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Anne of Green Gables #7
Rainbow Valley
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780553269215
Anne Shirley is grown up, has married her beloved Gilbert, and is the mother of six mischievous听children. These boys and girls discover a special place all their own, but they never dream of what will happen when a strange family moves into an old mansion nearby. The Meredith clan is two boys and two girls鈥攁nd a runaway named Mary Vance.听Soon the Merediths join Anne's children in听their private hideout, intent on carrying out their plans to save听Mary from the orphanage, to help the lonely听minister find happiness, and to keep a pet rooster from听the soup pot. There's always an adventure brewing听in the sun-dappled world of Rainbow Valley.
Anne Shirley is grown up, has married her beloved Gilbert, and is the mother of six mischievous听children. These boys and girls discover a special place all their own, but they never dream of what will happen when a strange family moves into an old mansion nearby. The Meredith clan is two boys and two girls鈥攁nd a runaway named Mary Vance.听Soon the Merediths join Anne's children in听their private hideout, intent on carrying out their plans to save听Mary from the orphanage, to help the lonely听minister find happiness, and to keep a pet rooster from听the soup pot. There's always an adventure brewing听in the sun-dappled world of Rainbow Valley.
225 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1919
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L.M. Montgomery
2,015听books12.6k听followersLucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908.
Montgomery was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911. She had three children and wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. She died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
Montgomery was born at Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Nov. 30, 1874. She came to live at Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge Ontario, after her wedding with Rev. Ewen Macdonald on July 11, 1911. She had three children and wrote close to a dozen books while she was living in the Leaskdale Manse before the family moved to Norval, Ontario in 1926. She died in Toronto April 24, 1942 and was buried at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
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June 14, 2021
Over ten Mary-Sues in one book? Got to be a record.
I thought Book 6 was rock bottom - turns out I was wrong. To catch you up - book 6 of ANNE of Green Gables demoted Anne to a secondary character and her six precocious (obnoxious) children shared the spotlight. Gag.
Well, if that wasn't bad enough, book 7 has Anne as a tertiary character. L. M. Montgomery doubled the amount of precocious children and shoves Anne's kids off to the side. Are. You. Kidding. Me.
Anne's kids are secondary to the "Mary-Sue" Meredith clan - a wholesome, cherub-faced group of sorely neglected children who adore their minister father and God with all their heart. They are, in a word, loathsome. And I don't say it lightly. Every sin they commit or moment of disobedience can be traced back to an gosh-darn honest mistake - they could do no wrong and I hated them for it.
Their widowed minister father is the worst man I've read about in a long time. He neglects his children, his house and his life in order to be a better minister. None of his children ever had much to eat, they ran around in literal rags and at one point, one child watched as her pet rooster was slaughtered and served for dinner. The children even adopted an orphan girl for two weeks before he noticed. The orphan girl lived under the same roof as the father. TWO. WEEKS.
And what do the children think? That he's the best father in the world. And what does the town think? He's a fine minister, though he could use a wife to manage things. OH HELL NAW. He doesn't need a wife, he need a firm kick to the teeth. He's their father - their only parent alive - and he is supposedly too thick to understand that his children need socks? That they need guidance and affection? And all of that is excused because he is so holy and devoted to God?
I couldn't stomach the lot of them.
At one point, their weak-minded father has to whip one of the boys (for throwing a eel at an old lady) and the father discovers he cannot bring himself to do such a cruel act. The children meet in secret to punish themselves because if their father won't discipline them, then they will have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and raise themselves.
I honestly don't think L. M. Montgomery actually met any children.
And, then there is the shoe-horned religion at every page. I don't mind reading religious books and quite like how it was handled in the first couple of Anne of Green Gables. But, Book 7 uses a funnel to force it down our throats so often that it actually soured me to this book. Heaven forbid if anyone questions the minutest aspect of God's love or infinite kindness - every single precocious child would discuss the finer points of theology. Preferably in painstaking detail.
At one point, one of the clan marches up to a non-church goer to demand he attend church (so her father's salary could be paid). When he refuses, she feels a fury wash over herself and calls him names (including vampire) and says she doesn't care if he goes to hell. He (of course) finds this sweet and adorable - and immediately swears to start attending.
The best part of this series?
Finding out that I'm not done - there's another one. Whoopee.
Audiobook Comments
Decently read. We have had the same person reading this series and I always enjoy a consistent reader. Her voice for some of the children did grate on my ears, but that could just be because I hated them all so much.
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I thought Book 6 was rock bottom - turns out I was wrong. To catch you up - book 6 of ANNE of Green Gables demoted Anne to a secondary character and her six precocious (obnoxious) children shared the spotlight. Gag.
Well, if that wasn't bad enough, book 7 has Anne as a tertiary character. L. M. Montgomery doubled the amount of precocious children and shoves Anne's kids off to the side. Are. You. Kidding. Me.
Anne's kids are secondary to the "Mary-Sue" Meredith clan - a wholesome, cherub-faced group of sorely neglected children who adore their minister father and God with all their heart. They are, in a word, loathsome. And I don't say it lightly. Every sin they commit or moment of disobedience can be traced back to an gosh-darn honest mistake - they could do no wrong and I hated them for it.
Their widowed minister father is the worst man I've read about in a long time. He neglects his children, his house and his life in order to be a better minister. None of his children ever had much to eat, they ran around in literal rags and at one point, one child watched as her pet rooster was slaughtered and served for dinner. The children even adopted an orphan girl for two weeks before he noticed. The orphan girl lived under the same roof as the father. TWO. WEEKS.
And what do the children think? That he's the best father in the world. And what does the town think? He's a fine minister, though he could use a wife to manage things. OH HELL NAW. He doesn't need a wife, he need a firm kick to the teeth. He's their father - their only parent alive - and he is supposedly too thick to understand that his children need socks? That they need guidance and affection? And all of that is excused because he is so holy and devoted to God?
I couldn't stomach the lot of them.
At one point, their weak-minded father has to whip one of the boys (for throwing a eel at an old lady) and the father discovers he cannot bring himself to do such a cruel act. The children meet in secret to punish themselves because if their father won't discipline them, then they will have to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and raise themselves.
I honestly don't think L. M. Montgomery actually met any children.
And, then there is the shoe-horned religion at every page. I don't mind reading religious books and quite like how it was handled in the first couple of Anne of Green Gables. But, Book 7 uses a funnel to force it down our throats so often that it actually soured me to this book. Heaven forbid if anyone questions the minutest aspect of God's love or infinite kindness - every single precocious child would discuss the finer points of theology. Preferably in painstaking detail.
At one point, one of the clan marches up to a non-church goer to demand he attend church (so her father's salary could be paid). When he refuses, she feels a fury wash over herself and calls him names (including vampire) and says she doesn't care if he goes to hell. He (of course) finds this sweet and adorable - and immediately swears to start attending.
The best part of this series?
Finding out that I'm not done - there's another one. Whoopee.
Audiobook Comments
Decently read. We have had the same person reading this series and I always enjoy a consistent reader. Her voice for some of the children did grate on my ears, but that could just be because I hated them all so much.
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February 22, 2022
Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables #7), L.M. Montgomery
Rainbow Valley (1919) is the seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published.
In this book Anne Shirley is married with six children, but the book focuses more on her new neighbor, the new Presbyterian minister John Meredith, as well as the interactions between Anne's and John Meredith's children.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 倬賳噩賲 賲丕賴 爻倬鬲丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱2012賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 25/10/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 02/12/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Rainbow Valley (1919) is the seventh book in the chronology of the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published.
