For the month of January I will be participating in the reading challenge hosted by Carrie of Reading to Know. This challenge focuses on the work of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote the Anne of Green Gables series, The Story Girl, and many other well-loved books. When I was younger I read her Emily series and all of the Anne books except the first two. Having watched the two movies starring Megan Follows countless times, I thought that reading Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea would just be boring and repetitive. It wasn't until last year that I actually realized how different the movies (especially the second one) are from the book. Plus, the books are classics, and it was really quite silly of me to skip over them.
So, all that to say that this month I plan on reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time! I originally thought that I would not participate because of the inopportune timing with all of the other books I have lined up to read first. But then I remembered that I could listen to it on audio book. So we'll see how that goes! I also plan on watching some of the TV series Road to Avonlea. I've seen a few of these episodes before, but I have never started at the beginning of the show, which is what I plan on doing this month.
If you would like to participate in this reading challenge, head over to Carrie's blog to find out more.
9 comments:
I love it! I love that you are going back to the beginning and reading (or, listening to!) the book! I don't think its repetitive at all. I think it's charming in a different way (although I see Megan Follows when I read.) So glad you are joining in after all and I hope it's very fun for you!
Yes, I don't see it as repetitive now. I just did when I was eleven or twelve (or however old I was) when I first picked up the series. I know that movies and books can be very different and I'm looking forward to reading the original story (though I will always love the first two movies). :)
Yay! So glad you'll be reading the first ones for the first time (I'm reading the first two for the umpteenth time, but they're still good.) I'll be interested to hear what you think of the differences betwixt the books and movies.
Can you believe it?! I've NEVER ever EVER read Anne of the Green Gables! I was gifted the book as a child but never read it. SIGH.
As this post tells you, you're not alone in that! :)
I read some of the Anne series last year, I think I stopped when she got married. I need to keep going. I'd love to see the movies and series too.
I really love the movies! (Well, the first two. After that they kind of come up with a completely different storyline.)
I'm excited for you! Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea are such lovely books in which to escape. Anne has such a rich imagination that comes to life in the books, and of course, watching how her relationship with Gilbert starts and progresses is fun too. I played Anne in high school, and so I have a soft spot in my heart for that character, but I think anyone who read those books growing up or watched Megan Follows play her feels a certain fondness for her that not all characters receive.
I am really enjoying it so far! Thanks for the comment. :)
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