Anne of Green Gables is a classic. She is whimsical, quirky and lovely, this is a great book for all ages and stands the test of time. I had been anticipating reading this with my 8 year old and she loved it too.

This is a great introduction to classics.

Thank you to #NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance e-copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I love Anne of Green Gables and this is an easy way for younger readers to get into that lovely story that teaches kids about being strong and sure of themselves in their own skin.

Can't go wrong Anne of Green Gables this classic of a book, one of my all time favourite childhood books,

I can't believe it has taken me 33 years to get round to reading Anne of Green Gables. While it was longer than I anticipated I enjoyed every moment of it and I'm looking forward to having time to get to the rest of the series.
I love that the imaginings and musings of a young girl engaged me so quickly and enjoyed reading about how young 'Carrots' grew from a whimsical orphan into an educated young woman throughout the story. I laughed and cried along with Anne as the story progressed and would have loved her to be a friend when I was young.

This is certainly a book I will be recommending to children at school and encouraging them to think about how they might have amused themselves in the time before TV and computers, and how different life might be in the Canadian countryside.

I received an eARC from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I first read this novel when I was 8 year old, and it certainly has stood the test of time. Re reading it brought back many delightful childhood memories of losing myself in a book for the very first time, dreaming of being called Cordelia and living on Prince Edward Island.

Anne of Green Gables is a classic in children's literature. It has stood the test of time. When I saw that a new version was coming out, I was excited to see how the original may have been adapted or illustrated in any way. I was disappointed to see that the only change to the classic was the new cover.

In my opinion, Anne of Green Gables would appeal to today's audience of children better if were more illustrated or even adapted into a graphic novel. A change in the cover only will not get students to pick up this book today.

Sweet book to be enjoyed even if you are not a kid. I found Anne a bit "silly" in the beginning of the book (I guess I'm more of a Marilla than a Matthew) with all her forgetfulness and talks about romance, but by the end of the book I just wanted her to make peace with Gilbert and to have her dreams come true. I totally understand why it's such a classic! Definitely give it a go

I loved this book. I never read it as a child but fell in love with it as an adult. Anne is quirky and lovable . This would be a great book to read aloud with a child. So many adventures

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this delightful version of Anne of Green Gables. I adored it!

This precious story touches my heart once again! I loved it as a little girl, I love it more so as a Mommy who gets to share the inspiring Anne with my daughters. Anne's adventurous behavior and poetic personality light up the day and reading about her life in Green Gables is one of my favorite things to do!

Anne of Green Gables is a timeless classic and wonderful read. Rereading this book was like a flashback to my childhood. I would highly recommend Anne of Green Gables to people of all ages.

The time that I've been meaning to read this can most accurately be counted in decades. I have started this on at least a few previous occasions, but could never get into it: I remember being a dramatic, imaginative kid and teen, but I couldn't identify with Anne. She seemed unrealistic, a caricature to me through the years. Now, though: now that I have an 11-year-old who forgets what he's doing because he's launched into a lecture about a story he was writing, who put 1/2 a cup of flour into the cookies instead of 3 and 1/2, who rages and cries and emotes all over, who bounced around homes before being placed with us, who can happily stare at the wall while lost in his own imagination instead of doing the work before him, who cannot live in the moment but lives forever in the 10-minutes or 2-days- or 1-week-from-now... I had a character to identify with, and it isn't Anne.

Part of my long-term struggle may have been because this always seemed to be presented as a children's novel, and I can't imagine many kids actually enjoying it. Teens, maybe. But if anything, this is a book for the parents of high-strung tweens. :D

Anne of Green Gables is one of most timeless, classic and wonderful books of all time! I first read it when I was in my "tweens" and make a point to re-read it at least every few years. Whether you identify with Anne, Diana, or any of the other wonderfully-written characters (although maybe NOT Josie Pye), you'll laugh and cry along with Anne's antics and adventures as she grows throughout the novel. Fair warning, though, you may just end up yearning for puff sleeves!

Loved this book Anne of Green Gables is a classic. It's a great book for a younger reader or even an adult. I highly recommend it, Anyone who reads it is going to love it.

Thanks NetGalley and publisher for allowing me to read it.

I'm so glad I finally read this book, and I'm really annoyed with myself for not reading it sooner. How I would have loved Anne when I was a child! The writing is lovely, the descriptions are gorgeous, the characters are so real. A pure delight!

Anne of Green Gables is the classic story of Anne Shirley a young girl who is taken in by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. This is the perfect story for young girls to read and for adults as well. I never get tired of this story. Montgomery does such a fantastic job at descriptive writing throughout the book, so much so, you feel like you are right there next to Anne and all of her debacles.

