Anne of the Island (Arcturus Essential Anne of Green Gables) (Anne of Green Gables Collection, #3) (Apple classics)

by L. M. Montgomery

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly Anne must decide if she's ready for love...

• ISBN10: 051703705X
• ISBN13: 9780517037058
• Publish Date: 20 March 1991 (first published 20 January 1920)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Gramercy,US
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 573
• Language: English

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

Anne gets to start going out more and exploring the world in Anne of the Island as she is going to get her bachelor's degree now. We do get some new characters with this story, but none that really stood out to me sadly. She is still going back home to Green Gables quite a bit and we're also getting to see a lot of Davy and what he gets up to at Green Gables while Anne is gone.

Overall I think this book while still enjoyable was just lacking a little something for me. I am buddy reading this series with Misty and we've pointed out some things that at times leave us a little frustrated with this series. The first thing would be that we're always being told what's happened instead of seeing it happen. Now, this could just be the difference in writing styles and how things have changed over time as this book was published over a hundred years ago now. But it is something we've noticed and found a little disappointing at times. The second thing we've noticed is Davy is a lot like Anne was as a child, so while we're getting to see him at a younger age get up to trouble and use his imagination. It can also feel at times like we're just getting the same story over just slight variations happening because he is a boy. While both of these things aren't terrible nor do they ruin the story that's been happening now for three books, it is making the story drag a bit at times for me at least.
I am interested to see what happens with Anne in the next book as it seems certain things are finally happening.