In this book Anne Shirley is married with six children, but the book focuses more on her new neighbor, the new Presbyterian minister John Meredith, as well as the interactions between Anne's and John Meredith's children.
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 倬賳噩賲 賲丕賴 爻倬鬲丕賲亘乇 爻丕賱2012賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 丿乇賴 乇賳诏蹖賳 讴賲丕賳 - 丌賳蹖 卮乇賱蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賴賮鬲賲貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 賱賵爻蹖 賲賵丿 賲賵賳鬲诏賲乇蹖貨 亘乇诏乇丿丕賳 賮乇蹖丿賴 賲賴丿賵蹖 丿丕賲睾丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丌爻蹖賲貙 爻丕賱1385貨 賲賵囟賵毓 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 讴丕賳丕丿丕 - 爻丿賴20賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 丿乇賴 乇賳诏蹖賳 讴賲丕賳貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 賱賵爻蹖 賲賵丿 (丕賱.丕賲.) 賲賵賳鬲诏賲乇蹖貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 爻丕乇丕 賯丿蹖丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賯丿蹖丕賳蹖貙 爻丕賱1386貨 丿乇400氐貨 趩丕倬 丿賵賲 爻丕賱1388貨 卮丕亘讴9789645361943貨 趩丕倬 倬賳噩賲 爻丕賱1392貨
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 25/10/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 02/12/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
January 21, 2022
I thought things couldn't get worse...
Then this book doubled the number of children.
So basically, if you want my review of this, take my review of the last book and make it twice as mean.
That's all.
Bottom line: The love of this series is getting beaten out of me.
1.5 stars
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currently-reading updates
i am now giving this series the greatest insult i can manage:
i'm listening to it as an audiobook even though i have a physical copy.
clear ur sh*t book 57
quest 24: a book in a series
Then this book doubled the number of children.
So basically, if you want my review of this, take my review of the last book and make it twice as mean.
That's all.
Bottom line: The love of this series is getting beaten out of me.
1.5 stars
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currently-reading updates
i am now giving this series the greatest insult i can manage:
i'm listening to it as an audiobook even though i have a physical copy.
clear ur sh*t book 57
quest 24: a book in a series
November 28, 2024
If the last book wasn't really about Anne, this go-round isn't even about Anne's children. Instead, we meet the new minister's kids. Talk about a family that really NEEDS ! Reverend Dad has been floundering since his wife passed away, leaving him to raise four young 'uns alone. He's a loving father, but constantly distracted, and preoccupied. He can frequently be found with his nose buried in a book. (I can relate.) Though an elderly, bumbling relative is attempting to care for them, the kids are mostly bringing up themselves.
And, they're only doing a so-so job of it.
Lucky Faith, the oldest girl, gets to be The Anne of this novel. Seeming an awful lot like a certain girl once called "Carrots," Faith gets into scrapes, takes dares, and makes bold, persuasive speeches to her elders. She even commits the unforgivable blunder of going bare-legged to church. (Horrors!)
As you can imagine, village tongues are a-waggin'.
While this is certainly not the best of the series, it's a decent enough outing with lots of love and laughs. It provided just the escape I needed from the anxieties of the modern world. Ahhhh . . .
*11/14/24 - One thing to add on my latest read of this book: I'd forgotten about runaway, -like foundling, Mary Vance. Though she mostly got on my nerves with her bossiness and "words of wisdom," this bit where the minister's children attempt to explain the concept of Hell as the devil's domain to her made me laugh aloud:
" . . . I didn't know he lived anywhere. I thought he just roamed round. Mr. Wiley used to mention hell when he was alive. He was always telling folks to go there. I thought it was some place over in New Brunswick where he come from."
There you have it, folks. Stay away from New Brunswick.
Or else.
And, they're only doing a so-so job of it.
Lucky Faith, the oldest girl, gets to be The Anne of this novel. Seeming an awful lot like a certain girl once called "Carrots," Faith gets into scrapes, takes dares, and makes bold, persuasive speeches to her elders. She even commits the unforgivable blunder of going bare-legged to church. (Horrors!)
As you can imagine, village tongues are a-waggin'.
While this is certainly not the best of the series, it's a decent enough outing with lots of love and laughs. It provided just the escape I needed from the anxieties of the modern world. Ahhhh . . .
*11/14/24 - One thing to add on my latest read of this book: I'd forgotten about runaway, -like foundling, Mary Vance. Though she mostly got on my nerves with her bossiness and "words of wisdom," this bit where the minister's children attempt to explain the concept of Hell as the devil's domain to her made me laugh aloud:
" . . . I didn't know he lived anywhere. I thought he just roamed round. Mr. Wiley used to mention hell when he was alive. He was always telling folks to go there. I thought it was some place over in New Brunswick where he come from."
There you have it, folks. Stay away from New Brunswick.
Or else.
September 8, 2021
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November 10, 2023
The front cover is simply maddening! There are four girls, and Anne only has three, so one must be a Meredith. So which one??
The boy in the water is, I'm thinking, Shirley, and the tall one is Walter. The girl sitting is Diana.
If the girl in the blue dress holding the flowers is Rilla and the one holding the basket is Nan, or vice versa, then who is the second redhead? Rilla's hair is a softer red, and neither of the Meredith sisters has red hair.
Till my dying day I will be puzzling over this...I like things to make sense, for heaven's sake.
Ah well, it's the wonderful book that counts: as always, LMM's powers of description shine out. I relish each word I read like a juicy piece of fruit whose sweet taste never quite leaves my mouth. Every character means something to me and moves me in some way.
There are characters I would like more of, especially Una. I'd love more of her troubles and adventures, particularly since I feel like her--sensitive and shy. But Faith gets more attention, more, in fact, than any of the other children. It's understandable given her spunky, active personality, and there's no doubt that she's a fun, lovable heroine. But just because Una is perhaps less active and outwardly reactive than Faith doesn't mean her episodes would be less engaging and meaningful.
This partiality for Faith in Rainbow Valley is similar to what happens in Anne of Avonlea: Dora, the quiet, perfect child, is ignored in favor of Davy, the more vivacious, troublesome one.
I would also like more of the Blythes and their specific activities with the Merediths in Rainbow Valley. In addition, a chapter or two from Anne's persepective, in which Faith or another Meredith comes to her for a talk, would be nice. I want a sampling of her adult self, who is sympathetic and helps them with their problems and feelings. Adults seek Anne too, but there are no examples of either.
Vagueness in Rainbow Valley also lies in the romance of Mr. Meredith (who is really too absent to be believable-forgetting to eat and sleep! But he is lovable) and Rosemary West. It's rather rushed. He meets her, 'wakes up' a little, visits her and Ellen frequently, then suddenly proposes. I feel like "Did I miss something, skip a chapter?" I don't get to see any of the dialogues Mr. Meredith has with Rosemary, or Ellen.
I have to give LMM a break because it's hard to actually show relationships develop, but they would have so much more meaning if I got an idea of what exactly Mr. Meredith and Rosemary are like together and what they talk about.
I always love LMM's romances, especially how they begin and culminate, but she does tend to gloss over their progression, summarizing with "They talked of books, politics, etc, and felt such kinship," which is easier than actually showing the conversations. The summaries and circumstances of her romances are so beautifully described I love them anyway, but still feel a little cheated.
For example, on page 148, 'Mr. Meredith touched deeps in her nature that Martin had never touched--that had not, perhaps, been in the girl of seventeen to touch.' Wonderful! But where does such a sentiment come from? In simply being with him, in the things he says...?
