heliogabalus 19/10/2020
"Anne thought she was very old and wise. And that showed just how young she really was."
I'm writing this right after finishing the reading, and I'll try not to be biased. The first thing that must be said about this book is that it breaks the idyllic, picturesque feeling of the previous ones. Lucy Maud did a great job matching the tone of the story with Anne's inner emotions. Here we find our heroine a lot more contemplative, sometimes bending towards sorrow. After all, not even her seemingly endless joy for life can endure all the afflictions of adulthood. And this book is filled with torments such as death, jealousy, grief, and the list goes on. Particularly I missed the cheerful and passionate little girl I was used to, but that's the price of watching her growing up.
But not everything is mourning, for we had the chance of meeting amazing characters - Phillipa best of all. She's the spark of joy that couldn't lack. The moments at Patty's Place were my favorites - the warmness of home and kitties among youth and friendship. Watching Anne break so many hearts in one single book was rather fun, though, as we learn, she doesn't master the real-life romance. Davy-boy was a beacon of light as well, and his misspelled letters were everything.
Summing up, Anne of The Island is my least favorite book so far, for I miss the bright, homely feeling of naive girlhood at Green Gables, but I know it couldn't go on forever. Looking forward to continuing Anne's (long) journey.