Anne of Green Gables is the first and most famous book in the series of L.M. Montgomery’s beloved Anne books. And it is marvelous. But it’s not the best in the series. In fact, two books easily beat it out: Anne of the Island which follows Anne Shirley’s college years and Anne’s House of Dreams which sees her enter newlywed life and young motherhood. These two installments in the series are … [Read more...]
Anne with an F: The New Avonlea’s Confused Feminism
This post contains spoilers. As I watched Netflix’s “Anne with an E”, my family had to tolerate my enraged shouts at my laptop and my bookish friends had to endure text message rants in real time: Every episode is worse than the last. WHY is this happening? They RUINED MATTHEW! I challenge anyone who likes this version to a duel! THAT’S THE LAST SCENE?! I was writing a … [Read more...]