Another point on Mr. Meredith--I am opposed to the idea that, in order to be an attentive, caring father, Mr. Meredith needs a wife. It may be true that he cannot do it all alone and children's lives are not quite complete with only one parent, but I can't accept his lack of a wife as an excuse to be neglectful. Throughout the book he rues his neglect when his children get into scrapes, but he really does nothing about it. No wife is necessary for him to be more involved in their lives.
I greatly enjoy the intervals with Miss Cornelia and Susan giving their opinions on various matters, as well as the theological discussions of both the adults and children. All of them are enjoyable and thought-provoking.
Despite some vagueness, Rainbow Valley is utterly lovely and golden. How I wish for a Rainbow Valley of my own, and a group of such children as the Blythes and Merediths to tryst in it with! LMM is an author who instantly instills in me a desire to live in the worlds of her books.
How I wish, too, that there was another book between Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside that shows all of the Blythes and Merediths growing up! I come to care so deeply for them.
The boy in the water is, I'm thinking, Shirley, and the tall one is Walter. The girl sitting is Diana.
If the girl in the blue dress holding the flowers is Rilla and the one holding the basket is Nan, or vice versa, then who is the second redhead? Rilla's hair is a softer red, and neither of the Meredith sisters has red hair.
Till my dying day I will be puzzling over this...I like things to make sense, for heaven's sake.
Ah well, it's the wonderful book that counts: as always, LMM's powers of description shine out. I relish each word I read like a juicy piece of fruit whose sweet taste never quite leaves my mouth. Every character means something to me and moves me in some way.
There are characters I would like more of, especially Una. I'd love more of her troubles and adventures, particularly since I feel like her--sensitive and shy. But Faith gets more attention, more, in fact, than any of the other children. It's understandable given her spunky, active personality, and there's no doubt that she's a fun, lovable heroine. But just because Una is perhaps less active and outwardly reactive than Faith doesn't mean her episodes would be less engaging and meaningful.
This partiality for Faith in Rainbow Valley is similar to what happens in Anne of Avonlea: Dora, the quiet, perfect child, is ignored in favor of Davy, the more vivacious, troublesome one.
I would also like more of the Blythes and their specific activities with the Merediths in Rainbow Valley. In addition, a chapter or two from Anne's persepective, in which Faith or another Meredith comes to her for a talk, would be nice. I want a sampling of her adult self, who is sympathetic and helps them with their problems and feelings. Adults seek Anne too, but there are no examples of either.
Vagueness in Rainbow Valley also lies in the romance of Mr. Meredith (who is really too absent to be believable-forgetting to eat and sleep! But he is lovable) and Rosemary West. It's rather rushed. He meets her, 'wakes up' a little, visits her and Ellen frequently, then suddenly proposes. I feel like "Did I miss something, skip a chapter?" I don't get to see any of the dialogues Mr. Meredith has with Rosemary, or Ellen.
I have to give LMM a break because it's hard to actually show relationships develop, but they would have so much more meaning if I got an idea of what exactly Mr. Meredith and Rosemary are like together and what they talk about.
I always love LMM's romances, especially how they begin and culminate, but she does tend to gloss over their progression, summarizing with "They talked of books, politics, etc, and felt such kinship," which is easier than actually showing the conversations. The summaries and circumstances of her romances are so beautifully described I love them anyway, but still feel a little cheated.
For example, on page 148, 'Mr. Meredith touched deeps in her nature that Martin had never touched--that had not, perhaps, been in the girl of seventeen to touch.' Wonderful! But where does such a sentiment come from? In simply being with him, in the things he says...?
Another point on Mr. Meredith--I am opposed to the idea that, in order to be an attentive, caring father, Mr. Meredith needs a wife. It may be true that he cannot do it all alone and children's lives are not quite complete with only one parent, but I can't accept his lack of a wife as an excuse to be neglectful. Throughout the book he rues his neglect when his children get into scrapes, but he really does nothing about it. No wife is necessary for him to be more involved in their lives.
I greatly enjoy the intervals with Miss Cornelia and Susan giving their opinions on various matters, as well as the theological discussions of both the adults and children. All of them are enjoyable and thought-provoking.
Despite some vagueness, Rainbow Valley is utterly lovely and golden. How I wish for a Rainbow Valley of my own, and a group of such children as the Blythes and Merediths to tryst in it with! LMM is an author who instantly instills in me a desire to live in the worlds of her books.
How I wish, too, that there was another book between Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside that shows all of the Blythes and Merediths growing up! I come to care so deeply for them.
July 25, 2023
丌賳 卮乇賱蹖 賴賲蹖卮賴 噩匕丕亘 賲賳!
丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 讴卮蹖卮 噩丿蹖丿 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 亘賵丿
丌賳蹖 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 賵鈥屭屬� 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賲 乇賳诏 亘賵丿賳
丕賲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴卮蹖卮 賲乇丿蹖鬲 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 賴賲 丿賱賳卮蹖賳 賵 夭蹖亘丕 亘賵丿.
丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 讴卮蹖卮 噩丿蹖丿 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 亘賵丿
丌賳蹖 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 賵鈥屭屬� 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賲 乇賳诏 亘賵丿賳
丕賲丕 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 讴卮蹖卮 賲乇丿蹖鬲 賵 亘趩賴 賴丕卮 賴賲 丿賱賳卮蹖賳 賵 夭蹖亘丕 亘賵丿.
July 8, 2020
Though this book focused more on the Meredith family than Anne鈥檚, I found it to be one of my favorites of the series! The whimsical world of the children鈥檚 minds were enthralling, and I was incredibly anxious for the happy ending to finally come about!
August 23, 2023
丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘蹖卮鬲乇 賲丕噩乇丕蹖 讴卮蹖卮 噩丿蹖丿 卮賴乇 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 倬蹖乇丕賲賵賳 亘趩賴鈥屬囏ж� 亘賵丿.
亘毓賱丕賵賴 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 賲蹖丕賳 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 讴卮蹖卮 賵 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 丌賳蹖 !
丨囟賵乇 丌賳蹖 賵 诏蹖賱亘乇鬲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賲乇賳诏 卮丿賴 亘賵丿馃ズ
亘毓賱丕賵賴 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 賲蹖丕賳 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 讴卮蹖卮 賵 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 丌賳蹖 !
丨囟賵乇 丌賳蹖 賵 诏蹖賱亘乇鬲 禺蹖賱蹖 禺蹖賱蹖 讴賲乇賳诏 卮丿賴 亘賵丿馃ズ
July 21, 2020
"Mr. Wiley used to mention hell when he was alive. He was always telling folks to go there. I thought it was some place over in New Brunswick where he come from."
The Anne of Ingleside brought a change, not subtle, in terms of Anne's part in the story, by shifting the focus to her children. Rainbow Valley consolidates that change by focusing even more on them and their acquaintances, while making Anne a back ground character.
I've read some reviews before stating that this is the point where the series takes a massive descent, making it less and less interesting. But personally, I did not find that to be the case. It was still very good. Some of the mischievous things might have some resemblance to original book, but as the original book is still my favorite, I liked those parts the most.
Only sad part for me was, there were very little mentioning of Avonlea or Green Gables.
The Anne of Ingleside brought a change, not subtle, in terms of Anne's part in the story, by shifting the focus to her children. Rainbow Valley consolidates that change by focusing even more on them and their acquaintances, while making Anne a back ground character.
I've read some reviews before stating that this is the point where the series takes a massive descent, making it less and less interesting. But personally, I did not find that to be the case. It was still very good. Some of the mischievous things might have some resemblance to original book, but as the original book is still my favorite, I liked those parts the most.
