Hello everyone,
Today’s review is on Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery.
Date Read: March 16, 2022
About the Book
The sixth book in the Anne Shirley series.
‘It’s been lovely to be Anne of Green Gables again for a week, but it’s a hundred times lovelier to come back and be Anne of Ingleside’
There’s never a dull moment at Ingleside, Anne’s lively home: Anne is now the mother of five children – with a sixth baby on the way. But even with endless demands on her time, she couldn’t be happier and there’s nowhere in the world she’d rather be.
No matter what life brings – whether it’s the numerous scrapes her children get up to or Gilbert’s insufferable aunt outstaying her welcome by months – Anne faces every challenge with her usual verve for life. But then she begins to suspect that Gilbert doesn’t love her any more. She’s a little older, it’s true, but Anne is the same spirited redhead she’s always been. She hasn’t changed. But has he?
My Thoughts
This is kind of a different direction from the previous Anne books. While we do get some brief glimpses of Anne, most of the book follows her children, which makes sense, but I miss seeing Anne as she was before she has kids. Also, I found her a lot more cattier than she was before, and fat shames others. I do like that we get to know each child and their different personalities. I also love how they all share Anne’s love for imagination and how her and Gilbert cultivate that, or rather encourage it.
I also like how we get glimpses of what was going on culturally at the time, such as the theory of evolution and atheism.
Overall, this was an okay installment in the Anne series, but not my favorite. 3/5 Stars.
Happy Reading,
Janelle L. C.
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