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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - Anne of the Island discussion - 4/4

📚Is there anything else you‘d like to discuss about Anne of the Island?

📚Favorite sections or quotes, least favorite parts of the book, relatable moments, funniest scenes?

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lauraisntwilder I know LMM didn't particularly want Anne to end up married, but I simply can't imagine Anne not ending up with Gilbert. He's not like Professor Bhaer in Little Women who seems to only exist so Jo can get married. Gilbert is there almost from the beginning. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement “Humor is the spiciest condiment in the feast of existence. Laugh at your mistakes but learn from them, joke over your troubles but gather strength from them, make a jest of your difficulties but overcome them.“ 1w

kwmg40 I loved the part where Diana sends Anne's story to the baking powder contest, as well as the contrast between Gilbert's and Anne's reactions to her winning the prize. 1w

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder YES! Gilbert is woven into Anne's life so naturally and the reader understands why they are such a good fit almost from the beginning. His apology for the “carrots“ episode is 💯 and to me at least, from that point on, it's clear how well he cares for and knows who Anne truly is (better than she knows herself, honestly). 3d

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement I loved that part, where they are all telling Aunt Jimsie what they learned from college! @kwmg40 I felt like Gilbert's practical reaction to the baking powder prize was exactly the perspective Anne needed (but she wasn't able to let go of her ideals... which is what trips her up so much!!) 3d

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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - Anne of the Island discussion - 3/4

📚Last week, we talked a bit about Anne‘s growth and change in this book. What changes and growth took place for other familiar characters: Marilla, Mrs. Lynde, Dianna, Jane Andrews, Ruby Gillis, etc.?

📚What do you think of Roy Gardner and Gilbert Blythe—not just as love interests for Anne, but as characters?

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lauraisntwilder The part with Ruby Gillis was so hard to read this time. My sister has metastatic breast cancer and took a bad turn in December (she seems to be doing a little better at the moment) and it reminded us all of the reality of her disease. She's not as young as Ruby, but Ruby's line, "I've fought so hard to live -- and it isn't any use -- I have to die" tore me apart. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement Marilla showing a bit more emotion was nice, and we can count on Mrs. Lynde to be the same til the end of time lol.

I felt bad for Gilbert. I cannot understand/relate to Anne's denial/misunderstanding of her own feelings. In the end, Gilbert played it smart and trusted Anne to realize the truth on her own. Will we hear about the necklace being repaired???? Such a sweet gesture from Gilbert. 1w

kwmg40 @lauraisntwilder I'm sorry to hear about your sister's illness. I too found Anne's interactions with Ruby very sad and moving. 1w

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TheAromaofBooks @CogsOfEncouragement - I think Anne had completely convinced herself about how being in love would “look“ - she'd always dreamed of being swept off her feet by someone tall, dark, and handsome, who would write her poetry and make grand gestures. So she completely overlooks the person whose sense of humor, attention to what actually makes Anne Anne, and overall companionship made him such a good match. I love the way LMM gives us hints of this ⬇ 6d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) comparing how the two men choose which flowers to send her, what jewelry to gift her, how they respond to a joke, etc. And how in every situation, Gilbert shows that he knows and loves the true Anne. 6d

TheAromaofBooks I think a huge part of what we see in this book is Anne beginning to understand what adulthood looks like. A lot of it is spending time in your own house, doing chores and relaxing, and part of what she sees between Roy and Gilbert is that Gilbert matches how she wants her future to look - warm, homey, companionable, happy. 6d

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder I'm so sorry to hear about your sister's illness. So hard to be walking through that. That section with Ruby is wrenching to read, and I can imagine how much more so in those circumstances. 💔 💜 3d

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement I feel like both Marilla and Mrs. Lynde have softened once we get to this book! Or maybe I just understand Mrs. Lynde better at this point, and can see the goodheartedness behind her, well--Mrs. Lynde-ness 😂 3d

