ساعت 7:40 صبحه. بیدار موندم و تمومش کردم.
آخ امیلی عزیزم، خوندنت توی تابستون، سفر و روزهای طلاییش، بهترین تصمیم بود. کاش می‌تونستم مثل خود�� انقدر زیبا کلمات رو به رقص در بیارم و احساسم رو بهت بگم. فقط می‌تونم بگم عاشق هر سطرت شدم.

Of course, I was first introduced to L.M. Montgomery through Anne Shirley. However, I found myself drawn to the Emily character far more firmly, as she was much more like myself: an incurable writer. The story of Emily is much darker, much bleaker, and yet, L.M.M. does what she does best, gives us brilliant characters, brilliant dialogue, chapter after chapter of little stories, and fantastic language. When I read L.M.M.'s work, I want to run off and write sheaves of pages. Each character somehow manages to redeem him/herself at some point in the story. Not everyone can be all bad. It takes some serious doing to find the good in some people, but Emily manages to make the best of her situation. After being orphaned and sent to a horrible dark place incapable of being inhabited by children, Emily still manages to get friendship from Cousin Jimmy, Else, her wild best friend, Teddy Kent, her artistic sweetheart, and the next Prime Minister of Canada, the hired boy Perry Miller. Being a Maritimer myself, I can only connect with L.M.M.'s characters even more closely. I loved this book as a child, and I still am in love with it now.

This was a sweet tale about Emily, a young orphaned girl, who lives with her relatives in New Moon and long the way finds family, friendships, and home.

I liked this book well enough. It had its moments, but I couldn't help comparing it to Anne of Green Gables, one of my favorite books. There were many similarities between the two books: orphaned girl with spunk, stern Aunt, clumsy mishaps, writing and poetry, the works.

That said, this book did surprise me at times (Dean Priest!) and it certainly had its dark moments as well. Moments I would not have detected as a child reading it so I'm quite glad I picked this book up when I did. There were some deep ponderings and a character growth arc for Emily that was very enjoyable to read. I loved how she stood her ground for her beliefs and the way she analyzed the world and people around her in an insightful, but still childish, way.

Undeniably, this book has heart and characters that are vibrant and memorable. Personally, my favorite character was Perry, the hired boy. I thought he was a lot more memorable and romantic than that Teddy Kent.

I'm quite excited to pick up the next two books and find out what happens to Emily and her friends as they tackle high school!