[.ca] Anne's House of Dreams (ISBN 1421842939)

Wonderful:
If you like Anne of Green Gables in any way, you have to read the other books in order to see her grow up. She stills continue to get in trouble, romance with Gilbert continues, just about anything that can happen, happens. These books fulfill everything that you could ever want out of a book.

The start of happily ever after:
I return to this book in the "Anne" series perhaps more than any of the others. Each re-reading uncovers a new delight. This book encompasses the first years of Anne and Gilbert's married life, spent in the seaside town of Four Winds Harbor. I can't decide which character in the book is my favorite. Maybe it's Cornelia Bryant, outspoken but good hearted, whose rants about the uselessness of men accompany her ever-present needlework. Or it could be the beautiful, heartbroken Leslie Moore, whose natural intelligence and vivacity have been dulled, but not extinguished, by a series of tragic life events. Or maybe it's gentle Captain Jim, who captivates the Blythes with his tales of world travel, sea adventures, and the lost love of his life. The book contains an interwoven medley of incidents large and small, joyous and sad, culminating in the revelation of a spectacular truth that has a powerful impact on the major characters.

I adore this book!:
It is, in my opinion, the second best Anne book! Its Anne's wedding! The whole thing is soaked in romance! Leslie's story is so amazing and sweet that you have to love her. Captain Jim is so sweet and perfect, you can nearly see him. Miss Cornelia is funny and Susan is great. Anne has to deal with tragedy and joy that makes the books so wonderful. The only thing I don't like, is that i wish Marrilla and all the Avonlea people would be in it a little more. In my opinion, this should be where the series ends.

Anne's House Of Dreams:
I love the Anne of Green Gables Series. I loved all the books. I am also an avid fan of Anne and Gilbert and I was horribly disapponted that this book didn't have much romance in it. First of all, Anne's Wedding, I mean, she was so excited about the prospect of her future wedding in the first book I was sure there would be this big huge description about it, but alas, much to my dismay, there wasn't. I also thought there would be lots of stuff about her and Gilbert, and sure, it surpassed all the other books, but it just wasn't enough to satisfy my unpleasable needs. My personal favorite part was when Anne lost her baby. I know that sounds horrible, but it really was. Lucy Maud Montgomery did such a good job of scripting it out. But my favorite part was when Anne was asking Gilbert why he wasn't happier and if something was wrong with the baby and it said that he took a long while turning around, then looked into her eyes. That right there almost got me sobbing, but then again, as a hopeless romantic, almost anything does. I liked it, I always tell people to read the series. I read Anne Of Green Gables, the first novel in third grade and didn't really get into it enough to read the rest of the series. Then our teacher gave it to us as required reading in the sixth grade and so of course I resented it. Then, eight years later, I thought, "Gee, it's a Friday night and I'm bored." So I went to the bookcase and saw the series that had been sitting there patiently since I got the boxed set for Christmas at age nine. I thought of just reading the second one but decided to give the first one final chance. And I was completly \ointo the book\c, I finished it in three days and had completed the whole series in less then a month. I reccomend them to anyone who has a bit of imagination.

I guess it was ok:
The stories of the other characters were captivating... but I'd like the story more if it focused on Anne and Gilbert in Avonlea, and less on other characters. I also wish Gilbert was more interesting. He's kind of lost a lot of his intrigue, and he seems a lot more plain than I thought him to be. This book just doesn't seem as great as the previous ones. It's a lot more tragic, with less subplots, and its story is heavier.I feel like all the other books were building on to a fluffy romance where Anne and Gilbert would finally be together, but they would still charm each other and be a lot more romantic. And now it's a story where they're happy and their relationship is done developing, so they just bend into the lives of others. Aw well, it's not my book and I can't change things around, so that's that.