Only sad part for me was, there were very little mentioning of Avonlea or Green Gables.
September 10, 2021
I am determined to finish this series however it is becoming hard work. Overall I just feel like the author was purely page filling at this stage as this book is filled with nothing but air.
This mainly focuses on the children who live in the same village as Anne and it's really just a rehash of everything Anne did as a child. Its Anne of Green Gables all over again but with more kids and a different setting.
However the last few chapters paved the way for a good story line in book eight so fingers crossed good times are coming.
This mainly focuses on the children who live in the same village as Anne and it's really just a rehash of everything Anne did as a child. Its Anne of Green Gables all over again but with more kids and a different setting.
However the last few chapters paved the way for a good story line in book eight so fingers crossed good times are coming.
July 3, 2024
5+ stars (8/10 hearts). Rainbow Valley, Four Winds, Glen St. Mary. Such a wonderful, beautiful place of love and growth and understanding and healing. I love Avonlea, but I want to live in Glen St. Mary.
L.M. Montgomery鈥檚 writing is so effortless, so clear, so vivid, so intellectual, so tender. The classical allusions mixed with common language; the deep discussions and gentle fancies; the living dialogue, real actions, and thoughtful reflections鈥擨 love it all; I could study it forever. I don鈥檛 know how to express how lovely and peaceful this book is! The town, with its churches, school, harbour, stores, and surrounding villages, is so alive, so full of real people鈥攇ood, bad, and indifferent, with their own idiosyncrasies and backstories and choices. It's a place where one can live the deep, joyful, vibrant life one longs for.
And the characters! Steady Jem, happy-go-lucky Jerry, decided Nan, intense Faith, kind Di, tender Una, singleminded Carl, important Rilla, and colourful Mary Vance (it鈥檚 almost as hard to leave off the Vance as it was to leave off Dew for Rebecca鈥� IYKYK)鈥攖hey all make such a fun bunch frolicking in the Valley. And of course busy Miss Cornelia; sturdy Susan; loving Anne; and merry Gilbert make their appearances, some more than others, but each in their own way. Sweet Rosemary, wholesome Ellen, sensitive John Meredith, and pungent Norman Douglass made their own roles immovable. And as usual, a host of smaller yet no less living characters danced across the scenes in their own times, filling the rest of the cast.
The plot is a gentle recounting of the first two years of the Merediths鈥� arrival鈥攕eason by season, escapade by escapade. I loved the little motherless things and I enjoyed reading of their ups and downs. Poor things, they did try and they honestly gave it their best efforts. The adults鈥� side plots of romance (Rosemary鈥檚 & Mr. Meredith鈥檚 was so sweet!!) and drama were woven excellently in with the children鈥檚 experiences. And I loved the themes of love, understanding, responsibility, and morality. Montgomery doesn鈥檛 have everything right, but she has so, so many good, solid, wholesome things to say.
In short, this is a delightful, sweet, colourful portrayal of small-town life in the late 1800s and it鈥檚 simply delicious. And those final paragraphs鈥�!! Recommended reading age: 10+
A Favourite Quote: Susan never worried over poor humanity. She did what in her lay for its betterment and serenely left the rest to the Higher Powers. 鈥淐ornelia Elliott thinks she was born to run this world, Mrs. Dr. dear,鈥� she had once said to Anne, 鈥渁nd so she is always in a stew over something. I have never thought I was, and so I go calmly along. Not but what it has sometimes occurred to me that things might be run a little better than they are. But it is not for us poor worms to nourish such thoughts. They only make us uncomfortable and do not get us anywhere.鈥�
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: The house ... looked .... over the harbour, silvered in the moonlight, to the sand-dunes and the moaning ocean. They walked in through a garden that always seemed to smell of roses, even when no roses were in bloom. There was a sisterhood of lilies at the gate and a ribbon of asters on either side of the broad walk, and a lacery of fir trees on the hill's edge beyond the house.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: 鈥�...he went to the Jacob Drews鈥� silver-wedding supper and got into a nice scrape as a result[.] Mrs. Drew asked him to carve the roast goose鈥攆or Jacob Drew never did or could carve. Well, Mr. Meredith tackled it, and in the process he knocked it clean off the platter into Mrs. Reese鈥檚 lap, who was sitting next him. And he just said dreamily, 鈥楳rs. Reese, will you kindly return me that goose?鈥� Mrs. Reese 鈥榬eturned鈥� it, as meek as Moses, but she must have been furious, for she had on her new silk dress.鈥�
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5+ 茅toiles & 8/10听c艙urs.听Ceci est un si beau livre. Cela vous rend si heureux. Les personnages sont tous si r茅els et adorables (ou pas!), humoristiques et ... vivants. Les sc猫nes sont si int茅ressantes, dr么les, belles et tristes ... Oh, comment les derniers paragraphes me rendent triste! Il y a quelques euph茅mismes; des mentions de fant么mes; et je ne suis pas d'accord avec tout. Mais c鈥檈st un livre merveilleux. Anne d'Ingleside commence 脿 pr茅figurer; alors celle-ci rappelle de mani猫re poignante ce qui va se passer ... et oh, vous redoutez mais voulez lire Rilla!
L.M. Montgomery鈥檚 writing is so effortless, so clear, so vivid, so intellectual, so tender. The classical allusions mixed with common language; the deep discussions and gentle fancies; the living dialogue, real actions, and thoughtful reflections鈥擨 love it all; I could study it forever. I don鈥檛 know how to express how lovely and peaceful this book is! The town, with its churches, school, harbour, stores, and surrounding villages, is so alive, so full of real people鈥攇ood, bad, and indifferent, with their own idiosyncrasies and backstories and choices. It's a place where one can live the deep, joyful, vibrant life one longs for.
And the characters! Steady Jem, happy-go-lucky Jerry, decided Nan, intense Faith, kind Di, tender Una, singleminded Carl, important Rilla, and colourful Mary Vance (it鈥檚 almost as hard to leave off the Vance as it was to leave off Dew for Rebecca鈥� IYKYK)鈥攖hey all make such a fun bunch frolicking in the Valley. And of course busy Miss Cornelia; sturdy Susan; loving Anne; and merry Gilbert make their appearances, some more than others, but each in their own way. Sweet Rosemary, wholesome Ellen, sensitive John Meredith, and pungent Norman Douglass made their own roles immovable. And as usual, a host of smaller yet no less living characters danced across the scenes in their own times, filling the rest of the cast.
The plot is a gentle recounting of the first two years of the Merediths鈥� arrival鈥攕eason by season, escapade by escapade. I loved the little motherless things and I enjoyed reading of their ups and downs. Poor things, they did try and they honestly gave it their best efforts. The adults鈥� side plots of romance (Rosemary鈥檚 & Mr. Meredith鈥檚 was so sweet!!) and drama were woven excellently in with the children鈥檚 experiences. And I loved the themes of love, understanding, responsibility, and morality. Montgomery doesn鈥檛 have everything right, but she has so, so many good, solid, wholesome things to say.