As a child I must have read Anne of Green Gables dozens of times. My Nana (grandmother) on my Dad's side (who I never really knew) was from Prince Edward Island (where Green Gables is) and so she sent me the full series when I was quite young. As an avid reader by the time I was in Grade 4 I had already read through most of them once. There was also a show on TV (here in Canada) that was very popular about Anne called "Road to Avonlea". As Anne was in my life so much as a child she was, of course, very important to me.

When I re-read my favourite passages, skimmed through, and tried to get back into Anne's world I realized how naive I was as a child. I was also was reminded that, even in the late 1980's, the world was a simpler place than it is now. And while Anne will always have a special place in my heart from my childhood; I'm not sure it's the gem today that it was then. While the local gossip is much like social media; and boys remain intimidating and best friends are hard to find today, just as they were then; I still think it's too innocent in so many ways. There are no murders, stolen children, terrorists, major natural disasters, etc. that happen on the island. Having been to PEI a few years ago I can tell you that it is one of the sole places in Canada that might still be relatively untouched by the 21st century. PEI is just so quaint and lovely. Yet the internet has made it so that you can't hide anywhere and so once my cell phone vibrated or I checked my email I was reminded that vacation does not stop the world from turning or being awful outside of tiny island gems.

It's because I believe that L.M. Montgomery's classic is a bit too dated that I struggle to give it five stars today. This new publication of Anne of Green Gables is still as well written as it once was and there doesn't appear to be any major changes to the text (which is nice). but I just can't imagine it changing a child's life today as it once might have. While Anne didn't change my life as a kid; Avonlea was always a nice place to escape to. So perhaps it can be that place for some of today's children.

Although the one thing I am always reminded of by Anne is how mad I was at my Mom when I was about five and learned that my middle name (Ann) was spelled with an 'e'. I was so offended that I had this family tree that extended to PEI and yet didn't get the 'real' Anne spelling. At the time it seemed like a big deal (of course) and I wish I could go back to the days of having my name missing an 'e' being the end of the world. Although, some days I think I still might not be over this oversight by my parents (lol).

I will still encourage the children in my life (boy or girl) to read Anne at least once; but I'd be remiss to say that it's the first thing I would give them at the right age. I think Little Women is more relevant and easier to connect with as it has realistic, harsh situations. I also believe that more modern books like Harry Potter, Lemony Snicket, The Giver, and others, set children up for the major flaws in life sooner than Anne every could. It's sad to say that telling our children about the harshness of life is important; but I do believe it is. There is point in pretending that bosom buddies are perfect or that gentlemen who bring flowers and kiss hands exist anymore. We are only fooling ourselves if we think Anne has a place in today's world as anything other than nostalgia and a way to show children how much simpler the world was at one time. And perhaps so the kids that come to my house will recognize my porcelain Anne doll on the shelf and know that I too was once a child.

While I own half a dozen copies of Anne of Green Gables in a variety of forms; this version was provided to me via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased opinion.

This is a story of Anne's journey that is full of jumps. Throughout the story Anne faces a variety of happy and sometimes annoying stories. I was always impressed with Anne's story and felt that I would never be bored.
This classic story is suitable for all ages and can make us see at various ages. Life is described as very beautiful and full of charm. Even when the story actually becomes a sad part.
Anne lives normally like the others. He associates with friends, neighbors and the surrounding environment. She goes to school, cooks and sometimes also faces many problems. And Anne is rich in fantasy stories that make her often make mistakes.
The interesting thing about this story is that I always remember Anne and I will never get bored with this storyline.

Anne of Green Gables was just a sweet read as it was a sweet Netflix series. Yes I watched the series first then reading, sue me. But for some reason, where I live this classic wasn't as big before the show, I actually didn't even know much more than 'it exists' until it. But the show bought my attention, it all being just very nice, and so of course I had to go and look for the book.

And in my surprise I caught the chance of reading this ARC, so I would like very much for this chance of getting to know Anne and her story. Now I just need to get myself the other books as well!

Anne is hot-headed, brave, loyal, and with a limitless imagination. She is a friend I would love to have, and someone whose qualities I aspire to have (especially her courage and her imagination!)
The book is one of those that stands the test of time, and the characters are all endearing, real, and ones you could find in any Avonlea of today!

While this is a reprint of the classic version, the publishers do have the complete collection available as well. And really complete one at that! So you can check it out to gift to a young reader (or an adult too) who will enjoy reading about Anne and Avonlea.

You can read a previous ‘Anne’ related post on my blog here. And I promise, you will enjoy it too.

In Summary:
Read it, if you have not already. Reread it, otherwise. And get a copy to gift to that reader you know will love it.

Disclaimer: Thanks to NetGalley and each publisher for the digital review copy of the book above. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated in any other way by the publishers or others for this review.