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Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans
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In this heartwarming collection of nineteen short stories L.M. Montgomery returns to the enchanting shores of beautiful Prince Edward Island to tell about orphans much like Anne of Green Gables -- vulnerable, sensitive, and full of hope and courage. There's the lonely young girl on a quest for a real-life mother, a budding artist who dreams of fame and fortune, and old family quilt that unites two sisters with a long-lost relative, an ancient Egyptian doll that invokes an unusual spell for a little girl yearning for a special friend. L.M. Montgomery brings to life a magical place and a circle of characters who will long be treasured and remembered.
255 pages, Paperback
First published May 7,1988
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255 pages, Paperback
- Published
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May 1, 1990 by Starfire
- ISBN
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9780553283877
- ASIN
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0553283871
- Language
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English
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Usually I don't care for short stories. These all had a somewhat similar theme, that it got to be a bit much by the end.
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Although I do not enjoy (and actually have never liked) all of the presented stories featured in L.M. Montgomery's Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans equally, I do always love, love, love rereading especially this very collection of sweet and tenderly touching, sometimes perhaps even verging a bit on the maudlin orphan themed accounts (and often engage in a reread of Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans when I am feeling down and need comforting and cheer).
Now while I personally simply and utterly adore Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (and also think that considering Lucy Maud Montgomery's own biography, she obviously also sees herself reflected in her featured protagonists), I can and do understand and even appreciate why some readers and indeed even diehard L.M. Montgomery fans would perhaps consider especially this very collection of tales as rather formulaic and repetitive. However, it should (no actually, it must) also be remembered that the stories encountered in Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans were in fact originally published separately and at different times, in a variety of magazines and journals. Thus, L.M. Montgomery did not publish these tales together as a whole and they were collected and published as "tales of other orphans" (with a similar main theme) by editor Rea Wilmshurst, who I think has done an essential service and marvellous job, amassing and publishing eight distinct thematic L.M. Montgomery short story collections, all featuring not only the presented, collected tales themselves, but enlightening and erudite forewords and available publishing information (and this would likely have continued, had Ms. Wilmshurst not unfortunately died at an early age).
And really, the only minor caveat and advice I would tend to give to potential readers for Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (and this actually pertains to all eight books in the Rea Wilmshurst as editor series) is to make sure to read the foreword AFTER having perused the main text, the collected stories, if one wants to avoid possible spoilers (since Wilmshurst's introduction is basically a generally rather detailed literary analysis of the tales featured and does mention a lot of contents based details).
Now while I personally simply and utterly adore Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (and also think that considering Lucy Maud Montgomery's own biography, she obviously also sees herself reflected in her featured protagonists), I can and do understand and even appreciate why some readers and indeed even diehard L.M. Montgomery fans would perhaps consider especially this very collection of tales as rather formulaic and repetitive. However, it should (no actually, it must) also be remembered that the stories encountered in Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans were in fact originally published separately and at different times, in a variety of magazines and journals. Thus, L.M. Montgomery did not publish these tales together as a whole and they were collected and published as "tales of other orphans" (with a similar main theme) by editor Rea Wilmshurst, who I think has done an essential service and marvellous job, amassing and publishing eight distinct thematic L.M. Montgomery short story collections, all featuring not only the presented, collected tales themselves, but enlightening and erudite forewords and available publishing information (and this would likely have continued, had Ms. Wilmshurst not unfortunately died at an early age).
And really, the only minor caveat and advice I would tend to give to potential readers for Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (and this actually pertains to all eight books in the Rea Wilmshurst as editor series) is to make sure to read the foreword AFTER having perused the main text, the collected stories, if one wants to avoid possible spoilers (since Wilmshurst's introduction is basically a generally rather detailed literary analysis of the tales featured and does mention a lot of contents based details).
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We have all hear of Anne and her adoption story in Green Gables. But did you know that L.M. Montgomery wrote about more then one orphan? This book contains several shorts stories all about different orphans and things they went through.
#50/50BookQuest categories= short stories, historical fiction, and female author
#50/50BookQuest categories= short stories, historical fiction, and female author
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When taken individually, all of the stories in this book have their own charm. My favorite of the group was Charlotte's Quest. However as a collection, the stories get rather repetitive.
Did I like it? Some of it.
Would I reread it? Maybe individual stories, not all in one sitting.
Would I recommend it? Not sure.
Did I like it? Some of it.
Would I reread it? Maybe individual stories, not all in one sitting.
Would I recommend it? Not sure.
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“After all, it was nice to be loved than to be rich and admired and famous.”
I, alas, did not rate each story on its own. Each of these story had Montgomery's flowery writing style which I just adore. The main characters always quirky and adorable. I don't really care that Montgomery sometimes seems like she's recycling some character traits because the writing is beautiful. The stories were short and sweet. This book was a nice quick read.
I, alas, did not rate each story on its own. Each of these story had Montgomery's flowery writing style which I just adore. The main characters always quirky and adorable. I don't really care that Montgomery sometimes seems like she's recycling some character traits because the writing is beautiful. The stories were short and sweet. This book was a nice quick read.
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A collection of sweet old fashioned stories involving people finding long lost families or at least a place to belong.
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If you're a LM Montgomery enthusiast, then you will want to check this book out. If you've never read LM Montgomery, then avoid this book. Some of the stories are just not that good, and many have cheesy/happy endings. Some of the endings are so convenient and happy that you kind of want to gag. The collection is nothing special on its own, really. It's kinda like a collection of 'scribbles' from the mind of an author who came up with many good stories (Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon, The Blue Castle, etc) It should only be read as part of the LM Montgomery collection - read Anne of Green Gables first. and if you've already read/are a fan of her works, then try this one. Just don't expect anything spectacular, this book is a fairly quick read.
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