In short, this is a delightful, sweet, colourful portrayal of small-town life in the late 1800s and it鈥檚 simply delicious. And those final paragraphs鈥�!! Recommended reading age: 10+
A Favourite Quote: Susan never worried over poor humanity. She did what in her lay for its betterment and serenely left the rest to the Higher Powers. 鈥淐ornelia Elliott thinks she was born to run this world, Mrs. Dr. dear,鈥� she had once said to Anne, 鈥渁nd so she is always in a stew over something. I have never thought I was, and so I go calmly along. Not but what it has sometimes occurred to me that things might be run a little better than they are. But it is not for us poor worms to nourish such thoughts. They only make us uncomfortable and do not get us anywhere.鈥�
A Favourite Beautiful Quote: The house ... looked .... over the harbour, silvered in the moonlight, to the sand-dunes and the moaning ocean. They walked in through a garden that always seemed to smell of roses, even when no roses were in bloom. There was a sisterhood of lilies at the gate and a ribbon of asters on either side of the broad walk, and a lacery of fir trees on the hill's edge beyond the house.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: 鈥�...he went to the Jacob Drews鈥� silver-wedding supper and got into a nice scrape as a result[.] Mrs. Drew asked him to carve the roast goose鈥攆or Jacob Drew never did or could carve. Well, Mr. Meredith tackled it, and in the process he knocked it clean off the platter into Mrs. Reese鈥檚 lap, who was sitting next him. And he just said dreamily, 鈥楳rs. Reese, will you kindly return me that goose?鈥� Mrs. Reese 鈥榬eturned鈥� it, as meek as Moses, but she must have been furious, for she had on her new silk dress.鈥�
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5+ 茅toiles & 8/10听c艙urs.听Ceci est un si beau livre. Cela vous rend si heureux. Les personnages sont tous si r茅els et adorables (ou pas!), humoristiques et ... vivants. Les sc猫nes sont si int茅ressantes, dr么les, belles et tristes ... Oh, comment les derniers paragraphes me rendent triste! Il y a quelques euph茅mismes; des mentions de fant么mes; et je ne suis pas d'accord avec tout. Mais c鈥檈st un livre merveilleux. Anne d'Ingleside commence 脿 pr茅figurer; alors celle-ci rappelle de mani猫re poignante ce qui va se passer ... et oh, vous redoutez mais voulez lire Rilla!
February 25, 2023
"It is never quite safe to think we have done with life. When we imagine we have finished our story, fate has a trick of turning the page and showing us another chapter."
February 18, 2025
銆庂囐� 丕賱賳賵乇銆�
"賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 賳亘丕蹖丿 賮讴乇 讴賳蹖賲 讴丕乇賲丕賳 亘丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 鬲賲丕賲 丕爻鬲貨 趩賵賳 丿乇爻鬲 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬� 亘賴 禺胤賵胤 丌禺乇 賯氐賴鈥屬呚з� 乇爻蹖丿賴鈥屫й屬呚� 丿爻鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲貙 讴鬲丕亘 毓賲乇賲丕賳 乇丕 賵乇賯 賲蹖鈥屫操嗀� 賵 賮氐賱蹖 鬲丕夭賴 倬蹖卮 乇賵蹖賲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭簇й屫�."
讴丕卮 賳蹖鈥屫操� 丕夭 乇丕賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫必驰屫�.(卮賲丕 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿 噩賳诏)
讴丕卮 丕噩丕夭賴 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘趩诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 讴丕卮 賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 丕夭 丌賳 乇賵蹖丕賴丕 賵 丕賲蹖丿賴丕蹖 卮蹖乇蹖賳 亘蹖乇賵賳 賳賲蹖鈥屫①呚嗀�. 讴丕卮 亘丿丕賳賳丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 賮氐賱 爻禺鬲 賴賲 亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 丕诏乇 亘賴 賵乇賯 夭丿賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屫簇з� 丕丿丕賲賴 丿賴賳丿貙 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 賮氐賱鈥屬囏й� 噩丿蹖丿鬲乇蹖 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳賳丿.
_ 噩賲毓賴 鄄鄣 賮乇賵乇丿蹖賳 郾鄞郯鄄
"賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 賳亘丕蹖丿 賮讴乇 讴賳蹖賲 讴丕乇賲丕賳 亘丕 夭賳丿诏蹖 鬲賲丕賲 丕爻鬲貨 趩賵賳 丿乇爻鬲 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕丨爻丕爻 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬� 亘賴 禺胤賵胤 丌禺乇 賯氐賴鈥屬呚з� 乇爻蹖丿賴鈥屫й屬呚� 丿爻鬲 爻乇賳賵卮鬲貙 讴鬲丕亘 毓賲乇賲丕賳 乇丕 賵乇賯 賲蹖鈥屫操嗀� 賵 賮氐賱蹖 鬲丕夭賴 倬蹖卮 乇賵蹖賲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屭簇й屫�."
讴丕卮 賳蹖鈥屫操� 丕夭 乇丕賴 賳賲蹖鈥屫必驰屫�.(卮賲丕 亘禺賵丕賳蹖丿 噩賳诏)
讴丕卮 丕噩丕夭賴 賲蹖鈥屫ж� 亘蹖卮鬲乇 亘趩诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┴必�. 讴丕卮 賴蹖趩 賵賯鬲 丕夭 丌賳 乇賵蹖丕賴丕 賵 丕賲蹖丿賴丕蹖 卮蹖乇蹖賳 亘蹖乇賵賳 賳賲蹖鈥屫①呚嗀�. 讴丕卮 亘丿丕賳賳丿 讴賴 丕蹖賳 賮氐賱 爻禺鬲 賴賲 亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 丕诏乇 亘賴 賵乇賯 夭丿賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭賳丿诏蹖鈥屫簇з� 丕丿丕賲賴 丿賴賳丿貙 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁嗀� 賮氐賱鈥屬囏й� 噩丿蹖丿鬲乇蹖 乇丕 亘亘蹖賳賳丿.
_ 噩賲毓賴 鄄鄣 賮乇賵乇丿蹖賳 郾鄞郯鄄
February 26, 2024
In the words of my mother : 鈥淚sn鈥檛 that the most wonderful name for a book鈥濃€�.that it is mumma. However, sadly I think the brilliant run of the Anne of Green Gables collection has come to an end and joy has turned to boredom in the second half of this book. I fear the last volume may be the same鈥�.
That being said I did enjoy the first part so let鈥檚 talk about that鈥�
Whilst this book was one of the shortest of the collection it certainly packed a punch after finding the 鈥淢ary-creature鈥�. The children come across her, alone, crying and starving to death. As only the Blythe children would, they take her home and feed her up. However, she is a force to be reckoned with. Miss Cornelia called her a 鈥渃at of another colour鈥� compared to the Blythe children. She continues to clarify 鈥淪he鈥檚 also a human being with a soul to save鈥�. Whilst Una is most concerned about her using bad language.
Although one of the major downsides of this book was the vast number of names and children - it got very confusing- I am ever so fond of Walter. Similar to Anne, Walter found food for the soul took first place. He liked hiding in the attic, writing poems. He also enjoyed lying on his stomach among the ferns in Rainbow valley, reading aloud to his sisters from a wonderful book of Myths.
Speaking of Rainbow valley. It was the place everyone ran to, child or adult. It was a special sanctuary that healed your soul in a way nowhere else did. It provided dreamlike loveliness for the poor, sore-hearted as well as a place of happiness and fun memories and dreamers alike. Everyone could do with a Rainbow valley to find peace and contentment in.
Unfortunately that鈥檚 when all my enjoyment of this little book comes to an end and sadly the MAJOR downside of this book was that Anne was scarcely seen or even talked of. I missed hearing how she and her family were living rather than the main focus being on the Meredith children. I just hope the last book in this magical series doesn鈥檛 fall short.
