Anne is now 18 years old and attending Redmond College. Seven years before, she had arrived at Green Gables as a precocious orphan. Now she's left home to embark on a new adventure. This book focuses on Anne's experience as a college student: making new friends, living away from home, her visits back home to Avonlea, and figuring out what she wants in life.

My favorite book of the series is still Anne of Green Gables (probably always will be), but this is second best. I enjoyed reading about Anne's experiences at this exciting time in her life. She's becoming an adult and her world is getting bigger and more exciting.

Review January 2021:

You know those quizzes or tests that ask if you were stranded on a deserted island, and could only bring one book to read, which book would you bring? Well friends, after many years, countless re-reads, and pondering, I think I am finally ready to admit that it would probably be this book. I love this book more than I can express in words (even more than book #1 and book #8). Seriously nothing makes me happier than Anne, after 300+ pages and 3 books, finally realizing it is Gilbert. THAT IT HAS BEEN GILBERT ALL ALONG.

(Well a close second is the realization that LMM had the working title of this book as Anne of Redmond before she changed it to Anne of the Island. I kind of like Anne of Redmond more, please don't throw things at me)

My reviews below still stands. The last two chapters are a roller coaster of emotions and transform me into the young, romantic teen I was once was when I first read this book each time I journey alongside Anne in her epiphany. And I don't think that will ever change, no matter how old and grey I will become.

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Review June 2017:

This book is delightful. I refer to it as Anne, the college years. I love her time at Redmond, Patty's Place, her visit to Bolingbroke, etc. I laughed at the trying-to-chloroform-the-cat scene even though I probably shouldn't. And oh, Anne and Gil in here. Anne and Gilbert.....just...gah. THOSE LAST TWO CHAPTERS ARE A ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS. "Anne, don't look like that -don't look like that!" - is such a tug on the heartstrings. And then, "I don't want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want you". #neveroverit

Review April 2011: Still my favorite after AoGG and Rilla. Gilbert's white face when she says no gets my heart EVERY TIME.

4/5
Yeşilin Kızı Anne serisi genel anlamda kasaba hayatını anlatan heyecanlı denemeyecek kadar günlük hayata odaklanan fakat karakterler olarak ilginizi çekip sizi kitaba bağlayabilecek tatlı bir seri.
Seriyi tatlı yapan en önemli malzeme tabii ki de Anne. Ama bu kez Anne beni inanılmaz sinir etti.
Ergen yaşta kızı olan anneler gibi kitabı okurken dertlendim resmen. Anne’i karşıma oturtup “Bak çocuğum şu an seni anlıyorum duyguların çok yoğun ve karmaşık ama sevmekten korkma, sevildiğini hissettiğini inkar etme.” diye tek tek anlatasım geldi.
Sevgiyi, aileyi çok geç bulmuş bir yetim için anlaması zor bir durum olabilir anlayabiliyorum. Kendini güvensiz hissetmesi aynı şekilde karşısındaki kişiye karşı da benzer güvensizlik yaşaması normal olabilir ama sinir oldum işte ne yapayım. Canım Gilbert da az çekmedi hani. Ama neyseki kitap bahsettiğim o “tatlı” atmosferinden çok uzaklaşmadan bitti ve bana derin bir oh çektirdi.

I remember being a child and feeling like Anne and the supporting characters were people I knew and Avonlea was a place so familiar almost as though I could close my eyes and visit just that quick. I’ve forgotten most of the minor details so the stories read like they are new to me, but the landmarks, places, and the gut feeling of experiencing something incredible gives me a wonderful sense of deja vu.

Big changes are in store for Anne Shirley as she heads toward her future, attending Redmond College. I had a moment of thinking back on how far Anne has come and was so proud for her character. While visiting, she is hit with the realization that life in Avonlea doesn’t stop when she’s away.

The quirks get real when, Anne experiences living with roommates from different walks of life. I loved the scenes in the little cottage they rent. Multiple suitors come to call. The way the author used these scenes was brilliant because she showed Anne’s growth, added humor, and further developed the plot all through introducing a few suitors. The writing of these scenes is smooth and flows nicely with the other plot lines, but Montgomery accomplished a lot without adding tons of chapters.

I soaked this beautiful novel bursting with life in and had to remind myself to savor it, otherwise I believe I would’ve devoured it in a single sitting. I didn’t want to miss any details and the prose is too lovely to rush through.

These novels cause my heart to ache one moment and soar the next with well placed laughter somewhere in the middle.

All. The. Stars. ⭐️

ok... I keep lowering the ratings in this series. I can tell why people stop reading after book 1.

so, the plot is a bit boring. we never get to see the actual school or the lessons or the classmates? we just see Anne out of school and talking with her friends. The Gilbert part is quite interesting. but not interesting enough for me to have intrigue? I was never intrigued as to find out what will happen next? but I still very much enjoyed it.

Anne changed into someone completely different. she is no longer the eccentric girl or unique one. she is the kindest girl but she is not the imaginative girl anymore. idk what happened but without the eccentricity of Anne, the book just fell apart for me. book 2 was ok dealing with the growth of Anne but book 3 just completely erased Anne's uniqueness.

gilbert is so cute!! I did enjoy him.

Philippa is just plain annoying. idc what other people say.

the writing is the saving grace of this, or else it might've had like 2 stars or something.

I just miss Anne...

