! 😂 7y
LeahBergen @RachelO I'm pretty sure you will be in love. 😀 7y
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