That being said I did enjoy the first part so let鈥檚 talk about that鈥�
Whilst this book was one of the shortest of the collection it certainly packed a punch after finding the 鈥淢ary-creature鈥�. The children come across her, alone, crying and starving to death. As only the Blythe children would, they take her home and feed her up. However, she is a force to be reckoned with. Miss Cornelia called her a 鈥渃at of another colour鈥� compared to the Blythe children. She continues to clarify 鈥淪he鈥檚 also a human being with a soul to save鈥�. Whilst Una is most concerned about her using bad language.
Although one of the major downsides of this book was the vast number of names and children - it got very confusing- I am ever so fond of Walter. Similar to Anne, Walter found food for the soul took first place. He liked hiding in the attic, writing poems. He also enjoyed lying on his stomach among the ferns in Rainbow valley, reading aloud to his sisters from a wonderful book of Myths.
Speaking of Rainbow valley. It was the place everyone ran to, child or adult. It was a special sanctuary that healed your soul in a way nowhere else did. It provided dreamlike loveliness for the poor, sore-hearted as well as a place of happiness and fun memories and dreamers alike. Everyone could do with a Rainbow valley to find peace and contentment in.
Unfortunately that鈥檚 when all my enjoyment of this little book comes to an end and sadly the MAJOR downside of this book was that Anne was scarcely seen or even talked of. I missed hearing how she and her family were living rather than the main focus being on the Meredith children. I just hope the last book in this magical series doesn鈥檛 fall short.
April 14, 2023
(賴賵 丕賱賳賵乇)
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丕賲丕 賲賳 丿賵爻鬲卮賵賳 丿丕卮鬲賲馃挍馃グ
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倬.賳鄄: 丿賱賲 亘乇丕蹖 讴賵丿讴蹖 丕蹖賳 亘趩賴鈥屬囏� 鬲賳诏 賲蹖卮賴馃珎馃А
郾鄣 鬲丕 鄄鄣 賮乇賵乇丿蹖賳 郾鄞郯鄄馃尰馃尡
賲賳 卮賳蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 賵 噩賱丿 賯亘賱 趩賵賳 鬲賲乇讴夭卮賵賳 亘蹖卮鬲乇 乇賵蹖 亘趩賴鈥屬囏й� 丌賳爻鬲 亘賴 丿賱賳卮蹖賳蹖 丨賱丿賴丕蹖 賯亘賱 賳蹖爻鬲賳丿貨
丕賲丕 賲賳 丿賵爻鬲卮賵賳 丿丕卮鬲賲馃挍馃グ
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倬.賳: 丕诏乇 亘趩賴鈥屫й� 丕胤乇丕賮鬲賵賳 賴爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 氐丨亘鬲 鬲賵蹖 噩賲毓貙 亘夭乇诏鬲乇賴丕貙 倬卮鬲 鬲賱賮賳 賵... 賲卮讴賱 丿丕乇賴 (禺噩丕賱鬲 賲蹖讴卮賴) 蹖丕 丕夭 丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏й� 丕乇賵丕丨 鬲乇爻蹖丿賴 卮丕蹖丿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘鬲賵賳賴 讴賲讴卮 讴賳賴貨 丕賱亘鬲賴 賲賳 讴丕乇卮賳丕爻 讴鬲丕亘 讴賵丿讴 賳蹖爻鬲賲.
倬.賳鄄: 丿賱賲 亘乇丕蹖 讴賵丿讴蹖 丕蹖賳 亘趩賴鈥屬囏� 鬲賳诏 賲蹖卮賴馃珎馃А
郾鄣 鬲丕 鄄鄣 賮乇賵乇丿蹖賳 郾鄞郯鄄馃尰馃尡
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February 20, 2018
The Blythes are living in Four Winds and life is going great. They've befriended the local pastor and his family-- The Merediths. The Meredith family is very endearing. They have lost their mother and their father always seems so distracted (which really got on my nerves). They do the best they can with a useless Aunt Martha who makes disgusting food the children call ditto and many hijinks ensue. These poor little kids just warmed my heart right up with their preconcievened notions and how badly they wanted to protect their dad from the town gossip that went on behind his back. My favorite part was when Faith went into Norman Douglas' house and made her demands, and also the rooster Adam.
I missed the Blythes in this book, particularly Anne. It seemed like the focus has shifted and while it was endearing, it was also slow moving and lacked the spark that Anne Shirley always managed to bring.
I missed the Blythes in this book, particularly Anne. It seemed like the focus has shifted and while it was endearing, it was also slow moving and lacked the spark that Anne Shirley always managed to bring.
February 4, 2020
Albeit that I have most definitely always enjoyed reading about both the Meredith children and Anne and Gilbert Blythe's offspring encountering both fun and sometimes even adventure in L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley (and also do find Mary Vance not only entertaining but also very much a breath of reality, of the sorry fact that neglected and abused children existed even in L.M. Montgomery's for the most part oh so positive and delightful Anne of Green Gables universe), indeed Rainbow Valley has also never been amongst my personal favourites of the series.
For one, and I guess first and foremost, while reading about Anne's children (and the Meredith kids) has been entertaining and engaging to a point, there also is simply and utterly too little Anne Shirley/Blythe (at least in an active enough role) present in Rainbow Valley and once again too much of that for and to me just simply and utterly frustratingly annoying and full of herself Susan Baker. And yes indeed, even Cornelia Bryan seems as a married woman (as Mrs. Marshall Elliot) to in Rainbow Valley rather fade into the shadows and become less and less of an active and community oriented individual (for in my opinion, if the issues with the new pastor, if the problems of the Manse children, of Jerry, Faith, Carl and Una not being properly parented and often not even getting enough to eat had happened in say Anne's House of Dreams both Anne and Cornelia would have absolutely been much much more involved and actively so, and they also and certainly would not have cared all that much about possibly offending either the absent minded Mr. Meredith even if he is a minister or the rather annoying and full of herself aunt).
And for two, while in Rainbow Valley both Anne and Gilbert's six children and the four Meredith siblings generally play the active parts (and of course also Mary Vance), I cannot help but notice that just like with Dora Keith in especially Anne of Avonlea, similarly quiet and introverted Una Meredith is often (at least to and for me) more than a bit ignored whilst the lion's share of L.M. Montgomery's attention seems to focus on her more outgoing and tomboyish sister Faith (and really, with ALL of the children, both Blythe and Meredith, Una does often simply just appear as rather pale and lifeless and not nearly as nuanced and intricately depicted and described, not as much so as Dora Keith in Anne of Avonlea but still enough for me to have noticed this and been a bit annoyed at this, although I do appreciate that L.M. Montgomery has Una being the one to go to Rosemary West and ask for her to marry her father, as that takes a lot of courage, especially considering that she had been told by Mary Vance that stepmothers generally are neglectful if not abusive to their stepchildren).
A high three (actually three and a half) stars for Rainbow Valley and yes, while an enjoyable Anne of Green Gables series tale, too little Anne Blythe (Shirley) and Cornelia Bryan (Elliot), much too much Susan Baker and especially that little Una Meredith often does to and for my eyes and feelings seem to have been portrayed (and ignored) by L.M. Montgomery in a similarly lacking and one-sided fashion as Davy Keith's sister Dora, this all does rather make me not enjoy Rainbow Valley quite as much as I have always enjoyed and reread my favourite Anne of Green Gables novels.
