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Summary: Fantastic
Review: After finishing Anne of Green Gables, I decided to pick up another L. M. Montgomery book. I was all set to pick up another Anne book, but then I found Emily of New Moon. I decided to try this book, to see if L. M. Montgomery could capture the beauty of words in another novel. She did.Emily of New Moon tells the story of young Emily Byrd Starr, who is left an orphan at the tender age of eleven. Her mother's family draws lots to decide who should take Emily in, and the lot fell to the Murrays of New Moon. Stern Aunt Elizabeth, loving Aunt Laura, and simple Cousin Jimmy brought Emily to New Moon Farm, where she had all sorts of adventures and basically just learned the lessons of life. Emily is a young heroine who many can relate to. L. M. Montgomery has written another beautiful novel. Emily's character is well-developed and lifelike, and New Moon seemed just like a real place to me. For anyone who is looking for a real piece of literature, Emily of New Moon or any of L. M. Montgomery's other works are the books for you!
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Summary: Emily of New Moon
Review: Although Emily has a lot of things in common with Anne--both eleven-year-old orphans who live on Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century--she is a different kind of girl, and hers is a different kind of story. It's great from beginning to end, and the mystery of Ilse's mother had me on the edge of my seat--great suspense. The only thing I didn't like about the story was that it said mean, untrue things about atheists. But I suppose it was a product of its time.
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Summary: L. M. Montgomery's very best series...but not for young kids
Review: And yes, like others have said, it's better than Anne.
The Emily series( New Moon, Emily Climbs, Emily's Quest) trace Emily Starr's voyage through adolescence to early adulthood.
It's probably best for older readers as it contains references to sexuality and the supernatural that may be inappropriate for kids or just not appreciated by the younger reader.
I've read almost everything by Montgomery that's published(except for two books), and this is, in my opinion, the best series. Anne of Green Gables is a tour de force of a book, but the series as a whole isn't that great. The Emily series is a sheer masterpiece that's not to be missed, especially for older readers. I read it when I was twelve and read the entire series every year.. it's better every time. Don't skip this one... trust me.
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Summary: Emily
Review: As a child, Emily of New Moon was, quite literally, my favorite book. Somehow, years later, it manages to still be up there with The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lolita, and Vanity Fair on my "favorites" shelf.
It is, truth be told, a classic, and a sorely underrated one to boot. While the Anne series seems to be omnipresent, I know very few people who have heard of Emily, let alone read the books.
As a character, Emily is brilliantly drawn and realistic; she is never portrayed with condescension. Quite the opposite, even when she is entirely in the wrong, the reader manages to sympathize and understand her. The plot itself, though interesting, is mostly enjoyable because of Emily's perspective. Other characters, such as Dean Priest (my personal favorite), Teddy, and Ilse manage to avoid being stereotypes or Emily's "backup band" and become full-fleshed characters in their own right.
Whether you are an adult with a child or wishing you were a child, or even an adult just looking for a relatively light read that has actual quality (various romance novel queens, I'm glaring at YOU), pick up a copy of Emily, make some tea, curl up, and enjoy this strange little girl.
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Summary: Potent and wonderful...
Review: Emily of New Moon is starry, poignant, and captivating. Orphaned Emily Byrd Starr comes to New Moon lonely and friendless, to live with her Mother's relations, the Murrays. The Murrays are not willing to take her in, but are proud and consider it their duty to bring Emily up, as she is a member of their clan. Her Aunt Elizabeth brings her the New Moon, and is cold and harsh and stern. But her sweet Aunt Laura, and kindly Cousin Jimmy provide Emily with support. In Emily's imagination, loyal friends Ilse Burnley, Teddy Kent and Perry Miller, as well as her passionate love of writing, Emily finds hope and friendliness in her new World. Emily is often compared to Anne of Green Gables, but they hold their differances. Anne is all liveliness and hot temper and sweetness; Emily is vivid, both light and dark, with enough mystery in her to allure. This book is beautifully written and delicate, full of subtle wit and humour, and wonderful complexity as it describes Emily's adventures while living at New Moon. Emily is spirited and charming and ambitious, and the Emily series portray a unique child developing into womanhood.