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks I COMPLETELY related to Anne not knowing her true feelings about Gilbert, but also felt so bad for Gilbert. When he says there were times he thought she cared for him, I thought, “ME TOO, Gilbert.“ The signs are there in so many small moments & thoughts, but she doesn't recognize them for what they really are. And when tall, dark, handsome Roy comes along murmuring his romantic compliments, well...I get it! ⬇ 3d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) And ugggghhh, the necklace!! I loved the way Anne realizes that Gilbert's flowers are what “fit“ for convocation & then puts on that necklace. She is so close to realizing that GILBERT is what fits, not Roy. But her pride and gossip about Christine keep getting in the way. When she thinks about how Gilbert can see the humor in things... but that Roy has no sense of humor, and that may make life a little dull... I want to just shake her. ⬇ 3d

BarbaraJean (Cont'd) ALSO! 😂 Roy is such a blank. All we hear is that he's rich, handsome, and does all the perfect romantic things. I never get a sense of who he actually is. It's like he has no personality. But Gilbert shows up to take Anne on “rambles,“ gives her the flowers she loves that remind her of home, and little gestures like the necklace demonstrate their shared past & shared jokes. That was SO romantic to me, far more than Roy's generic romance. 3d

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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - Anne of the Island discussion - 2/4

📚Were Anne‘s experiences at this age relatable for you: going away to college, roommate hijinks, college relationships and romances, as well as her personal growth?

📚What do you see as the biggest similarities or differences between Anne‘s college years and college experiences in our own time?

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lauraisntwilder I was more worldly than Anne when I was in college, but the friendship aspects were relatable. I rented a townhouse with a friend and we had fun setting up house. (We didn't have any cats or old aunts though!) 1w

CogsOfEncouragement I cannot relate too much, but see things are similar to what my daughter experienced recently in college. Very interesting. Some things have changed so much in the last 100 years, and yet some are still so common to us. 1w

kwmg40 Anne's experiences were relatable for me -- the initial nervousness and loneliness, followed by making new friends and learning to live on my own. I only received one marriage proposal, however, and we're still married after 33 years! 1w

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @CogsOfEncouragement @kwmg40 Anne's experiences felt surprisingly relatable to me, given that this is set 100+ years ago. The friendships, living w/ roommates, even the romances. The awkwardness of the proposals felt very familiar, in trying to turn someone down gracefully! I had zero proposals in college, but boy was it awkward turning down weird/thinly veiled date invites. The externals differ, but the emotions felt universal! 3d

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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread - Anne of the Island discussion - 1/4

📚How did you like Anne of the Island as compared to Green Gables and Avonlea?

📚If this is a re-read for you, was there anything that stood out to you that you hadn‘t noticed before?

📚If this is your first read, what stood out to you the most?

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lauraisntwilder I like this one better than Avonlea, but not quite as much as Green Gables. This was a reread, but when I read it before I hadn't read Chronicles of Avonlea. It struck me as funny how often Ludovic Speed was mentioned. 1w

CogsOfEncouragement This is a reread. Fun to see Anne continuing her education, making friends, and living in a beautiful home. 1w

kwmg40 I recall that, when I'd first read the Anne books as a teen, Avonlea was my favourite, maybe because I identified with her at that age. Now, on rereading, I like Anne of the Island much better, though Green Gables will always be a favourite. 1w

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TheAromaofBooks I love both books, but Island takes the win. There is so much more character development and story progression here. Avonlea is fun but nothing really moves forward in that book. 6d

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder Haha—yes, all the Ludovic Speed references felt a little excessive! It did make me want to go re-read that story, though—so perhaps it had its intended effect. I felt like she should have put the story in here instead of talking about it so much! (edited) 4d

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder @kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks This one was my favorite the first time I read the series (in jr. high) but now it‘s a three-way tie between Green Gables, this one, and House of Dreams. I can‘t decide between them! I feel like Avonlea really doesn‘t hold up well. I liked it well enough the first time I read the series, but like it less and less upon re-reading. The Miss Lavendar plot line saves it for me, though. 4d

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CogsOfEncouragement

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This is a reread for me, but enough years have passed I did not remember the details that keep the reader in suspense in this one. I adore this whole series. Very enjoyable to read it this time with #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Hello, #KindredSpirits! Just a little check-in here at the halfway point of Anne of the Island:

How is your reading going? What are your thoughts so far?
What have you enjoyed most in the first half of the book?
Any favorite sections or quotes?

