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Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history,” said Dean.

“…like all female creatures, you form your opinions by your feelings.”

Every time I read this, I discover more reasons to hate Dean Priest. #LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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Trashcanman I‘ve never met a wise man, if so it‘s a woman. 2d

TheAromaofBooks On top of being a total creep, he's sooooo condescending 2d

kwmg40 He definitely comes across as a creep! 1d

rubyslippersreads 😡🤢 1d

lauraisntwilder The. Worst. 1d

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Goodness, I love Father Cassidy so much. I wish we had more of him than we get!!

How is your reading coming along this week, Kindred Spirits? What are your favorite parts in this week‘s chapters? #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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JenlovesJT47 Thank you for reminding me!! I absolutely love this trilogy but have only read it once. Will try my hardest to get to it this week but I‘m so behind on everything. 😭 6d

JenlovesJT47 And I love Emily, she‘s so feisty. 6d

kwmg40 I love the interaction with Father Cassidy too! 6d

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BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 I get it! No pressure, I know how busy things can get and how the self-assigned reading piles up 😆 6d

BarbaraJean @kwmg40 He's such a delight! And I wish he could be more part of Emily's life. She needs more adults like this! 6d

TheAromaofBooks Father Cassidy - finally a good adult!!

One thing that struck me this week was how much of this book is actually from Emily's first-person POV. Compared to the Anne books, where we don't get anything from Anne's direct POV (except in Windy Poplars, which hadn't been published at this point). However, this mixture of journals and narration does remind me of the format of Rilla. I really appreciate how, despite writing a story about another ⬇ 5d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) orphan girl, LMM has created a character completely different from Anne. Imaginative and creative, yes, but Emily is really just so so different from Anne in so many ways, beyond just her circumstances. Even at this young age (younger than we meet Anne) she's ambitious and goal-oriented vs Anne who did love learning and studying, but also at some level seemed to do it for the joy of learning more than because she had a specific career ⬇ 5d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) in mind. While Emily does sometimes get in a bit of a temper, she also tends to keep things in more until she can “write it out“ vs Anne's temper flashes and chatterbox tendencies. All that to say, even though I don't really objectively like this book - it's just too sad for me to really like it - I do appreciate LMM's incredible skill in character creation. 5d

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lauraisntwilder

How to Survive a Pandemic | Michael Greger

Greetings from the house of sickness!

My son went on a school trip and the gift he brought home was Covid. None of us have had it before, but we're all fully vaxxed and boostered, so it isn't *too* terrible.

I committed to entirely too many things this month. I finished the May book for #bobwhitebuddies so I'm only a book behind. I did manage to finish this month's reading for #europacollective and #KLBR. I'm behind on #beyondtheyellowbrickroad.

lauraisntwilder I didn't read my #bookspin or #doublespin, but they're both short and I DID read the one I didn't get done last month 2w

lauraisntwilder I'm only 50 pages into the #ohcanada book for this month, but so far so good! And last, but not least, I haven't started Emily of New Moon yet, but that one will be quick (and lovely). #kindredspiritsbuddyread 2w

Ruthiella Hope you all get better soon! ❤️🥴 2w

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KadaGul Hey @lauraisntwilder! I'm sorry to hear you and your family are not feeling well. 💔 Take care of yourselves and remember, the most important thing is to focus on getting better. Don't worry about anything else right now! Sending lots of positive vibes your way! 🌟 2w

Librarybelle I hope everyone feels better soon! 2w

lauraisntwilder @Ruthiella Thank you! 2w

lauraisntwilder @Librarybelle Thank you! 2w

lauraisntwilder @KadaGul ❤️ Thank you! 2w

DaveGreen7777 Hope you all feel better soon! 2w

tpixie @lauraisntwilder sorry to hear your family and you are sick. Get well soon! I‘ve got this recipe saved but haven‘t tried it yet Italian Nonna's Penicillin Soup https://thecafesucrefarine.com/italian-chicken-pastina-soup-aka-italian-nonnas-p... 2w

kspenmoll Feel better! I am so sorry! 1w

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Hello, Kindred Spirits! Just a quick check-in on how your reading is going this week!

How are you enjoying Emily of New Moon so far?
What stands out to you from this week's chapters?