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Summary: One of the best books for teens and pre-teens
Review: Every teen and pre-teen girl should read this book. It's not like other teen books, and that's one of the reasons it's so good. Emily doesn't really have a boyfriend, she doesn't go to a big high school where she's the most popular and pretty girl, she never says "as if," and she doesn't wear clothes her parents would be ashamed of...in fact, the book is set a long time ago in a place called Prince Edward Island, the author's favorite place in the whole world. Anyone who has not read this book is missing out on making a new friend -- Emily seems so much like a "real" person, and is explained so well, that you will feel like you have made a new buddy in the process of reading this book. By the author of Anne of Green Gables.
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Summary: Old-Fashioned is Good
Review: I first read the Emily of New Moon series years and years ago when my mother gave me the copies she'd received for Christmas 1942! The Anne of Green Gables books are wonderful but after Anne and Gilbert are married they lose something. Luckily, Montgomery stopped Emily after three books and her story ends at just the right time!Old-fashioned, yes- but with wonderful characters and a heroine you really like.I'm a librarian and I've ordered the Emily series for my children's collection.
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Summary: Emily vs. Anne
Review: I know a lot of people are saying that the "Emily" books are better than the "Anne" books, but I will always remain a true-blue Anne fan. That said, I have to admit that there is something special about Emily and the Emily series as a whole that is lacking in the Anne books. I think it reflects more on the fact that LMM was already an established and mature writer when she wrote the Emily books (whereas "Anne of Green Gables" was her first full-length novel), than on the characters of the two series. Also, the differences reflect on the different time-periods they were written in: the first two Anne books were written well before the outbreak of the First World War, and reflect some of the priggishness and smugness of the Victorian world-view still prevalent then; the Emily books are entirely a product of the more free-thinking 1920s (though they are set pre-WWI). Anne is a child in many ways - even after marriage; Emily is a woman even at the age of eleven. Anne's vivacious personality is genuinely appealing, but Emily's intensity has its place too. Emily is a lot more realistic than Anne ever is - both as a character and a person. And I identify far more with Emily than with Anne - e.g. I experience something similar to Emily's flash, and my inner world has many similarities to hers.
I thought the best part about "Emily of New Moon" was the last chapter, where Emily's teacher evaluates her work. When I read the title of the chapter - "Emily's great moment" - I thought that it would be a stereotypical ending, where the heroine takes the world by storm and retires heaped with laurels - in other words, completely unbelievable! But the low-key ending was superb. I loved the fact that Emily was vindicated in her own eyes and the only others that mattered, i.e. Mr. Carpenter's. In short, being a chart-topper is not *the* (or even *a*) criterion for being a good writer.
The only thing I disliked about this book is the supernatural element, not being a believer in the paranormal myself. Oh, and I cannot stand Teddy Kent - what does Emily see in him?!
To conclude - a good book, though the sequel "Emily Climbs" is better (I have yet to read "Emily's Quest"). Read it if you like LMM, and whether you like Anne or not.
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Summary: LM Montgomery does it again
Review: I too found this series after tearing through the Anne books and wishing there were more of them. I believe I would even have to say that I loved the Emily series even more than Anne.
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Summary: not as lovely as I remember
Review: I, too, read this book at about twelve years of age. I remember loving and identifying with Emily, and thinking Aunt Elizabeth was as cruel and tyranical as ever a woman could be. Now, eight years later, I am maturing, and can see Aunt Elizabth's viewpoint in more than a few of the squabbles she and Emily have. Also, I am more than a little conservative, and Emily, more so than what I remember, is a spoiled brat; at least, at the outset of the novel. Her poetry, I suspected, was quite good, although, obviously, very childish and verbosely overdrawn. I have to agree with what another reviewer wrote about "Emily Climbs". The family situations and home lives of all four main characters, Emily and her friends, are rather remarkable, and would make for a fascinating psychological case, if they were described in more detail. I have yet to read the other two books, but I think they will appeal more to me than this one has, because Emily is maturing, and becoming less impulsive, melodramatic, and emotionally intense, the way I was when a child. She is behaving more responsibly, and seems to have more of a regard for others' feelings as the books progress, another good sign, since self-absorption is never appreciated.
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