tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post2074344152549406128..comments2024-02-09T15:35:58.132-05:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Rainbow ValleyMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-66775240495454961492012-04-10T14:15:18.072-04:002012-04-10T14:15:18.072-04:00Bookworm1858 - I did too. I definitely read the se...Bookworm1858 - I did too. I definitely read the series for Anne, so it's sad when she's absent for most of the book.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-6340788612116356672012-04-08T01:14:22.386-04:002012-04-08T01:14:22.386-04:00I really missed Anne and her family in this book s...I really missed Anne and her family in this book so this is definitely among my least favorites. The other kids are fine but I wanted more of the Anne I love.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-7464381355964632392012-04-05T16:47:37.084-04:002012-04-05T16:47:37.084-04:00Carl V. - That's wonderful. I love that a book...Carl V. - That's wonderful. I love that a book can mean the world to one person. I love the Anne series so much and rereading it as an adult has been such a treat! I hope you love it too.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-64064647103262875662012-04-04T14:30:51.869-04:002012-04-04T14:30:51.869-04:00This is one of my favorite Anne books and is the o...This is one of my favorite Anne books and is the one I've read the most. I just love it. It is a book for me that epitomizes the way I feel about spring/summer. It makes me feel nostalgic and makes me want to take long walks in the woods and appreciate what is all around me. I am planning on starting the series again with Anne of Green Gables soon. My wife bought me the series for Christmas as I didn't have all the books and I cannot wait to read them again.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-42382049675728128232012-04-02T13:34:52.035-04:002012-04-02T13:34:52.035-04:00BookQuoter - You should! I've really enjoyed r...BookQuoter - You should! I've really enjoyed reading them, but I like to give myself a few months between each one because they are similar.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-82008989340275685612012-04-01T08:57:46.538-04:002012-04-01T08:57:46.538-04:00Oh I wish I could read the whole series one day.Oh I wish I could read the whole series one day.BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-55678477858460868172012-03-30T10:25:26.380-04:002012-03-30T10:25:26.380-04:00Mumsy - I haven't read The Blue Castle, but it...Mumsy - I haven't read The Blue Castle, but it's first in line after I finish the Anne series. I'm glad to hear Rilla is really good. I haven't loved the last couple as much as the first half of the series. <br /><br />Shannon - I think you're right. We wouldn't have loved Anne nearly so much if we hadn't loved Matthew and Marilla and Gilbert. <br /><br />Kat - I hadn't read them since I was a little kid and I've loved rereading them as an adult!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-71625827911315044892012-03-29T15:47:49.967-04:002012-03-29T15:47:49.967-04:00I just love L. M. Montgomery (and agree with Mumsy...I just love L. M. Montgomery (and agree with Mumsy's thoughts on The Blue Castle). I really need to reread this series someday soon!Kat @ NoPageLeftBehindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255578898082061820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-21515765091261484792012-03-29T11:02:29.008-04:002012-03-29T11:02:29.008-04:00I think one of Montgomery's real strengths - a...I think one of Montgomery's real strengths - among many - is how good she was at bringing to life the supporting cast. I love how real and fleshed-out Anne's world is that Montgomery could centralise some of the other characters. But I'm waaaaaay behind in the series! I'll get here someday!Shannon (Giraffe Days)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00873129203015194947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-37804805560016540152012-03-29T07:32:11.771-04:002012-03-29T07:32:11.771-04:00This reminded me more of The Story Girl and The Go...This reminded me more of The Story Girl and The Golden Road - more of a series of vignettes than a story arc. Still, like you, I always enjoy Montgomery's dead-pan humor. (Have you read The Blue Castle? There is a chapter wherein the heroine attends a family dinner and it slays me every time.) Also, after Rainbow Valley, I wasn't expecting much of Rilla of Ingleside - the last in the series - but it turned out to be one of my favorites.Mumsynoreply@blogger.com