I dyed my hair red and went on a pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island and cried standing in front of Green Gables. I had deep discussions with one of the tour guides at one of the sites who had gotten her Ph.D in L.M. Montgomery's works and could hold my own because I had read them so many times. These are the books that started my plunge into love for the written word. Anne of the Island is my favorite, Anne of Green Gables is next and then Anne's House of Dreams.

Reading Anne of Green Gables is like sipping hot cocoa on a windy night, and sitting in your favorite, most comfortable chair. Your feet are tucked up under you, and your dog is on the rug in front of you. Your beloved family is around you, but you're all wrapped in a comfortable silence, and the fire crackles in the hearth.

I don't know how I made it through my childhood without reading Anne of Green Gables. But one winter while stuck indoors with my two young children during a very long Montreal winter, I read the whole series. It was like sunshine to my soul, and the images of Anne jumping on the bed not knowing frail little granny was lying on the covers, the image of her getting goose down all over her black dress while she was trying so hard to clean a pillow (or blanket?) and having her crush show up...I laughed harder that winter than I did all year. I might have some of the details mixed up, but Montgomery's inimitable wit and humor have stayed with me all these years.

Reminds me of my grandmother

I really have read pretty much everything by L.M. Montgomery, much to my eternal geekiness-- she was my absolute favorite author growing up, and I devoured everything the public library had to offer. Anne started it, of course, but the Emily books and The Blue Castle have become my favorites.

Anne, however, is very dear to my heart, and I shall not disparage it in the slightest. Rainbow Valley and Anne of Windy Poplars are probably my least favorites, but I know her heart wasn't really in them. I have always had a soft spot for Anne's House of Dreams and Anne of the Island-- Leslie Moore and Phil Gordon are two of my all-time favorite side characters. I am a little less fond of Anne of Avonlea, mostly because I find the twins hit or miss. Rilla of Ingelside is interesting because we really see Montgomery as a mature writer and woman, and I've come to quite like Rilla as the heroine.

Anne of Ingelside is essentially some of her short stories padded with snippets about Anne-- I consider it and Road to Yesterday to be in the same league, although AoI has some darker undertones that I quite like, hints of the adult world and sexuality that belongs more in the Emily books.

Anne of Green Gables is one of the most perfect novels I have ever read. Period, end stop.

Just like "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." I am also so glad to live in a world where Anne Shirley exists. These novels are full of childhood innocence and optimism in the face of adversity.

While I highly recommend everyone to read the entire series these are my personal favorite books in the series: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, and Anne's House of Dreams.

Love this set. Funny and sweet and there is heartbreak too.

Excellent

What can you say about these classics?!

I fell in love with Anne from the first moment I read about her. She was what I imagined myself to be, or at the least wished to be.

The Anne series is about an 11 year old red headed orphan adopted by an older brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. It's the stories of her many adventures, friends, and love. Takes place turn of the century 1900s. You get such a lovely glimpse into a simpler more idyllic era. True there were problems as with anytime, but Anne unfailingly regards life hopefully (even as she is descending into the 'depths of despair').

The series is written so beautifully and the imagery is second to none. I read these books over and over.

The reasons I don't like Anne of Green Gables:
1. She has to spell her name with an e. (She is pretentious.)
2. She doesn't like her red hair (Unrealistic. Every red-head I have ever talked to loved their red hair)
3. She isn't very forgiving (It took her how long to forgive Gilbert? Even though she did worse things to him and he forgave her.)
4. The books don't have a driving plot. (They just wander and meander.)

4,5 estrellas.
dios QUÉ DECIR de estos hermosos libros.
amé cada uno de ellos, con todo mi corazón, no hay uno que realmente no me haya gustado. todos tenían su toque que me hacía amarlo. no me arrepiento para nada de haberlos comprado, porque pude conocer lo que pasaba en la vida de Anne después de lo que pasa en las tres temporadas de la serie, Anne with an e, que es la mejor serie que ví.
a pesar de que la serie sí me gustó más q los libros, porque incluye muchos más temas como el feminismo, racismo, etc, obviamente me sitúo en el contexto y año en el que la autora escribió los libros (hace 100 años LITERALMENTE) y entiendo que no sean iguales a la serie.
como dije, estos libros los amo y a medida que avanzaba la saga me iba encariñando más y más con los anteriores, son como hijitos para mi

All-time favorite book series. Movies are fantastic too. Have been known to engage in fierce debates about who Anne should have married.