I‘m loving Emily and her world, as always. Emily is a delight and Cousin Jimmy is such a gift to her grieving spirit. I love seeing the parallels between Emily‘s writing and LMM‘s writing. And I want to shake Aunt Elizabeth. 😡

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread

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rubyslippersreads While you‘re shaking Aunt Elizabeth, give Ellen Greene a smack for me. 😠 2w

JenlovesJT47 Have you watched the show? They picked the perfect person to play Aunt Elizabeth. 💚💚💚 2w

kwmg40 This is a reread for me, and I‘m enjoying it very much so far. 2w

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BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads Yes! And I'll also throw in a slap for Miss Brownell. @JenlovesJT47 I haven't yet! I think I'll wait to finish this re-read. Glad to know they cast her well! @kwmg40 💜 💜 2w

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean Miss Brownell! 😡 2w

rubyslippersreads @BarbaraJean And let‘s not forget Aunt Ruth. 2w

BarbaraJean @rubyslippersreads So many people to slap. 2w

TheAromaofBooks Urgh, this book is so frustrating because it feels like basically every adult in Emily's life is ignorant, mean-spirited and/or too weak to stick up for her. Aunt Elizabeth shouldn't be allowed within 100 years of a child; was there ever someone with less understanding?! However, it's been SO interesting to pick up on parallels to LMM's childhood. I also recognized a few of the New Moon stories as belonging to her family (especially how their ⬇ 2w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) family ended up on PEI). Unpopular opinion, I'm really not that fond of Aunt Laura, either. She's obviously better than the others, but the way she just passively lets things happen to Emily, and then encourages Emily to just disobey behind Aunt Elizabeth's back! It drives me a little crazy. 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Every time I read this I discover I've forgotten just how bad 90% of the adults are. The way Elizabeth gets all snippy and lecture-y when Emily is crying, the night of her father's funeral?!?! 😡😡😡

I get where you're coming from with Aunt Laura. I'm SO glad Emily has Laura and Jimmy who actually love her and make her feel loved, but just encouraging Emily to sneak around behind Elizabeth's back is NOT the way to handle things. 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks And YES, I'm loving recognizing some of the New Moon stories from LMM's family lore! “Here I Stay“ is such a great tale, especially knowing it actually happened! 2w

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Juxtapositions like these are one of the reasons I‘m so enjoying reading LMM‘s journals alongside a re-read of her books!

Top: quote from Aug. 4, 1923 — just weeks before Emily of New Moon was published
Bottom: quote from chapter 1 in Emily of New Moon

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMReread #LMMJournals

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JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 3w

TheAromaofBooks I am really interested to see what connections we find between Emily and LMM (and later - Pat and LMM) 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I am SO interested to read the journals alongside Pat! I remember you really not liking the Pat books--do you think you'll re-read this time? 2w

TheAromaofBooks I still have never read Mistress Pat, but I probably will reread Pat of Silver Bush despite saying I wasn't going to read it again ever 😂 2w

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

I was really excited about re-reading Emily of New Moon by listening to this audiobook narrated by Megan Follows. Until I saw it‘s abridged. 😭 Maybe I‘ll read it in print and then go back afterwards to listen and see what they cut out. #LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

TheBookHippie Oh dear. 3w

lauraisntwilder ☹️ I see no reason for this book to have been abridged. 3w

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie I‘m SO disappointed! @lauraisntwilder Right?!? How could Megan Follows be part of this kind of travesty?! 3w

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TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean it makes no sense. 3w

willaful Good grief! It's hardly a super long book! 3w

BarbaraJean @willaful I was thinking it was longer than Anne by about 100 pages, but I just looked it up, and at least in the Bantam paperbacks, it's all of 30 pages longer than Anne. 🙄 2w

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TheAromaofBooks

Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography | Marshall Saunders

so-so

This is one of those weird books that I like less every time I read it. When I first read it ~age 11, I loved it: Black Beauty except a dog! But subsequent rereads as an adult have made me look at this book a little more critically. My main complaint is that there isn't actually a story. In BB, we have a clear linear story, from birth to final home. But Joe is just a collection of random sermonettes against animal cruelty. I think that as a child⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I had more to learn about the concept of cruelty through carelessness - you don't have to hit your dog with a stick to mistreat him. But as an adult, I found this book much preachier than I remembered, and I definitely wanted more story. The book was choppy and abrupt, with some chapters feeling very unnecessary or shoehorned in just to get another specific lesson checked off the list. I can see why it was popular when it was published, ⬇ 3w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) and Joe is a likable narrator, but as a more critical reader than I was as a child, I find this book to be lacking, well, soul. There just isn't a real connection between the reader and any of the characters, including Joe, who ends up just feeling like a mouthpiece for Saunders's lessons. Despite being a well-loved book when I was growing up, I actually don't see myself rereading this one again. 3w

