Anne (Springsong Books)

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Summary: Great book
Review: I liked the book because I think it is important for a Christian to marry a Christian. I think Muriel did a great job on telling us the importance of marrying Christian in an intresting story.

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Summary: Once was more than enough.
Review: The story of Mark and Anne is really a good one--I was so glad to see Anne stay true to her convictions! However, the "Plot B" story of the murder mystery is just a little exasperating. In the end, Anne realizes that Emma is crazy (it takes her 169 pages to realize that??). But I'd say that the entire family is crazy, other than Mark! Having so many truly weird people in one book is unsettling and annoying. I was apalled at Emma of course, but I also found Tessie incredibly irritating, and that butterfly story about "Little Uncle" (whatever his real name was) makes him sound as insane as Emma herself. Why did the author put so many crazy people into this book? I found it hard to like Mark when I considered his background, and I was wondering, "Just HOW did he turn out normal?" However, back to Plot A, I really liked the idea of a girl having to break her engagement--it shows a lot of courage and Anne herself was likable enough. I just wish there would have been more emphasis on Plot A and less on the crazy family of Plot B. Not much here to re-read.

Rating:
Summary: Once was more than enough.
Review: The story of Mark and Anne is really a good one--I was so glad to see Anne stay true to her convictions! However, the "Plot B" story of the murder mystery is just a little exasperating. In the end, Anne realizes that Emma is crazy (it takes her 169 pages to realize that??). But I'd say that the entire family is crazy, other than Mark! Having so many truly weird people in one book is unsettling and annoying. I was apalled at Emma of course, but I also found Tessie incredibly irritating, and that butterfly story about "Little Uncle" (whatever his real name was) makes him sound as insane as Emma herself. Why did the author put so many crazy people into this book? I found it hard to like Mark when I considered his background, and I was wondering, "Just HOW did he turn out normal?" However, back to Plot A, I really liked the idea of a girl having to break her engagement--it shows a lot of courage and Anne herself was likable enough. I just wish there would have been more emphasis on Plot A and less on the crazy family of Plot B. Not much here to re-read.

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Summary: Unrealistic ending
Review: The worst part about this book other than the insane family is the unrealistic ending. When a person commits a crime, no matter how severe, they still end up going to jail in handcuffs. A girl can say that she doesn't want her boyfriend to be handcuffed and it doesn't make a difference to the cop that is arresting the person. In the book, after Emma almost kills Anne and breaks two of Anne's fingers, Emma's brother Mark requests that the policeman not handcuff Emma on the way to jail. The policeman surprisingly agrees and takes her to jail in the back of the police car without handcuffing her. This obviously wouldn't happen because Emma is insane. Overall, I did like Anne and she was very considerate of Madeline's feelings towards Mark.

Rating:
Summary: Unrealistic ending
Review: The worst part about this book other than the insane family is the unrealistic ending. When a person commits a crime, no matter how severe, they still end up going to jail in handcuffs. A girl can say that she doesn't want her boyfriend to be handcuffed and it doesn't make a difference to the cop that is arresting the person. In the book, after Emma almost kills Anne and breaks two of Anne's fingers, Emma's brother Mark requests that the policeman not handcuff Emma on the way to jail. The policeman surprisingly agrees and takes her to jail in the back of the police car without handcuffing her. This obviously wouldn't happen because Emma is insane. Overall, I did like Anne and she was very considerate of Madeline's feelings towards Mark.