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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BarbaraJean I‘m loving this re-read (this will always be one of my favorites!), and finding Davy far more endearing here than in AoA. The Charlie Sloane bits had me cracking up—Phil saying that Gilbert‘s chum “had eyes that stuck out THAT FAR.” And the part where he digs up and sits on one of the forbidden cushions. 😂 Then the section with Ruby ALWAYS gets me—it‘s so well done and so heartbreaking. 2w

BarbaraJean I‘m also noticing so many LMM life episodes! The chloroforming, and then not being able to get out of bed to turn out the light after reading a ghost story. And Anne‘s visit to the house where she was born—it was just beautiful, and echoed LMM‘s own words about her parents. 2w

TheAromaofBooks I love this book so much!!! I wish that it was MORE books because I would 100% read a book about each year of Anne's college experience! I really love her warm friendship with the other girls, but how she stays in touch and spends so much time with Diana when she's home. The baking powder story episode cracks me up every time - having the hero mention baking powder as the final line of the story 😂 Even though LMM didn't want to write “lovering“ ⬇ 2w

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I think she does such a great job with the Anne/Gilbert story, and I think stays so true to Anne's character. Like Phil says, Anne has fallen in love with this idea of love instead of being able to recognize it when it's in front of her face. We get the hints that Anne isn't actually as indifferent towards Gil as she thinks she is, and all sets up beautifully for the second half of the story. And speaking of romance - Jane's proposal ⬇ 2w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) for her brother is another episode that absolutely sends me every time. 😆 On the whole, I think we see such character growth for Anne in this one, and it's SO well done. 2w

lauraisntwilder I'm not to the halfway point yet -- I got behind on LMM's journals so I've been catching up there this week. The girls have just secured Patty's Place. I agree with everything both of you have said though. After AoGG, I think this is my favorite Anne book. 2w

CogsOfEncouragement Enjoying Phil‘s dramatic ways: “And I have such a cold in the head—I can do nothing but sniffle, sigh and sneeze. Isn‘t that alliterative agony for you?” 2w

CogsOfEncouragement This was too funny: …wound up by saying that she was disgusted with Spencervale church and she never meant to darken its door again, and she hoped a fearful judgment would come upon it. Then she sat down out of of breath, and the minister, who hadn‘t heard a word she said, immediately remarked, in a very devout voice, ‘Amen! The Lord grant our dear sister‘s prayer!‘ 2w

CogsOfEncouragement This is my second read. This was one of my fav quotes from the series: The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth. 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oh, me too! I would absolutely read a whole series of books for Anne‘s college years! I adore Patty‘s Place and all the friendships between the girls. I think you‘re absolutely right that LMM gets Anne‘s character development spot on here. And it‘s so relatable for me, anyway! Diana putting the baking powder into the final line of the story is HILARIOUS. And the fact that she didn‘t see it as ridiculous is even funnier. I loved ⤵️ 2w

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) Gilbert‘s response that no-one would fault her for wanting the prize money—and I wonder if the high melodrama of the story made that ridiculous line fit right in 😂 I‘m still waiting for my favorite of Anne‘s proposal, though: the “will yeh hev me?” one 🤣 2w

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder Oh, I‘m glad you‘ve been able to do some journal catch-up! Those are a bit harder to binge… with the Anne books, it‘s hard to stop! 2w

BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement I love Phil so much!! I get a much clearer picture of her than of the other girls, and she‘s so endearing. There really are some great quotes here—that story you mentioned is hilarious!! And the passage about living for the highest (especially with the context with Ruby) is both beautiful and heartbreaking. 2w

kwmg40 This novel is one of my favourites. I love Anne's first steps into adulthood and independence, and Patty's Place seems so warm and comfortable. Phil is an adorable character, but spending time with a real-life version of Phil would drive me crazy. I'd rather have a more low-key friend like Priscilla! 2w

