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A review by chrissie_whitley
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5.0
As dear and as sweet and tender a story as it ever was.
My love for this character and this little town actually began back with the Canadian miniseries starring Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst, and its sequel. I didn't actually read this book until 2005.
Like most people, from what I've read, when I joined Goodreads and added in all the books I had read up to that point, I just remembered that I liked it and put it down for a three star review. I always had retained the impression that I found more joy out of the miniseries than from the bookâprobably owing partly to the fact that I first read this when I was home with a 2 year old.
Needless to say, I was utterly delighted to find that all the charm, joy, sweet simplicity, and underlying dry humor were all present and accounted for here. The sheer earnestness which radiates off Anne is just sublime. Her joie de vivre is refreshing, and her depths of despair is heartbreak at its most sincere.
This may become one that I need to reread as often as I rewatched the miniseries. I'm completely charmed.
Audiobook, the Rachel McAdams version, [b:Anne of Green Gables|33115314|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479926011s/33115314.jpg|3464264]: Personally, I found Rachel McAdams to have the perfect voice for reading this simple novel of extraordinary depths. Her voice is rich but steady, quiet but emotional, and I could feel Anne's sweet and young spirit in her performance. Whether it was McAdams's delightfully subtle performance for the adults like Marilla, Matthew, and Mrs. Lynde, or her ability to deliver equal sincerity for the younger characters like Diana Barry, Jane Andrews, or Gilbert Blythe, I found McAdams to able to transport me to Avonlea and all its wonders.
My love for this character and this little town actually began back with the Canadian miniseries starring Megan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst, and its sequel. I didn't actually read this book until 2005.
Like most people, from what I've read, when I joined Goodreads and added in all the books I had read up to that point, I just remembered that I liked it and put it down for a three star review. I always had retained the impression that I found more joy out of the miniseries than from the bookâprobably owing partly to the fact that I first read this when I was home with a 2 year old.
Needless to say, I was utterly delighted to find that all the charm, joy, sweet simplicity, and underlying dry humor were all present and accounted for here. The sheer earnestness which radiates off Anne is just sublime. Her joie de vivre is refreshing, and her depths of despair is heartbreak at its most sincere.
This may become one that I need to reread as often as I rewatched the miniseries. I'm completely charmed.
Audiobook, the Rachel McAdams version, [b:Anne of Green Gables|33115314|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479926011s/33115314.jpg|3464264]: Personally, I found Rachel McAdams to have the perfect voice for reading this simple novel of extraordinary depths. Her voice is rich but steady, quiet but emotional, and I could feel Anne's sweet and young spirit in her performance. Whether it was McAdams's delightfully subtle performance for the adults like Marilla, Matthew, and Mrs. Lynde, or her ability to deliver equal sincerity for the younger characters like Diana Barry, Jane Andrews, or Gilbert Blythe, I found McAdams to able to transport me to Avonlea and all its wonders.