For one, and I guess first and foremost, while reading about Anne's children (and the Meredith kids) has been entertaining and engaging to a point, there also is simply and utterly too little Anne Shirley/Blythe (at least in an active enough role) present in Rainbow Valley and once again too much of that for and to me just simply and utterly frustratingly annoying and full of herself Susan Baker. And yes indeed, even Cornelia Bryan seems as a married woman (as Mrs. Marshall Elliot) to in Rainbow Valley rather fade into the shadows and become less and less of an active and community oriented individual (for in my opinion, if the issues with the new pastor, if the problems of the Manse children, of Jerry, Faith, Carl and Una not being properly parented and often not even getting enough to eat had happened in say Anne's House of Dreams both Anne and Cornelia would have absolutely been much much more involved and actively so, and they also and certainly would not have cared all that much about possibly offending either the absent minded Mr. Meredith even if he is a minister or the rather annoying and full of herself aunt).
And for two, while in Rainbow Valley both Anne and Gilbert's six children and the four Meredith siblings generally play the active parts (and of course also Mary Vance), I cannot help but notice that just like with Dora Keith in especially Anne of Avonlea, similarly quiet and introverted Una Meredith is often (at least to and for me) more than a bit ignored whilst the lion's share of L.M. Montgomery's attention seems to focus on her more outgoing and tomboyish sister Faith (and really, with ALL of the children, both Blythe and Meredith, Una does often simply just appear as rather pale and lifeless and not nearly as nuanced and intricately depicted and described, not as much so as Dora Keith in Anne of Avonlea but still enough for me to have noticed this and been a bit annoyed at this, although I do appreciate that L.M. Montgomery has Una being the one to go to Rosemary West and ask for her to marry her father, as that takes a lot of courage, especially considering that she had been told by Mary Vance that stepmothers generally are neglectful if not abusive to their stepchildren).
A high three (actually three and a half) stars for Rainbow Valley and yes, while an enjoyable Anne of Green Gables series tale, too little Anne Blythe (Shirley) and Cornelia Bryan (Elliot), much too much Susan Baker and especially that little Una Meredith often does to and for my eyes and feelings seem to have been portrayed (and ignored) by L.M. Montgomery in a similarly lacking and one-sided fashion as Davy Keith's sister Dora, this all does rather make me not enjoy Rainbow Valley quite as much as I have always enjoyed and reread my favourite Anne of Green Gables novels.
September 3, 2023
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倬.賳:丿賱賲 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 爻乇 亘賴 鬲賳 "賲乇蹖 賵賳爻" 賵 "丕賱賳 賵爻鬲" 賳亘丕卮賴馃槖
倬.賳:丿賱賲 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 爻乇 亘賴 鬲賳 "賲乇蹖 賵賳爻" 賵 "丕賱賳 賵爻鬲" 賳亘丕卮賴馃槖
February 6, 2018
~4.5 stars~
Ok I'm going to be honest, this wasn't my favorite Anne of Green Gables book...it was cute with all of the kids and it was interesting to learn more about the Blythe children, but the majority of the time this was about their neighbors, the Merediths. I'm not saying it was terrible, because it wasn't...it just wasn't as good as some of the others in my opinion...please don't get mad at me for those who LOVED this one hehe xD
Ok I'm going to be honest, this wasn't my favorite Anne of Green Gables book...it was cute with all of the kids and it was interesting to learn more about the Blythe children, but the majority of the time this was about their neighbors, the Merediths. I'm not saying it was terrible, because it wasn't...it just wasn't as good as some of the others in my opinion...please don't get mad at me for those who LOVED this one hehe xD
June 11, 2021
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November 3, 2024
the fact that i cried FIVE times reading the last quarter of this book(it isn鈥檛 a sad book as such)- and i didn鈥檛 cry ONCE reading a little life confuses me a little 馃檭
in my defense, i think sweet, life-centered stories with genuine human struggles stir my emotions more than stuff that鈥檚 straight up dark or designed to inflict pain on purpose
the part in rainbow valley that really got me was about the family living near anne and gilbert鈥檚 home鈥攎r. meredith who鈥檚 a widowed man and loves his four children dearly, and they love him back just as much. they鈥檙e lovely people, but since the kids are at a mischievous age, they often get into little, innocent troubles, and the town blames their dad for not raising them properly because they have no mother figure
their story revolves around people telling mr. meredith to be strict with his children, but he can鈥檛 bring himself to do it because he sees his wife in their eyes ugh. and omg then, the kids form a club to 鈥減unish鈥� themselves whenever they do something naughty so that people can鈥檛 say anything about their dad. it鈥檚 just so heart-wrenching, especially considering they鈥檙e such kind, sweet, gentle children and reading about their innermost thoughts and that childlike wonder was just so gut-wrenching. their struggles feel so real, almost inevitable but not hopeless
i don鈥檛 want to spoil anything, but the ending is the sweetest ever. i love l.m. montgomery for portraying life in a way that鈥攄espite all the struggles, challenges, and sad moments鈥攖here鈥檚 always, always, always hope馃挆
in my defense, i think sweet, life-centered stories with genuine human struggles stir my emotions more than stuff that鈥檚 straight up dark or designed to inflict pain on purpose
the part in rainbow valley that really got me was about the family living near anne and gilbert鈥檚 home鈥攎r. meredith who鈥檚 a widowed man and loves his four children dearly, and they love him back just as much. they鈥檙e lovely people, but since the kids are at a mischievous age, they often get into little, innocent troubles, and the town blames their dad for not raising them properly because they have no mother figure
their story revolves around people telling mr. meredith to be strict with his children, but he can鈥檛 bring himself to do it because he sees his wife in their eyes ugh. and omg then, the kids form a club to 鈥減unish鈥� themselves whenever they do something naughty so that people can鈥檛 say anything about their dad. it鈥檚 just so heart-wrenching, especially considering they鈥檙e such kind, sweet, gentle children and reading about their innermost thoughts and that childlike wonder was just so gut-wrenching. their struggles feel so real, almost inevitable but not hopeless
i don鈥檛 want to spoil anything, but the ending is the sweetest ever. i love l.m. montgomery for portraying life in a way that鈥攄espite all the struggles, challenges, and sad moments鈥攖here鈥檚 always, always, always hope馃挆
October 18, 2024
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趩賴丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 趩賵賳 丨鬲蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 丕丿毓丕 讴賳賲 讴賴 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳 賱匕鬲蹖 賳亘乇丿賲 賮賯胤 丕蹖 讴丕卮 丕蹖賳胤賵乇蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賲蹖鈥屫必驰屫� 丌禺賴 鬲丕 讴蹖 噩賳诏責
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趩賴丕乇 爻鬲丕乇賴 趩賵賳 丨鬲蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 丕丿毓丕 讴賳賲 讴賴 賲賵賯毓 禺賵賳丿賳 賱匕鬲蹖 賳亘乇丿賲 賮賯胤 丕蹖 讴丕卮 丕蹖賳胤賵乇蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賲蹖鈥屫必驰屫� 丌禺賴 鬲丕 讴蹖 噩賳诏責
May 21, 2018
Full (mini) review now posted!
If the previous book was more about Anne鈥檚 children than the woman herself, this installment was more about the children鈥檚 new neighbors than the children themselves. A new minister has come to town, and he鈥檚 an absentminded widower with four children. These are good kids, but they鈥檙e basically raising themselves and they more than a little wild. They get into all kinds of messes and scrapes, and were a pleasure to read about. As with all of the Anne books so far, everything ends up working out just fine. This installment actually felt more like a children's book than the three or so books before it. While I would鈥檝e loved more Anne in this story, they new little cast of characters Montgomery created were delightful, especially paired with appearances from characters I鈥檝e grown to love as the series progresses. I can see why some Anne purists wouldn鈥檛 love this one, but it still worked for me!