BarbaraJean @kwmg40 Ha! Yeah, Phil might be a bit much in real life! I think I wouldn‘t mind her as a friend, but definitely not as a roommate/housemate—even with Priscilla and Stella to balance things out! 2w

julieclair This is my first time to read this book. I adore how Anne is maturing, but glimpses of her dreamy, imaginative, spunky, childhood self still come through. The baking soda prize story was a hoot! And I love the cat Rusty… how he just attached himself to Anne… so sweet. But the chloroform scene was very hard to read. Patty‘s Place sounds like the absolutely best college living arrangement ever. Although I agree with @kwmg40 that Phil would ⬇️ 1w

julieclair drive me nuts as a roommate. But she‘d be fun as a friend. The scene where Anne turned down Gilbert‘s proposal broke my heart. Anne is just so stubbornly blind! 1w

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LitsyEvents

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Happy almost New Year, Kindred Spirits! Today begins our buddy read of Anne of the Island. I‘m really looking forward to re-reading Anne‘s college adventures!

I‘ll post a check-in halfway through on Jan. 4, and our discussion will be on Jan. 11. Let me know if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be! #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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BarbaraJean Thanks for sharing! 3w

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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Happy almost New Year, Kindred Spirits! Today begins our buddy read of Anne of the Island. I‘m really looking forward to re-reading Anne‘s college adventures!

I‘ll post a check-in halfway through on Jan. 4, and our discussion will be on Jan. 11. Let me know if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be! #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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SpeculativeFemale I read these so many times growing up and still love them! 3w

BarbaraJean @SpeculativeFemale Me too—they‘re such beloved favorites for me!! 3w

TheAromaofBooks I know this is considered one of the weaker Anne books, but I love it so much!! 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I don‘t understand this one being viewed as weaker, because it had always been my favorite! (House of Dreams eclipsed it for me a few years ago, but still!) 3w

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One last book for #FoodAndLit #Canada

I got on an Anne of Green Gables kick last month and wanted to fit one last one in this year.

#XMasChaCha #ReadOutTheBooks

Texreader That‘s awesome!! 4w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This is usually considered one of the weaker books in the series, but I love all the little adventures of Anne living at Patty's Place! 3w

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks I like it too. I like seeing Anne branch out on her own 3w

Catsandbooks ❤️🇨🇦 3w

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LitsyEvents

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I‘m having so much fun reading LMM‘s Christmas stories! We‘ll finish those on Christmas Eve, then pick up our regular buddy reading starting 12/29. Above is our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead schedule through mid-February, including two for #LMMReread, the last bit of Vol. 3 for #LMMJournals, and #LMMAdjacent read: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.

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BarbaraJean Thank you for reposting! 1mo

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#firstlinefridays #rereadingsummer

Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

I‘m having so much fun reading LMM‘s Christmas stories! We‘ll finish those on Christmas Eve, then pick up our regular buddy reading starting 12/29. Above is our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead schedule through mid-February, including two for #LMMReread, the last bit of Vol. 3 for #LMMJournals, and #LMMAdjacent read: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. Let me know if you‘d like to be tagged for any or all of the above. All are welcome! ⬇

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BarbaraJean I have a list of potential adjacent reads that I need to review, and I‘m planning to post a poll with some of those options sometime in January. In the meantime, let me know if there are any books LMM has mentioned that caught your eye. I‘d love to add in more adjacent reads! 1mo

julieclair Please tag me for Anne of the Island and The Country of the Pointed Firs. 🙂 Thank you for the thoughtful way you host this challenge! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

TheAromaofBooks It really seems like I should be completely burned out on LMM at this point, but I am honestly more engaged than ever in these buddy reads!! Thank you so much for continuing to organize this. I've never spent this much time with one author and it has been so fascinating. I'm not sure I've ever skipped Windy Poplars - I've always read this series in chronological order - so I think it will be interesting to see the original progression. 1mo

BarbaraJean @julieclair Will do! You‘re welcome!! Thanks for joining in! 🤗 1mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Haha—same! I kinda worried I‘d get tired of this when we started the journals and the re-reads both, but it‘s been so interesting! Thank you for reading along with me all this time! I‘m also really interested to reread Poplars and Ingleside integrated with the journals, and see how they fit when read that way. 1mo

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I downloaded all of the Anne of Green Gables books and am reading them on my Kindle at night.