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - a rather late #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead review 😂

#ISpyBingo #BookSpinBingo 3w

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TheAromaofBooks PS Beautiful Joe did not specifically address whether forcing your pet to pose with a book is animal cruelty, but I think Waylon may have thoughts 😂 3w

PuddleJumper 🐕🐕 3w

rubyslippersreads I ❤️ everything about this photo. 🐶 3w

TheBookHippie 🤣 3w

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w

AnnCrystal 😍💕🐕🐾💝. 3w

BarbaraJean I agree with all of this and since I still haven't reviewed it yet, maybe I can just refer people to your review, minus the Black Beauty/re-read context since this was my first read and I haven't read BB yet 😆 And I LOVE your book styling choices here (even if your dog does not love said choices) 😂 😂 2w

julieclair Excellent review. 💙 1w

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LitsyEvents

Emily of New Moon | L M Montgomery

Repost for @BarbaraJean

Tomorrow begins the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead of Emily of New Moon! @BarbaraJean will post weekly check-ins and will discuss the book in full on Saturday, July 1. Schedule is above. All are welcome - please comment and tag @BarbaraJean if you were not tagged in her original post and would like to be tagged in future.
#LMMReread

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BarbaraJean

Emily of New Moon | Lucy Maud Montgomery

Tomorrow begins the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead of Emily of New Moon! I‘ll post weekly check-ins, and we‘ll discuss the book in full on Saturday, July 12. Schedule is above. All are welcome—please comment if you‘re not tagged and you‘d like to be!

#LMMReread #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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rubyslippersreads I‘m not sure if I‘ll reread (I bet I‘ve read it at least 50 times 😁), but I‘ll definitely chime in with comments. 3w

TheBookHippie I adore this read! Enjoy!!! 3w

JenlovesJT47 I read this a couple of years ago and loved it, sounds like a great time for a reread! P.S. Has anyone ever watched the show Emily of New Moon? It‘s pretty good. Got the whole series for $10 awhile back. 🩷 3w

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willaful Oh, I haven't read this in so long. I think I'd like to join in! 3w

BarbaraJean @willaful Yay! I‘ll tag you! 3w

BarbaraJean @JenlovesJT47 I have an Emily of New Moon series saved in my Hoopla favorites but haven‘t watched it yet—maybe I need to do that this summer! 3w

TheAromaofBooks When I read Emily the first time I found the series depressing and said I wasn't going to read them again - but I honestly can't resist rereading them within the context of everything we've been learning about LMM, so I guess I'm in again! 😂 3w

rubyslippersreads @willaful I‘m jealous of you getting to read it for the first time. 3w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Hahaha! The Emily books really are much darker than Anne… but I do love them. I‘m glad you‘re in for a re-read—I‘m enjoying this chronological buddy read so much!! 3w

TheAromaofBooks I am, too! I was not expecting rereading these within LMM's life-context to make such a difference but it really is! 3w

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BarbaraJean

L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1922-1925 | Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I don't know whether I shall *ever* become sensible enough *not* to go to see screen versions of my favorite books. I am afraid I won't because I have been disappointed often enough to cure me of the foolishness if I were curable… I would resolve never to go to see another book-film if I thought I could keep it but I know I cannot. I will always go to them when occasion offers and always be sorry I did.”

#LMMJournals #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead ⤵️

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BarbaraJean One of the things I enjoy most about reading LMM‘s journals is how thoroughly relatable she is as a reader—I love reading her thoughts on what she‘s reading, and this quote on film adaptations of favorite books is SO true! 3w

TheAromaofBooks This made me laugh, too! Apparently this has been true since the invention of movies! 😂 3w

lauraisntwilder Yes! This had to have been even worse then than it is now, since film has progressed by leaps and bounds since then. She had such an active imagination (I'm thinking, specifically, of her day alone at the lake envisioning a vacation with all her favorite people) that I think her perceptions of how a character looks and sounds must have felt completely real. 3w

Daisey This is a great and relatable quote! 3w

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