If the previous book was more about Anne鈥檚 children than the woman herself, this installment was more about the children鈥檚 new neighbors than the children themselves. A new minister has come to town, and he鈥檚 an absentminded widower with four children. These are good kids, but they鈥檙e basically raising themselves and they more than a little wild. They get into all kinds of messes and scrapes, and were a pleasure to read about. As with all of the Anne books so far, everything ends up working out just fine. This installment actually felt more like a children's book than the three or so books before it. While I would鈥檝e loved more Anne in this story, they new little cast of characters Montgomery created were delightful, especially paired with appearances from characters I鈥檝e grown to love as the series progresses. I can see why some Anne purists wouldn鈥檛 love this one, but it still worked for me!
August 3, 2020
I get the distinct impression the author didn't really want to write another Anne book but her publisher talked her into setting this one in the 'Anne' world so it would sell more copies. Anne and her family are really only secondary characters in this book (barely even that, to be honest) as the focus shifts to the Meredith family who have just moved into town.
Fortunately, I found the new cast engaging and entertaining. Once I'd got my head around the shift in focus, I really enjoyed this one. The shenanigans of the Meredith children were often funny and sometimes sweet... even a little disturbing at times, particularly towards the end of the book.
Speaking of the end of the book, the final chapter takes a turn for the dark, as the author addresses the approaching First World War and hints darkly at the possible fates of some of her cast. It was quite moving but very much tonally inconsistent with the rest of the novel.
Fortunately, I found the new cast engaging and entertaining. Once I'd got my head around the shift in focus, I really enjoyed this one. The shenanigans of the Meredith children were often funny and sometimes sweet... even a little disturbing at times, particularly towards the end of the book.
Speaking of the end of the book, the final chapter takes a turn for the dark, as the author addresses the approaching First World War and hints darkly at the possible fates of some of her cast. It was quite moving but very much tonally inconsistent with the rest of the novel.
August 28, 2022
丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳蹖 卮乇賱蹖 亘乇丕賲 蹖丕丿丌賵乇 賯氐賴鈥屬囏й� 噩夭蹖乇賴 亘賵丿. 噩丕蹖 蹖讴 卮禺氐蹖鬲貙 亘丕 趩賳丿 卮禺氐蹖鬲 倬乇乇賳诏 胤乇賮蹖賲. 賳賯卮 丌丿賲 亘夭乇诏鈥屬囏� 夭蹖丕丿 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕 讴賵鬲丕賴 賵 卮蹖乇蹖賳賳.
亘賵丿 賵 賳亘賵丿 丌賳賴 (賵 丨鬲蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴鈥屫�) 賮乇賯蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 賵賱蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿.
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亘賵丿 賵 賳亘賵丿 丌賳賴 (賵 丨鬲蹖 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴鈥屫�) 賮乇賯蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 賵賱蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 禺賵卮賲 丕賵賲丿.
賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 噩賵乇蹖賴 讴賴 賳蹖丕夭蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴贁 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丿賳亘丕賱卮 讴賳賴. 丕夭 丕賵賳鈥屫坟辟佖� 讴爻蹖 賴賲 讴賴 噩賱丿賴丕蹖 賯亘賱蹖 乇賵 賳禺賵賳丿賴貙 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗁� 亘蹖丕丿 爻乇丕睾卮.
May 18, 2017
I'm so happy I finally read Rainbow Valley! I read the previous books in the ANNE OF GREEN GABLES series by L.M. Montgomery a few years ago now ... but just never got around to book seven. Now I have! *grins* And it was fun! I'm so excited to get my hands on a copy of Rilla of Ingleside!
It was wonderful to be back in this classic world, filled with wonderful characters. The bits we saw of Anne, I, of course, loved! I had missed her! She is as passionate, whimsical, sweet, and delightful as ever. And, I do admit, it thrilled my heart when someone said, "Anne Blythe!" Oh, brings back the memories of when she once despised the boy, Gilbert Blythe, while he did all he could to get her attention! <3333 I love their darling romance!
Gilbert and Anne's children were lovely! ^_^ Jem, Dianna, Nan, Walter, Rilla ... who am I forgetting? Don't they have six children? It was a little hard to keep track, as we were seeing a whole lot of the Pastor Meredith's children as well: Jerry, Faith, Carl, Una ... And of course, the boisterous orphan girl, Mary. I felt all the children were pretty unique with their personalities, and their adventures were fun and humorous. Endearing and even heart-wrenching.
Mr. Meredith and Rosemary's romance ... enchanting. One of my favorite parts of Rainbow Valley. I was very much angry with Ellen, but it all turned out so sweet. And when Ellen cried a little at the end ... "I hope we will all be happy." That was lovely.
Now Susan, I could hardly stand! And even Miss Cornelia. There was something so arrogant and pompous about them. Always talking about other people and acting as if they're so much better! -_- I didn't appreciate their judgmental attitude, or wishy-washy-ness. Hopefully they'll get better in the next book.
Rainbow Valley was a pretty slow-paced read, but that's generally how the ANNE OF GREEN GABLES series is. And when I'm in the mood for a classic, I quite enjoy peeking into Anne's life! ^_^ Wish we could have seen more of her! And Gilbert!
My biggest complaint? While I feel there are some poignant (though subtle) faith themes running through Rainbow Valley, the characters do have a rather careless attitude when it comes to loving your enemies/turning the other cheek/forgiving wrongs/treating others as better than yourself. I just felt there was more than one time where the adults could have spoke of patience, forgiveness, and kindness to the upset children, instead of applauding their anger and even slight disrespect.
Anyway, overall Rainbow Valley was an enjoyable read, and I look forward to returning to these characters.
It was wonderful to be back in this classic world, filled with wonderful characters. The bits we saw of Anne, I, of course, loved! I had missed her! She is as passionate, whimsical, sweet, and delightful as ever. And, I do admit, it thrilled my heart when someone said, "Anne Blythe!" Oh, brings back the memories of when she once despised the boy, Gilbert Blythe, while he did all he could to get her attention! <3333 I love their darling romance!
Gilbert and Anne's children were lovely! ^_^ Jem, Dianna, Nan, Walter, Rilla ... who am I forgetting? Don't they have six children? It was a little hard to keep track, as we were seeing a whole lot of the Pastor Meredith's children as well: Jerry, Faith, Carl, Una ... And of course, the boisterous orphan girl, Mary. I felt all the children were pretty unique with their personalities, and their adventures were fun and humorous. Endearing and even heart-wrenching.
Mr. Meredith and Rosemary's romance ... enchanting. One of my favorite parts of Rainbow Valley. I was very much angry with Ellen, but it all turned out so sweet. And when Ellen cried a little at the end ... "I hope we will all be happy." That was lovely.
Now Susan, I could hardly stand! And even Miss Cornelia. There was something so arrogant and pompous about them. Always talking about other people and acting as if they're so much better! -_- I didn't appreciate their judgmental attitude, or wishy-washy-ness. Hopefully they'll get better in the next book.
Rainbow Valley was a pretty slow-paced read, but that's generally how the ANNE OF GREEN GABLES series is. And when I'm in the mood for a classic, I quite enjoy peeking into Anne's life! ^_^ Wish we could have seen more of her! And Gilbert!
My biggest complaint? While I feel there are some poignant (though subtle) faith themes running through Rainbow Valley, the characters do have a rather careless attitude when it comes to loving your enemies/turning the other cheek/forgiving wrongs/treating others as better than yourself. I just felt there was more than one time where the adults could have spoke of patience, forgiveness, and kindness to the upset children, instead of applauding their anger and even slight disrespect.
Anyway, overall Rainbow Valley was an enjoyable read, and I look forward to returning to these characters.
September 21, 2023
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