The first 3 books are re-reads for me as I have this awesome vinrage box set that my grandma gave me when I was a kid 😊

There was much about Anne of the Island that had slipped my mind, so I'm glad to have read it again.

Anne's House of Dreams is next, and I'm certain it will be new to me.

I just love Anne so much 💕

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emilycoc

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Slowly making my way through this series! #bookfourof2024

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quirkiecurls

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“I‘m afraid to speak or move for fear all this wonderful beauty will vanish just like a broken silence.” This book will live forever in my heart. I have vowed to give a copy of this book to every young girl who is going out into the world on her own for the first time. If ever a book could be a friend, this one would be. With its lessons of pain and joy that comes with becoming oneself and building a life in this world. #52challenge

Kristy_K

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I love visiting Green Gables and Anne.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#classics

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Deifio

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I read once this waaay back. Still such a fun book

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Purpleness

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I‘d forgotten how much I love Aunt Jimsie! #rereadingsummer

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Purpleness

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ShyBookOwl 💜 1y

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Saknicole

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I‘m back on my Anne of Green Gables kick this summer. Currently enjoying my coffee and willing my garden to grow. I am dying for Anne to go back to Gilbert and admit her love. Wearing his lilies at her graduation was the sweetest of signs.

#summerreading #audiobooks #canadianauthor

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I love so, so, many things about this series… not least of which is that it takes me back to a time before cliffhanger endings were commonplace. It‘s so satisfying that each individual book ends on an uplifting note. I‘m always happy when I close the cover, and I‘m always anticipating the next part of the story sweetly not tensely. #20in4 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Well done. 👏👏👏 A great feeling to have at the end of a book. 2y

dabbe ❣️ 2y

Ruthiella Interesting point about endings. I wonder if that‘s why I am drawn to 19th century fiction in particular. 🤔 2y

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IndoorDame

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“Harvest is ended, and summer is gone,” quoted Anne Shirley gazing across the shorn fields dreamily.

#FirstLineFridays #EasterOMC #PhotoChallenge9

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ShyBookOwl Beautiful edition 2y

IndoorDame @ShyBookOwl I really lucked out with it! It was sold as used, but I don‘t think it‘s ever been read before. 2y

Clwojick Stunning! 💚 2y

lauraisntwilder That cover! 😍 2y

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lauraisntwilder

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This went by so fast! I swear, I could hear the music from the end of the 1985 series while I read the last chapter. ❤️

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This was such a fun reread of an old favourite. I was trying to read it as slowly as possible, avoiding listening to my audiobook when I usually did, because I didn't want it to end. It's such a lovely story about college years, living and studying with your friends, a introduction to Phil -- one of my all time Anne of Green Gables universe characters -- , and an incredibly epic love story combined with a lot of self growth!! Anne + Gilbert = 💜

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"I have a dream" he said slowly. "I persist in dreaming it, although it has often seemed to me it could never come true. I dream of a home, with a hearthfire in it, a cat and dog, the footsteps of friends and you, Anne... I asked you a question over 2 years ago Anne. If I ask you again today will you give me a different answer?"

"I've loved you ever since that day you broke your slate over my head in school."

Most romantic proposal ever? ?

Clare-Dragonfly Sure beats Mr. Darcy! 😍 2y

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @Clare-Dragonfly Ha! Especially his first one 2y

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"Gilbert had a sudden vision of Anne, arrayed in a frilly green gown, with the virginal curves of arms and throat slipping out of it and white stars shining against the coils of her ruddy hair. The vision made him catch his breath."

This is the most explicitly sexy moment of the series ?? I'm surprised they published this at the turn of the century in a sequel to a children's book??

