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Summary: THe most heart warming book I have ever read
Review: Rilla Of Ingleside, the 8th book of the Anne of Green Gables series is my ultimate favorite of them all. Though every book was enchanting, each carrying beautiful stories, I feel that Rilla of Ingleside overflows in greatness. I have read this book time and time again and each time I laugh and cry for the beautiful characters and their lives that are so deeply touched by the Great War. Rilla is a girl like many who due to greater circumstances must grow up in a world of fear and fighting, and so she becomes a woman obtaining great character, love and wisdom. The story is beautiful and portrays what many must have gone through during those trying times. Anne in this novel, is not the headstrong girl that she was before, but is a woman and a mother who shows greater courage than in any other book. With all her sons at the front she is still the strongest and most loved kindred spirit. The book shows not what life was like at the front but what life was for those who had to stay behind. This book shows the greater courage that it took to stay at home, to fear the daily news, to hope in tomarrow and to "keep faith."
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Summary: I love it despite its faults
Review: The reviewer below is correct that, from a modern, educated perspecitive, Rilla of Ingleside contains a lot of propaganda and patriotic pap. I have to forgive LMM for this, though, as the novel was written very, very shortly after WWI, so very few people would have had any kind of perspective on the acts of the two sides of the conflict.
I first read Rilla when I was about 12, and I never noticed any of these factual issues. However, the book actually ended up inspiring a WWI interest in me, so now I see the things that are very dated about it. I can't keep from loving it though, with all of its florid language and religion and all.
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Summary: Greatest Book Ever
Review: This is my all-time favorite book. I have read it at least twice a year every year since I was around 10 or 11 (I am now 22), and almost everytime I have read it I have cried buckets over it. I LOVE this book.
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Summary: Truly amazing
Review: This is truly the best book I've ever read. I read it once in the library and never forgot it. Now it occupies a place of honour on my bookshelf.I think my favourite character is Walter. I cried for him when he received that anonymous letter but especially when he died. in fact, i cried throughout the book. I think Rilla is a more lovable character than Anne ever was. The most striking thing about Montgomery's writing is, I think, her descriptions.People and places come alive in her imagery of words. If any of you want to know a little of what happens to Ken and Rilla, read The Road to Yesterday, where their children are mentioned. I do wish, though,that there was a sequel! Susan all through is a 'brick' as Doctor Blythe says. All the characters seem to linger after you close the book. I especially like the idea of the old-time playmates, Jem and Faith, Jerry and Nan being sweethearts. I only wish that the author could have described a little better the sadness after Walter's death. My favourite part of the book is Rilla and Walter's walks and camaraderie together. It's described so well.Rilla's adoption of Jims is also amazing to read.Una Meredith is a character one can really sympathise with.I wish Walter had known about her before he died.I don't much like the character Shirley, except the mention of Susan's love for him. Montgomery's descriptions of the war are fantastic.One actually lives it while perusing the book. I thoroughly reccommend this book, and I hope,for you,as for me, the characters live on...
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Summary: Like mother, like daughter...
Review: Unlike the previous 2 - 3 books in the Anne series, this is a book I've really enjoyed. It tells the story of Anne's youngest daughter, Rilla, and her experiences during WW1. I've enjoyedrealizing how Rilla takes after her mother in her point of view on life - her love of romance, her stubborness, her imagination, her ability to describe situations through her writing, and most of all - the way she always gets herself into unexpected situations - wearing 2 different shoes when trying to look her best, or ending up raising a war baby... It's amazing to see her grow up in this book. My only disappoinment in this book was Anne - I enver imagined her being the hysterical fainting type...
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