The Road to Yesterday by l.m. montgomery

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

نمی‌دونم چرا از این کتاب مثل بقیه‌ی نوشته‌های مونتگمری لذت نبردم؟
داستان‌ها خیلی آبکی و لوس بودن. قابل پیش‌بینی و دوست‌نداشتنی، با روندهای یکسان و نوشتاری که شبیه به همیشه‌ی مونتگمری نبود.
داستان آخر رو به نسبت از بقیه بیشتر دوست داشتم اما درکل این کتاب رو پیشنهاد نمی‌کنم.

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OrangeSky

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

Kirja sisältää Anna ja Walter Blythen "kirjoittamia" runoja, sekä novelleja Blythejen elämänpiiriin kuuluvista henkilöistä. Novelleissa toistuu keskenään samantapaiset teemat (romantiikka, katkeruus, kuolema, lapsuus), ja ne ovatkin aika ennalta-arvattavia. Mielenkiintoinen kokonaisuus kaiken kaikkiaan.

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Sebastian333

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

These stories are different than many of LMM’s other short story collections & were published posthumously. They are actually part of a larger work that includes dialogue between the Blythes and poetry written by Anne & Walter, titled The Blythes are Quoted (published more recently). In this version, though, the stories are published out of order, and the final story, “A Commonplace Woman,” does have a dark turn. For readers of the occasional murder mystery it would not be a shock, but in her day, I imagine it would have caused quite a stir. Infidelity, revenge, murder — not the usual fare for an LMM romance. However, most of the other stories included are about romances, with the characters quoting or commenting about our favorite Ingleside family. Since I know what happens in Rilla, this held no surprises for me, only amusement or thoughtful sorrow, though some of these stories do take place after those events and might give something away. If you’re not afraid of one major spoiler for Rilla of Ingleside (which was hinted at in both Rainbow Valley & Anne of Ingleside concerning WWI) then I suggest reading this immediately after Rainbow Valley. So many folks are mentioned and happenings alluded to that it seems to make sense. And most do end satisfactorily in a proposal or a marriage. I found her depiction of provincial town life quite insightful, on the level of Jane Austen. Most of the events depicts take place around Glen St. Mary, not in beloved Avonlea, but certainly show interaction between those who live year-round and those who only came to visit their “summer home” and the depiction of class and society are quite ahead of her time. I appreciated how the romantic interests always demonstrated some kind of pride or mistaken identity or folly, so that the endings were always refreshing, even though I had read all of them many years ago. A book that’s worth reading more than once is a keeper on my shelf. I recommend this for fans of the Blythe family, but I am curious now to read the more updated version that included her original poetry and other framing devices. I gave it 4 stars because of the arrangement (I could never quite figure out how/when it related to Ingleside characters) and because of that last story, which seems to connect the idea of “really living” with a brief affair and revenge enacted, which goes against all the other characters that seem to prefer a simple, faithful life to one of glory or indulgence (though many more characters are surprisingly wealthy than in other LMM works).

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herohiralal

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

Some stories were stronger than others. Not into the whole “silly woman” that the men say all the time, especially the loved by all doctor. Still some had that special moment that put a smile on my face.

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bobolee12

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

I really love all of this authors books, especially the short stories. I think this book just feels a little unfinished and some of the stories don't feel like they were her best work, though some of them i really loved and might be my favorite!

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horsegirl420

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

What delightful stories of love and plot twists always ending in the orphan getting the Home he wanted and the right match being made. The Blythes are always everybody’s favorite family, and it’s fun to read about them in the short mentions of them in each different story. My favorite story is the man who was afraid his brother was going to propose to a certain woman so he kidnaps her and puts her up in a house on an island, and in taking care of her he falls in love with her himself!!

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naels

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

کتابی که اصلا از وجودش خبر نداشتم وقتی که مجموعه ۸ جلدی آنه شرلی بعد از حدود ۶ ماه تموم شد واقعا تاثیر قلم مونتگمری رو فهمیدم که شب ها قبل خواب چطور من رو به یه سرزمین دیگه می برد برای همین وقتی فهمیدم یک جلد دیگه هم از آنشرلی هست واقعا خوشحال شدم
و همون اتفاق هم افتاد و دوباره شب ها با داستان های کوتاه مونتگمری خوابیدم
هر داستان این کتاب مستقله و حداقل یک بار در هر داستان اسمی از خانواده ی بلایت و اینگلساید و سوزان آورده میشه و حس خوبیه که شخصیت ها رو میشناسی اما قرار نیست که هیچ داستان مخصوصی درباره آنه بشنویم

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Spiderland

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

April 26,2025

داستان عمه اورسلا واقعا غم‌انگیز بود:)
از اون داستانایی که هیچ‌کس ازش خبر نداره...
و هیچ‌کس هم درکش نمی‌کنه:)
عشق به شخصی که رسیدنشون به هم ناممکنه...

کتاب واقعا یسری داستان‌هاش قشنگ بود!
ولی به اندازه آنه‌شرلی نبود خب قطعا:)
چون قلمِ مونتگمری بود دوستش داشتممم...
و حقیقتا، یسری داستاناش قلبمو به درد آورد،
یسری داستاناش عجیب و خیال‌انگیز بود،
یسری هم...

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