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"I love 'em," said Dorothy. "They're so nice and selfish. Dogs are too good and unselfish. They make me feel uncomfortable. Cats are gloriously human."

Lol Roy's tomboy sister sounds like a cat lesbian. Also I wholeheartedly agree; one of the things I loved my dog who recently passed away was how much she was a cat in her soul. ?

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"Anne felt very old and mature and wise, which showed how young she was."

Isn't this a truth still so relevant today?

LeahBergen Totally! 2y

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"You're an idiot Anne Shirley...You don't know love when you see it. You've tricked something out with your imagination that you think love, and you expect the real thing to look like that. There, that's the first sensible thing I've ever said in my life. I wonder how I managed it?"

I love Phil, she's a great character. Also, she's right Anne is an idiot for turning down Gilbert!! What a fool!!

Clare-Dragonfly Phil is a delight! 2y

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AmyK1

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@wideeyedreader and I did some thrifting today and found this 1950s copy of Anne of the Island. The dust jacket is a little rough and the picture makes us laugh but at only $1.00 y‘all know it had to come home with me.

MemoirsForMe Cool find! 2y

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so-so

This completes my January #bookspin and was the best in the series so far.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y

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It‘s laundry day over here so let‘s see how far I can get in this one.

So far Anne of the Island is better than the first two in the series.

#joysofjune @Andrew65

Andrew65 Hope you had a good reading day. 3y

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Let‘s see if I can fall back in love with reading….

#joysOfJune @Andrew65

Andrew65 Hope this helps you. Good luck 😊 3y

BacklistReader @Andrew65 thanks. Me too 3y

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Finally, Anne agrees to marry Gilbert and Trix and I can be happy and read the rest of the series when she is a little older. Being a helpless romantic, she was convinced from the moment Gilbert appeared that Anne would marry him, but Roy Gardiner did have her scared for a little while. Davey, as always, provided some comic relief.

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“Why, I have nine grades in my school and I have to teach a little of everything, from investigating the interiors of earthworms to the study of the solar system. My youngest pupil is four—his mother sends him to school to 'get him out of the way'—and my oldest twenty—it 'suddenly struck him' that it would be easier to go to school and get an education than follow the plough any longer.” #grade #QuotsySep21

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MatchlessMarie

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September #DoubleSpin is done! For some reason I didn‘t realize there were more than 3 Anne books so I‘m happy to continue the series after this. 🧡 So close to a bingo!

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! I love the Anne series!! 3y

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MatchlessMarie

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Davy is a whole mood lol

Ruthiella When I was a kid, I wasn‘t allowed to use “darn”, “dang” or “gosh”... 😬 3y

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mariaku21

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All are off to college or starting jobs, and there is that everyday humdrum of that in this book which was a nice change of pace between Anne's interactions with everyone. Not to mention the new introductions of characters that round out this book's cast.

But I'm not going to lie. I came into this with the full intent of more Anne x Gilbert and I got it.
Thanks to @SerialReader for having this one available.

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“I hope no #great sorrow ever will come to you, Anne," said Gilbert, who could not connect the idea of sorrow with the vivid, joyous creature beside him, unwitting that those who can soar to the highest heights can also plunge to the deepest depths, and that the natures which enjoy most keenly are those which also suffer most sharply.” #QuotsyJul21

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“Marilla's was a rather prim and colorless epistle, severely innocent of gossip or emotion. Yet somehow it conveyed to Anne a whiff of the wholesome, simple life at Green Gables, with its #savor of ancient peace, and the steadfast abiding love that was there for her.” #QuotsyJul21

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Book 3 in the Anne of Green Gables series.

Should probably get back to this series soon

#nameinthetitle #series

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“#March came in that winter like the meekest and mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by a frosty pink twilight which gradually lost itself in an elfland of moonshine.” #QuotsyCatchup #QuotsyMar21

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This was a reread, several times over. Each Anne Shirley story is better than the last! Since I have not read further on in the series, I look forward to reading the next book sometime soon! 4.5⭐

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1. Currently reading the tagged book and I'm loving it so far. It's only a few chapters but yup loving it.
2. The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. I got to hear her the other day and her passion and lively spirit is what made me add this to my growing list.
3. Oh man... The Roommate by Rosie Danan which I just finished and am not over yet.

