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Have many of you read the Anne of Green Gables books?

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MsAmerica · 15/09/2018 21:16

I've read the first five, but have never seen any filmed version. I was reading this article apropos of a Netflix version and was surprised - and dismayed - to find that Lucy Maud Montgomery had a horribly unhappy life.

The Other Side of Anne of Green Gables
By Willa Paskin

www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/magazine/the-other-side-of-anne-of-green-gables.html

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spinabifidamom · 15/09/2018 23:45

I discussed them with my friends at school. I first started to read them as a 12/13 year old girl but I recently reread them for the first time in years. I apparently had a set of them in a box somewhere in my apartment which I forgot about. It was interesting to learn about how people used to live. It was a walk down memory lane for sure.

Someone got me a set for Christmas once.

Efferlunt · 15/09/2018 21:31

I loved these books but loose interest as she grew up. Was discussing this with a friend ages ago. Her theory was that the author really understood what it was like to be a young girl but not grown up and married. Sorry to hear she had such a sad life.