This was pretty disappointing. Lucy Maud spends WAY too much time describing unimportant incidentals, like when Anne spends a summer teaching in Valley Road (I had to Google the name of the town because I couldn't for the life of me remember it, so what's that tell you about how riveting the chapter was?). It had absolutely no relevance to the story and the only thing I recall about it was that the woman driving the cart was flat-out obnoxious. "Jog along, black mare!" Ugh, it's like fingernails on the chalkboard just remembering it. I'm all for using quaint colloquialisms, but L.M. abused them to the point of ridiculousness (see also - Davy with "I wanna know" and Paul with "YOU know, teacher"). The best part of the story was, once again, Anne and Gilbert's romance, but it was relegated to an afterthought. I'm really starting to question whether or not I want to finish the series.

aaaaaaa przesłodka końcówka:(

These books honestly make me so happy. Anne is one of my all time favourite characters, I’ve grown to care for her so much and I get so absorbed reading about her life. And now that I’m older I relate so much more to what she starts going through as an adult, it really makes rereading these books a pleasure!

چند بار نوشتم و پاک کردم.
اصلأ نمی‌دونم چجوری احساساتم درباره این جلد رو بگم.

Another (mostly) wonderful story following the wonderful Anne Shirley. If it weren't for the unexpectedly cruel events of chapters 16 and 17, I would have considered this a perfect book. There's something magical about following along as Anne makes her way in the world, and I find the books so comforting and joyous to read. They are a lovely thing to begin and end the day with, and I almost always put the book down in a good mood, eager to return as soon as possible.

Rather bizarrely Chapter 16, Adjusted Relationships, depicts a stray cat that follows Anne home. Anne decides they must get rid of him, and Phil declares that they will chloroform him. This is attempted, the cat survives and Anne ends up keeping him. This was framed as a somewhat comedic incident, but I just couldn't find it funny. It felt odd that Anne would be so blasé about killing a cat, especially one that appeared to be in good health. While I understand this book is not from recent times, would it not be unheard of to simply try to rehome the cat?

Then, in the following chapter Davy sends a letter that recounts Mr Harrison hanging his dog, which fails on the first attempt but succeeds on the second. Again, this felt like an alarmingly casual depiction of animal abuse.
These were the only parts of the book I didn't enjoy, but I have to say they did lower my enjoyment of the book enough that I can't love it as much as I wanted to. My tolerance for animal abuse varies quite a bit depending on the book in question, so I know it might seem unfair that it bothers me here, while in another type of book it might bother me less, but it felt so out of place. I think it was the fact that it was supposed to be humorous that I found most jarring.

Now that I have addressed that, I will focus on the parts I did enjoy. Horrible as it may sound I enjoyed the way Ruby's illness and death was handled. I thought it was beautifully written and I have thought about those chapters often in the days since I read them.

I liked that Anne continued her friendship with Diana, but was able to strengthen old friendships and make new ones as well. Diana will probably always be my favourite of Anne's friends, but in this book their relationship undergoes a change. By the end of the book Diana is a wife and mother, while Anne is not. She feels happy for her friend, and also a little left behind, something that I think remains utterly relatable. I hope they stay close in the books to come.

Anne's relationship with Gilbert is a strong focus in this book, and I appreciate that there was something of a slow build. Anne is still young, so I love that she was able to take the time to focus on her education, to live in a house with her friends, to be her own person for a while. I even like that she rejected Gilbert's proposal. Wonderful as he is, it felt important that she could take her own time with that. When they actually do get together, I was happy because of course I love Gilbert, (how could you not) but I was also relieved that they wouldn't be marrying immediately. I'm excited to see what Anne does with herself during the time that they are engaged.

This was a buddy read with Carolyn and Leeanne, which always adds to the reading experience. We are still in the early stages of discussion, but I look forward to all that we will have to talk about!

This was such a fun reread of an old favourite. I was trying to read it as slowly as possible, avoiding listening to my audiobook when I usually did, because I didn't want it to end. It's such a lovely story about college years, living and studying with your friends, a introduction to Phil -- one of my all time Anne of Green Gables universe characters -- and an incredibly epic love story combined with a lot of self growth!! Anne + Gilbert =

Good Lord! It was extremely trying to get through this one. I think it's safe to say I've had enough Anne for the time being. There were still elements that I liked in this book, but I had some major issues with Anne herself here.



What a blind idiot! You had the tingly feelings for Gilbert in the past and just brushed them off as nothing. In my experience, that tingly feeling doesn't evaporate. Every time you see that person, it grows and grows until eventually something needs to be done about it either way. How can you blush every time someone mentions that persons name and have no idea why? You're a smart lady! Why are you acting so dumb?



Second of all, I don't know if this was typical back in the day, but what was up with dating people but hardly ever seeing them but once or twice a year, even though you go to school together and live close by? How do you date someone for two years and hardly know them? Why are you being proposed to every thirty seconds.



Also that story about that guy whose mom wouldn't let him marry anyone until she died was extremely effed up because he wouldn't propose to his girlfriend after twenty years until the mom died but he PROPOSED TO ANNE when the mom was still alive. What a crock of poooooop!



Anne became pretty stuck up the older she got. I liked her better as a little crazy kid. By the end of the first book she matured and I was like: fine. This is fine. Everybody grows up at some point. However, Anne needs to get over herself, thank you very much. She walks around with her perfect nose acting all better than everyone and is worshiped everywhere she goes and just blech. Stop.



Lastly, I was upset by the animal abuse featured in this book. At one point, Anne and her friends try to kill a cat by suffocating it in a box. Thankfully it doesn't work but SERIOUSLY!?! You were going to kill a cat just because it was ugly and liked you? Then later on, she got pissed about something in her own life and took it out on the poor puss by boxing its ears. WTF, ANNE!?!



The ending is what I wanted all along but it shouldn't have taken until the last few pages to get it. This was a frustrating read!