tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post8849170829483219598..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: The Blythes are Quoted, by Lucy Maud MontgomeryCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-59035940298010618042013-03-22T13:05:26.709-07:002013-03-22T13:05:26.709-07:00I am afraid if this last series anne of green gabl...I am afraid if this last series anne of green gables would ruin my believe that Anne and Gilbert are the best couple in the world. I am totally afraid if the story would spoill my childhood dream! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-21631723103408146132011-01-23T19:46:49.437-08:002011-01-23T19:46:49.437-08:00Wow thank you for the review! I wasn't aware t...Wow thank you for the review! I wasn't aware that this book existed and am excited to search it out!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-4188224913378127732011-01-22T20:48:25.647-08:002011-01-22T20:48:25.647-08:00I had to order this one from Amazon.ca as well--bu...I had to order this one from Amazon.ca as well--but well worth it! And not nearly as dark and sensational as it was portrayed. I agree that it was still very much a Montgomery book--still her writing style, still the same kind of characters, and still the same kind of story. Thankfully, since I love her writing!<br /><br /><i>Among the Shadows</i> had the same buzz of being "unlike anything else" she wrote, and I didn't think it was true for those stories either. She may touch on darker themes, but still in characteristic fashion. The only thing I've read by her that I DID think was "utterly unlike anything else" was the final poem in <i>The Blythes Are Quoted</i>. Very interesting to compare to her writing about WWI in <i>Rilla of Ingleside</i> and I think very influenced by WWII.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for examining a much lesser-known Montgomery book!Cherylhttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-70319051542773184902011-01-22T20:39:23.498-08:002011-01-22T20:39:23.498-08:00I am so excited to read this-- I had no idea it wa...I am so excited to read this-- I had no idea it was out there! Thanks for letting us know. And the Legends of PEI one too. :)Bethaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905298597433654252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-51037941324955805352011-01-22T13:00:33.513-08:002011-01-22T13:00:33.513-08:00Yay!! Thanks for the review. I am glad to hear it ...Yay!! Thanks for the review. I am glad to hear it is true Montgomery. Will look forward to reading this and calling myself officially completed in the series. I love when you discover there is a lost gem by an author and it's been republished AS IS. :)Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-31319389200025634402011-01-21T11:58:10.895-08:002011-01-21T11:58:10.895-08:00I had no idea this one existed. Thanks for the hea...I had no idea this one existed. Thanks for the heads up I will definitely be trying to get a copy of it.justpeachy36https://www.blogger.com/profile/07162185669406984912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-2505476183108821532011-01-21T03:24:10.396-08:002011-01-21T03:24:10.396-08:00I enjoyed the first 3 Anne stories but am not as c...I enjoyed the first 3 Anne stories but am not as committed a fan as you. (I never could finish any of the books after Anne of the Island.) But this one sounds intriguing -- despite the sensationalized advertising!Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-85296836221761873362011-01-20T17:07:43.893-08:002011-01-20T17:07:43.893-08:00I want to read this book too. I did not know it ex...I want to read this book too. I did not know it existed. :)Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756341697752152164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-5476135866293192092011-01-20T10:01:00.959-08:002011-01-20T10:01:00.959-08:00SMB - I would have loyally stood by the book but I...SMB - I would have loyally stood by the book but I would have had a MUCH harder time digesting it. =)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-23709229752564967472011-01-20T09:50:35.733-08:002011-01-20T09:50:35.733-08:00Sounds interesting. Especially in light of knowin...Sounds interesting. Especially in light of knowing she would die soon and the culture of ghost stories.<br /><br />I wonder what your thoughts on the book would be if you read this before her journals and such.Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-18907580892390546082011-01-20T09:25:37.572-08:002011-01-20T09:25:37.572-08:00I very much want to get this. I hadn't even he...I very much want to get this. I hadn't even heard of it until you mentioned it. I kind of like that it's not directly about the Blythes. I've always found Montgomery's secondary characters, and their stories, so interesting. The little anecdotes and glimpses of people's personalities that she shares in the course of telling someone else's story have always fascinated me. I constantly find myself wanting to know a little bit more, and wondering how much of it was based on real life; I suspect a lot. <br /><br />I love hearing your reviews of L. M. Montgomery's works, because we view her in the same light. I know I've said that before, but it is so nice. It's just like reading my own thoughts, only better worded and more clear. ;)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959242204818975269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-23144488512242977372011-01-20T09:20:01.202-08:002011-01-20T09:20:01.202-08:00Great review. Thank you for explaining just how i...Great review. Thank you for explaining just how it is a bit darker...but not unlike LMM either.Annette W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02498639468291720406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-17919428424563981512011-01-20T07:48:29.749-08:002011-01-20T07:48:29.749-08:00Amy - it's been a year since I ordered it so I...Amy - it's been a year since I ordered it so I honestly don't remember what I paid in shipping. Obviously, I considered it worth it but my memory there isn't crystal clear.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-78951176883842161902011-01-20T07:00:50.934-08:002011-01-20T07:00:50.934-08:00Hmmm...I wonder if it's "darker" bec...Hmmm...I wonder if it's "darker" because of the war? I don't know the publishing timeline for LMM's works (actually, I guess it would be the writing timeline), but WWI brought about a lot of changes in philosophy/worldview/whatever you want to call it. Anyway, I really want to read this!! Was the shipping on it terrible?Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-3417788005988130812011-01-20T06:25:46.474-08:002011-01-20T06:25:46.474-08:00I definitely want to seek this one out. I hate whe...I definitely want to seek this one out. I hate when publishers overemphasize something to capitalize on it for advertising.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com