A sweet, chapter novel perfect for any eager reader of grade-school age.

Anne is a perky, funny, talkative 10-year old who brings both joy and consternation to those around her. She grows from young girl to young woman in the tale, so we see her learn and grow and mature. Also, as the story was originally written in the early 19th century, and is set in the late 18th century, the book is the perfect picture into that time period in Eastern Canada.

Highly recommended for your young readers. ( )

Very enjoyable. I had no idea what to expect so I was delighted to find myself laughing out loud regularly at Anne's antics. I wish I'd had time to read the book with my eyes instead of the Audible version, though. While I like Rachel McAdams as an actress, I didn't enjoy her narration of the audiobook. Let me clarify a bit... I thought the dialogue reading was very good but the narrative portions felt monotone and I found myself missing large chunks because I just tuned out.

Still a happy experience that took me away from the horrible things going on in the world today. ( )

Great novel of an orphan on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Love, friendship, etc. ( )

Independent reading (8+)

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. ( )