Jackie at Death By Tsundoku posted today about the Anne of Green Gables Readalong. She is co-hosting with Jane at Greenish Bookshelves. I read the first book in the series some years ago, as an adult. I don’t know how I managed to get through childhood without reading them! But I never continued with the rest of the series. I feel like I’ve missed something! Hardly a week goes by that I don’t see a post somewhere referencing those books. I’m tired of feeling left out of the loop. So I’m joining up now, even though May is over halfway finished.
Here are the details (per Jackie) in case you’re interested in joining:
- Each month, starting in May, we will read and review one book in the series. Not sure if you can read all 8? No worries! Just join in for what you can, even if you are posting “late”.
- Post your review on your blog, website, YouTube channel, etc. and link in our monthly posts!
- Read, comment, and participate on other Anne lovers’ posts, and on Twitter with #AnneReadAlong2017.
May – Anne of Green Gables
June – Anne of Avonlea
July – Anne of the Island
August – Anne of Windy Poplars
September – Anne’s House of Dreams
October – Anne of Ingleside
November – Rainbow Valley
December – Rilla of Ingleside
Anyone interested in joining us? Have you read this series – once or more than once?
(*waves super-excitedly*)
This sounds awesome – I definitely want to join in!
My own LM Montgomery reading has totally fallen by the wayside this year (*shameface*) so this would get me back on track AND create some sort of accountability system w/ a deadline. nice!! 😊
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Hooray! I like breaking it down by one book a month. Doesn’t seem too overwhelming. Visit Jackie’s and Jane’s posts for more info!
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YAY! We’re so excited to have you join us, Valancy. Have you been working through reading LM Montgomery’s works? I know what it’s like to get off track with a reading goal. I hope we can help!
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Ahem. Yes – I was Project Montgomery-ing. I started with the Emily ones. I back-slid.
So this will be both super-fun AND get me back on track! 🙂
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We all back-slide from time to time, particularly on the projects which act as our hobbies. I hope you consider this a no pressure activity. I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
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I read and re-read them a million times as a child and into adulthood – the Anne books, that is. For some reason, I never read the Rilla ones. I hope you get as much pleasure from them as I did – Anne was who I wanted to be when I grew up! Still is, actually… 😉
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That’s awesome, FF. A great goal! 😉
I hope so too!
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I have never read this series. I only found out about it when I joined blogosphere. It isn’t popular in my country I guess but I am definitely curious. I will try and read it someday.
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I suppose my mom never read it or else she might have suggested it for me when I was a kid. But sometimes it seems like I’m the only one who hasn’t read them! Glad to know I’m not the only one.
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I love Anne. I am glad you are reading along. I want to re read Anne at some point, but not right now
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Thanks, Resh! Hopefully you will enjoy everyone’s posts.
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I read the first one when I was a kid, and didn’t realize there were others until, as you say, book bloggers started talking about them.
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Glad I wasn’t the only one!
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I’m so glad you’re planning to read these books! You probably already know that I’ve read them all a few times. But I’m happy to follow along and see what you have to say about them. It’s fun when someone is reading them for the first time. 🙂
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Thanks, Naomi! I’m excited about it.
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Naomi– we’d love to also hear your opinions on some of our discussion posts as they appear as well. I’m sure you have all sorts of thoughts since you’ve read them a few times. Us newbies would love to hear your insights too. 🙂
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Thanks! I’ll be following with interest!
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I’m going to add comments along the way since I read the whole series last summer. Naomi would be the expert for sure. She’s read BEYOND the eight books. And she’s Canadian, so, you know, she wins.
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Ha ha! Terrific!
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What a great idea! I read them all in my childhood, more than once actually. And i loved them. I hope you’ll have plenty of fun. Anne is such a great character.
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Can’t take credit for the idea, but it’s a great one! Thanks. I think I’ll really enjoy it! Maybe it’s the perfect antidote to current depressing/enraging political crap-storms.
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I just discovered that there’s a series on Netflix but since I haven’t read it, I wasn’t sure whether to watch it or not. Your readalong us tempting but I don’t think I could manage May.
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I’m squeaking in with May myself, Caroline! I just learned about the readalong yesterday, otherwise I would have posted about it sooner! if you’re still tempted to join, I’m pretty sure you can post on a loose schedule!
I’m not going to watch the series because I already have WAY too many shows I’m behind on! But I’d be interested in your thoughts if you watch it.
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I might have downloaded the series and if that’s the case I might still be able to join.
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WATCH THE 1987 one!!!!!! 🙂
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Thanks. 🙂
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You are welcome to join in whenever you want, Caroline– there is no “late” to the game here. We’re just spacing the books out to make it easier to manage. Join in if you can and however you can– no pressure!
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I just read through this series a few months ago! HAVE FUN! ❤
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Thanks, Jillian!
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YAY! We are so excited to have you! This is also my first time reading beyond book 1; I’m quite excited. I hope that you enjoy your experience, Laila. I look forward to all your thoughts.
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So excited to have you reading with us! I have read the first 3 books before but never got further. I’m excited to read the full series in order. Again, thanks for joining us! 🙂
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So glad I found it! 🙂
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I love this his series, although the farthest I’ve ever read was Anne’s House of Dreams. I may have to join in just to finish those last three books.
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I think that’s perfectly fine! Thanks for reading!
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Wooohoo! Like I mentioned before, so happy to have you on board! I am almost done with book one. Can’t wait to discuss 🙂
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My childhood memories are full of borrowing the Anne series on rotation but my favourite is Anne of Green Gables
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I don’t know how i missed these as a kid but I’m glad to be able to enjoy them now!
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I read the first four repeatedly as a girl, but I got bored when Anne started to get interested in boys (nothing seemed more boring than being a grown-up to me). I finally read on with the series about ten years ago and then reread them all two years ago, including Rilla.
If I were to have discovered them as an adult, I’m not sure I’d’ve enjoyed them quite as much, but they do maintain their charm all the same. I’m too nervous to watch the new series yet (working up my nerve) because I absolutely loved the Kevin Sullivan adaptation and rewatched it almost as often as I reread the books!
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Great story! So much depends on WHEN we read a book. I’m about halfway through the first one, and I read it for the first time in 2009. I am wondering if I’m crankier now than I was then, because Anne is kind of getting on my nerves with her cheerfulness! Isn’t that awful? Makes me feel like such a crank.
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Heheh. I’ve had that happen a couple of times when I picked it up to reread, but the charm returned on other reading occasions. (I had to wait a few years at one point though. *snorts*)
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