Just loved this book and totally love Anne Shirley - best character ever.

This was wonderful for anyone in love with maritime Canada or the northeast US in general. Anne is such a likable character and really grows up during the course of this book. At times I got irked by all of the religious messages, but it wasn't too in my face and I guess that it should be expected from that time period anyway.

somehow found my envisioned utopia in this novel.

This might be my favorite book of all time!!!! It's simply timeless and has some of the best quotes I've ever heard!

Wonderful to revisit an old favourite. Anne (with an E) is just as engaging as she was when I first read this 25 years ago.

An absolute classic of all time. I read it over and over again as a child and recently read it with my ten-year-old daughter who enjoyed it too. Reading it as an adult I particularly admired the way the passage of time was handled, and the way that Anne matures as a character as the book goes on.

Love the characters, love the feeling of the books. Is it literary genius? No. After five or so books, I started getting bored with the simple plots.



Still, I look forward to reading an Anne book or two with my daughters.

Read this book at the right age and was intensely passionate about it. The emotional attachment to this, one of the building blocks of my life, still remains strong.

Didn't like this one at all. It didn't follow the Anne books :(

I consider Anne the most annoying character I have ever 'met' in literature. Why people enjoy this series is beyond me.

The ultimate nice book. This is a book that proves that stories aren't about events, they're about people and conflict. I love Anne, Marilla, Diana, and Matthew, and every time I re-read this book, I cry. But it's the good kind of crying.

Addition 5/2010: I listed to Barbara Caruso's reading of this book, and it was brilliant. Listening to it made me realize how this is almost as much Marilla's story as it is Anne's.

Loved this beautiful book!