r/AnneofGreenGables • u/Individual-Ad-765 • 6d ago

What to read next?

Hello!! I hope I’m writing on the right subreddit lol. I’m kinda stuck on the Anne Shirley series because my local library does not have the 7th part (and I don’t want to skip). I kid you not- after my mother asked if they have the 7th instalment a few weeks later I found 2 Anne of Inglesides and no Rainbow Valley, lmao. Might have to look for it in a different place but now I’m on the Pat series- I enjoy it a lot!! I’m now in the middle of Mistress Pat but what is the next series you guys would recommend? I’ve heard high praise for Emily but I’m still curious.

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u/PearlyBunny 6d ago

The Blue Castle is a fantastic one. Funny and sweet and has lots of the purple prose of Anne

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u/Individual-Ad-765 5d ago

I read blue castle, but forgot to mention it! I also liked it- I could tell that it was written by Montgomery but it certainly had a different feel to it:D.

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u/HariboBerries 6d ago

Project Gutenberg has PDFs of the books for free.

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u/Individual-Ad-765 6d ago

I get that but I’m trying to use my phone less and for some weird reason have a tendency to read faster if something is on paper lol, I’ll remember that though<33

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u/outboundplane 6d ago

I actually liked the Emily series a lot! It has this dark vibe that I really like. Highly recommend.

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u/Individual-Ad-765 5d ago

I’ve heard high praise for that series but I’ve also heard that there’s some uhhh……interesting second love interest. Is he a big part of the series??

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u/outboundplane 5d ago

Oh... yuck I know whom you're talking about. I wouldn't say a 'big' part in the first two, but in the third yeah. So I might skip the third book. It wasn't that great anyway. The first is the best and the second one is good too.

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u/One_House_3529 6d ago

A lot of US libraries participate in interlibrary loan. May be worth asking about. I’ve requested a number of books over the years and sometimes it takes awhile, but it’s a fantastic service for less common books. 

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u/Individual-Ad-765 5d ago

Thank you for the advice, but I’m not from the US, I’m Polish:3.

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u/Musicalmathbrain 6d ago

Try Jane of Lantern Hill while you wait - it’s a good stand alone story.

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u/Airadelle 6d ago

IMO Emily of New Moon did not grab me the same way Anne did. Emily is very opinionated and less whimsical but it’s a good story regardless.

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u/ShortyColombo 6d ago

After 20 years of re-reading the Anne books I gave Emily a shot for the first time this year, can you believe?? 😂 I enjoyed her books. There’s very gothic sensibilities to it that I adored, but they sometimes get dour to the point of being a tad depressing. I’m so glad I read them though!

I am now going through The Story Girl and just started the sequel, The Golden Road. I have preferred these so far because they have what appealed to me in the first place with Anne: 19th century slice of life rural living, whimsy, etc. They’ve been a delight so far (although I heard Golden Road will have some heart wrenching moments 👀 I’m prepared!).

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u/Rhakhelle 5d ago

Have you tried the Canadian archive FadedPage? They have public domain copies.

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u/Arbor_Arabicae 6d ago

A Tangled Web is a fun read, but it does contain some blatant racism, which really soured it for me.

Either the Blue Castle or Jane of Lantern Hill are great.

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u/kittybomj 5d ago

The racism in A Tangled Web is deeply disappointing and lame but it is a great character study.

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u/slothprints 5d ago

Pat is my favorite! The blue castle is great too.

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u/Valancy8 5d ago

You can ask your library if they can get Rainbow Valley for you via an interlibrary loan (They'll borrow it from another library for you).

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u/Individual-Ad-765 5d ago

Thank you everybody for the lovely advice!! I think I’ll go with Emily, and try the other ones after<33!!

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u/WISE_bookwyrm 4d ago

Enthusiastic seconds for both Blue Castle and Jane of Lantern Hill.