Anne of Green Gables

by Lucy M Montgomery

Okay by the time I finished this I had come round to not hating Anne. But Anne between the ages of 11 and 15 is fkn annoying. I had a headache reading her endless prattling. It's like she barely breathes - and yes I know that sounds ridiculous when discussing a literary character.

I don't know. Anne is a pretty odd character. She's very happy. And optimistic. And ridiculously dramatic - but then I guess I relate better to Marilla than Anne. And like Marilla I do come to like Anne by the end. Maybe not love. But like. I guess by the end I did find it easier to sort of go with the flow, but Anne also calms down and isn't quite as ridiculous. The last third of the book or maybe the last quarter was the best, the first three were definitely write offs, but I stuck it out.

I will be reading the rest of the series and I'm kind of wondering how they'll measure up - I mean she'll be older and then with kids - it really spans a whole lifetime and I'm not sure I've actually ever really read a book series like this. Little Women probably compares a bit but they're also different in a lot of ways.

First two thirds 1.5/2 stars. The last third 3. I'm going to split the difference and call it 2.5 stars.