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Ruby Gillis wrote a gushing epistle deploring Anne's abscence, assuring her she was horribly missed in everything, asking what the Redmond “fellows“ were like, and filling the rest with accounts of her own harrowing experiences with her numerous admirers.

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“The sun had set and the wind had died down. A pale #chilly moon looked out behind a bank of purple clouds in the west. The sky faded out, but the strip of yellow along the western horizon grew brighter and fiercer, as if all the stray gleams of light were concentrating in one spot; the distant hills, rimmed with priest-like firs, stood out in dark distinctness against it.” #QuotsyFeb21

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“Well, I've had my first #proposal. I supposed it would come some day—but I certainly never thought it would be by proxy. It's awfully funny—and yet there's a sting in it, too, somehow.” #QuotsyFeb21

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Anne of the Island Discussion Part 3

3a. What will stay with you the most from reading Anne of the Island? Any new realizations, quotes you loved, etc.?
3b. Thinking back on the book as a whole, is there anything you feel this text calling you to do? Is there something Anne or another character has inspired you to think about or act on?

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Jerdencon I like how you see the maturity in Anne and her friends. I am curious to see how things turn out with Phil and Jo. 4y

BarbaraJean @Jerdencon Oh, yes! I love Phil's romance with Jo. It's such a wonderful storyline for her. I love how she's still her own “frivolous“ self, but you see the depth that's underneath it. 4y

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BarbaraJean I loved the scene where the housemates are talking about what they've learned in their four years of college, and all the quotes they share from one of the professors. Such sweet idealism, but also a lot of truth: “There is so much in the world for us all if we only have the eyes to see it, and the heart to love it, and the hand to gather it to ourselves...so much everywhere in which to delight, and for which to be thankful.“ 4y

Blackink_WhitePaper This book is always special as I can recall the days I spent with my friends in college. In this book Anne steps out from her fantasy world and realise the things about real world! Which I think is the best part of the book. And how she fear about losing Gilbert when he is sick . 4y

Clare-Dragonfly I don‘t think so. I found it fairly dull and cloyingly predictable. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y

AnneCecilie Maybe to enjoy every moment? Anne seems to be good at enjoying the little things in life and it‘s always good to be reminded of that. 4y

quietjenn I just like seeing Anne and company grow up and be on their own a bit. Was it you who posted the “let's go get drunk“ page? 😂 I think everything that happens here felt very true to the characters and to life. 4y

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly 😂 Oh no! Sorry to hear this one was a disappointment for you. I have such fond memories of these books that it's hard for me to be objective! Are you planning to read on, or did this one turn you off too much? 4y

BarbaraJean @quietjenn Yes, it was me who posted that “get drunk“ quote! 😄 I just love Phil! 4y

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m planning to read on! The books have been easy and pleasant reads, perfect for right before bed. 4y

Clare-Dragonfly I think I would have liked these a lot more if I‘d been younger when I read them. The relationship between Anne and Gilbert reminds me of that between Taran and Eilonwy, or Ron and Hermione (though those are much more similar to each other). Then again, I keep comparing him unfavorably to Laurie from Little Women, who has much more development, I think. Gilbert has that one moment of immaturity and then seems set in mature stone forever. 4y

Clare-Dragonfly If nothing else, this IS really interesting to discuss! 😄 4y

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly I‘m glad you‘re reading on! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! It feels to me like Gilbert gets more development in this book, but I think you‘re right, that‘s not actually the case—we just see a little more of him than in the 2nd book. We don‘t really see his growth, certainly not in the way we see Anne grow and mature. And I agree—the books likely work better when you get to fall in love with the characters as a child! 😊 4y

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Anne of the Island Discussion - Part 2

2a. What did you think of Roy Gardner as a love interest for Anne?
2b. How did you feel about the way Anne and Gilbert‘s relationship progresses over the course of the book?
2c. What do you think of how Gilbert has developed as a character, and as a friend and partner for Anne?

