Anne of Avonlea

Re-reading this now was soo interesting. Like when I was a KID I don't think I even made it to this book out of my box set bc I was like “why isn't this about ANNE” and then when I revisited it around high school age I was like “wow the drama, the romance” and now I'm like “this is such an interesting perspective on World War I”. Like this was first published in 1921 so it was post-war but still very immediate, and so ultimately patriotic and optimistic (despite the TRAGEDY WALTERRRRRR and also DOG MONDAYYYYYYY sob sob sob). But ultimately like a pretty satisfying wrap-up for the Blythes and associates. Like are the pairings-off a little too TIDY sure but also look it was 1921 and we've already had so many charming widows and spinsters demonstrating that lifestyle. Gotta get these girlies married ok!