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Summary: More tales of that Kindred Spirit Anne~
Review: In the 3rd installment of the Anne of Green Gables series, Anne is off to Redmond for her college experience. The only thing from Avonlea that will be at Redmond, is dear old chum Gilbert Blythe. The question is, will Anne & Gilbert finally get together, or will Anne continue to maintain her "only friends" status? Montgomery teases the reader with little incidents, and hope is created, that this couple we love will get together at last.Amazing in Montgomery's writing is the discovery of how much and how little college years of L.M.Montgomery's time compare with those of our modern day. Though times are surely more old fashioned-where gentleman callers visit during certain hours, and no dorms are co-ed, some things never seem to change. When Anne achieves a certain accomplishment, her friend calls out.."Let's go get drunk!" Anne of the Island takes an entertaining look at Anne leaving her childhood years behind and enjoying those life changing 4 years that college brings. You'll meet her new college friends and the charming house she lives in, Patty's Place, and see Anne through as she begins life in her twenties.
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Summary: Wonderful and totally enchanting
Review: I thought this book was SO wonderful. The delightful Anne Shirley is bombarded with marriage proposals, in which she acts accordingly. In this book, you see once again Anne's true character. In Anne's dream world, her Prince Charming comes riding on his white horse to sweep her off her feet. There is no hesitation, nothing to mar that picturesque world. In reality, however, everything is helter-skelter. We follow Anne to Redmond with all her friends, Phil, Aunt Jamesina, Priscilla, and Stella, along with Rusty the cat. There is so much excitement going on; so much drama that I soon got wrapped up in all of Anne Shirley's doings. Every scene in the park and every room at Patty's Place becomes crystal clear. You see a red-haired girl coming slowly into womanhood, not the bold text of the book. Anne of the Island is a remarkable read.
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Summary: a 12 year old reader
Review: this is one of the best of the Anne of Green Gables books. from what Anne thought of Gibert Blythe then to what she thinks at the end of the book! You can`t put the book down once you get into it! There`s alot of funny things in the book, like when Phil says `lets go get drunk`. I better stop before i tell you about Pattys Place, Davey and Dora, and Roy......
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Summary: Anne of the Island rates a four with me!
Review: I thought this book was a good book. Towards the end I couldn't put it down because I had to know if it turned out all right with Anne and Gilbert. At the begining I thought I would HATE it but I told myself that all of the "Anne" books start kind of slow at least the first two did. So I just read it. And I loved it.
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Summary: A remarkable girl's life in the 1880s
Review: I agree with the rest of the reviewers that this book is a page turner, suspenseful, fun, romantic, and all those other fine things. But what I come back to is that this is a story of a bunch of country girls going to COLLEGE in the 1880s. Not twenty years before we had the March girls in "Little Women" who never seemed to seriously consider college as a womens' venue. Yet here we have an actively coed college a few hundred miles north of Concord in Nova Scotia. Montgomery alludes to the presence of at least one professor who disapproved of coeds, but they were clearly an accepted part of the community. And it's funny to see both how much and how little college life has changed. Colleges don't have a coed's dressing room any more, and you rarely see ball gowns, or balls for that matter. But there are still lots of students like Anne attending on a shoestring from one year to the next, relying on a summer teaching job this year, a scholarship the next, and a surprise inheritance after that. Coeds (a long forgotten word) still juggle schoolwork and and social schedules, and have surprise visitors drop in when they're least prepared. When Anne announces she's made money selling an article, her roomie replies, "Let's go get drunk!" I suppose that's the most subversive line I've seen in a Montgomery work, but it also shows how little campus life has changed. And it also leaves me wondering what Anne might have been like after a few glasses of wine. This may also be the most quotable Montgomery book. I cited the "I can't keep secrets -- it's no use to try" in a recent publication of my own, and that's a pretty pale example. Real gems include "Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I jest sits," or the immortal "Facts are stubborn things, but not half so stubborn as fallacies." This would make a terrific film. You don't need a Megan Follows for this, you need someone else. For all her good work in other episodes, she was never quite tall enough nor whimsical enough in style to play this sort of Anne.
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Summary: The best book in this series!
Review: This is a wonderful book. The story is about a girl, not an earthshaker, and yet Maud Montgomery makes the book very suspenseful. Right up until the last chapters I found myself on the edge of my seat, wondering who Anne would marry. A very worthwhile read.
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Summary: I think
Review: I have never read this book but I've read and watched the movies and read the books of Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. I think they should make a movie of Anee of the island. Please recomend this to WB thank Paige...
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Summary: The most romantic of the series!
Review: This is my favorite book in the series because it is the most romantic but it still contains wit, humor and a little bit of every emotion you can imagine! It gets right in Anne's sole just like the others but in a different way. You get to understand her fellings about Gillbert and her new and old friends that she has with her at Redmond collage. Misunderstandings are all understood in the end of this Romantic humorous classic that brings you back to its time!
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Summary: More Than A Book - The Continuing Adventures of a Friend
Review: I love Anne! She was, at times, my greatest friend in the world. I am now in my mid 20's, but I still cherish the memories of the moments Anne and I spent together when I was a child, and regularly revisit her. If someone asked me which Anne book I liked least, I couldn't answer. I loved each and every one more than the next. Anne of the Island is no less wonderful than the books preceeding it or following it. Like all the books, it has a blend of humour and poignancy; joy and sorrow. The key drawcards of the Anne books are the characters. They are lovable, good, kind, wholesome folk who make you care about them and want to know what happens next. Incredibly vivid characters, it was no exaggeration to say that Anne was my childhood best friend - she was as real to me as any person I knew. The cast includes all kinds of interesting guests including the wonderful Miss Patty and Maria with their china dogs, Miss Ada and her cushions, Mrs Skinner and her romance ("Jog along, black mare")... the list goes on. Best of all, our old friends are back - Anne, Gilbert, Pricilla, Diana, Davy and Dora, Marilla and Mrs Lynde, Charlie Sloane, and all those we knew and loved in earlier books. There are also some fabulous new additions to the circle of friends - Stella, Aunt Jimsie and the irrepressible Philippa Gordon. Anne of the Island takes us away from Avonlea to Kingsport, where Anne is attending Redmond College. This new setting doesn't mean that we miss out on Green Gables altogether, as Anne does return home for vactions, but it does give one a sense of moving on. Never again will Anne be a child living under Marilla's roof - she is an adult, and in this book she is beginning to break away from Green Gables in preparation for the next chapter in her life. Many of the events in this book shape Anne for the rest of her life, and it is an important book for those wishing to read the whole series. If you aren't familiar with Anne, please go back and read Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea before embarking on Anne of the Island - you'll know the characters so much better if you do. If you've read them and are wondering if this book lives up to the earlier ones - it does. L.M. Montgomery kept Anne consistant throughout the entire series, and there are few authors who have done so successfully. While Anne does grow and mature throughout, she is always the Anne we knew and loved.
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Summary: Continues the series in fine fashion.
Review: This third installment in the Anne of Green Gables series is a lot of fun to read because it focuses on Anne's college years. Many readers remark that this book is their favorite in the Anne series, but I think it is difficult to assign one book that honor. All of the books fit so well together. I would have liked more detail. There were too many friends and not enough story line to justify so many people in her life. I love Patty's Place and Anne's life at Redmond, but I actually wanted more time devoted to her life in Redmond. I guess this is a sign of a true fan to want more. More time could have been spent developing the friends and friendships. I think Montgomery grew tired of writing the Anne series and rushed it along from time to time.
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