Hooked_on_books I thought Roy was a fun distraction but felt Anne was being silly about what she “should” want in a man instead of looking to how she felt about these guys. I was a little surprised Gilbert was willing to give her a second chance and found their ultimate scene in the book overly melodramatic, but I think it‘s nice they‘ll end up together, as they seem to have a nice partnership establishing. 4y

Jerdencon I liked Roy but he definitely wasn‘t right for Anne. The whole Gilbert -Anne thing felt a little dragged out for me but I‘m glad with the way it ended. Gilbert is a very patient guy. 4y

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BarbaraJean @Hooked_on_books @Jerdencon - Roy always feels so BLAND, and I get annoyed at Anne for being so blind to all the little pangs of heart she has at seeing Gilbert! I wonder if Montgomery purposefully leaves Roy very undeveloped as a character, as a contrast to the depth we see in her characterization of Gilbert. The ending is a bit over the top, although I've always loved Anne's line: “I don't want sunbursts & marble halls. I just want you.“ 4y

BarbaraJean There's a line in I Capture the Castle where one of the characters talks about how wonderful it is to be with someone who knows the poems you know. I was reminded of that several times while reading this book, because of how many literary and other references Anne and Gilbert share, and how many times that comes up in small ways in their conversations. They have a wonderful shared history as well as such a compatibility of mind.

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LeahBergen I remember thinking, when I read this as a child, that Gilbert was annoying and pushy. I was quite jealous of my Anne and didn‘t want her to grow up. 😂😂 I now find Gilbert sweetly romantic. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y

BarbaraJean @LeahBergen Ha! I do think Gilbert comes off as a bit pushy in the first book, but I really like how he is with Anne in the second two. On this read, I was impressed by how perceptive and respectful he was in backing off into only friendship, when he knew Anne wasn't interested (even if ulterior motives still lingered). Well, until that fateful proposal in the garden, anyway! 4y

Clare-Dragonfly Roy is perfectly romantic, undeveloped, and bland. I do think his character made a lot more sense when his sister revealed that he is always tumbling into great loves! I was disappointed at the lack of a sickbed love confession but I suppose the point is that we can‘t always have great romantic moments. 4y

meghathecloud Roy's character is so underdeveloped that it's hard to make up my mind about him. I thought Phil had a good point when she berated Anne for being hung up on her ideals of romantic love saying that Anne would not know how to spot real love in the wild. 4y

AnneCecilie I think that Roy was everything that Anne imagined in a partner and that she was blind to all the ways they don‘t fit. I always feel like there‘s less Gilbert than what I want/ remember. I liked Gilbert‘s development in these books. 4y

quietjenn Roy is such a cardboard cutout of an ideal guy and he has no appeal to me whatsoever, haha. Although I did feel a little bad for him, until his sister shared his history. I think friendship with her is definitely the best thing Anne gets out of that relationship! I do like that Gilbert backs off and lets Anne come into her feelings. I love the little sparks along the way of Anne realizing her love, if not acknowledging it (1/2) 4y

quietjenn (2/2) ... like opting for Gilbert's flowers instead of Roy's at graduation. I like that Gilbert has his own life and while he loves Anne, he isn't defined just by that love. I think/hope they will be true partners in life. 4y

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly @quietjenn I do love that little conversation Anne has with Roy's sister--very illuminating! It's so helpful that Anne is able to get that perspective from her (and then we don't have to feel bad for cardboard cutout Roy, either!). 4y

BarbaraJean @meghathecloud I love that conversation between Anne and Phil. Phil has so many wonderfully perceptive moments in this book. At least perceptive about other people! I think she and Anne have a lot of similarities with a lack of self-knowledge in that way, and they both grow quite a bit by the end of the book. 4y

BarbaraJean @AnneCecilie Yes, I could have sworn there was more of Gilbert in both Anne of Avonlea and this book! We kind of only get little glimpses here and there. Even so, Montgomery manages to give him and his friendship with Anne such depth (especially in contrast to Roy). 4y

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