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Anne of the Island

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Narrated by: Renee Raudman
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Publisher's summary

New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson.

But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steals her heart. Little does Anne know that handsome Gilbert Blythe wants to win her heart, too. Suddenly, Anne must decide if she's ready for love.

Public Domain (P)2008 Tantor

Critic reviews

"The most moving and delightful child of fiction since the immortal Alice." (Mark Twain)
"Fifty years after her death, her work surfaces regularly in new guises....There's no cool modern cynicism here; these stories are decidedly old-fashioned and determinedly upbeat." ( Calgary Herald)

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Incongruous accents

The narrator is very annoying. This book takes place in Canada. Why does the narrator put on a SOUTHERN accent when trying to do a local dialect?!?!?! Her voice often sounds as if she is overacting and is overly earnest or wispy. She also mispronounces words. I wish I had chosen another version. L.M.Montgomery's books deserve better.

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Love the book, not the reader.

I love all the Anne books, and this one especially as we really see Anne leaving her childhood behind and growing into a woman. I had looked forward to a reader's interpretation of Anne in this book - ambitious, spirited and as charming as ever.

The reader gave sweet voices to characters like Diane, but to Anne she gave the most horrible rasp! She made her sound like Milhouse from the Simpsons. When the line says, "said Anne gaily" the reader reads it like Anne said it so sadly! The most charitable way I can say it is that I do not think this reader "gets" Anne.

Most shocking is that this made it all the way through production and to sale without someone involved saying something! It is not that the reader does not have a pleasant voice. Her normal narration was just fine. But it's like there is a voice that Anne SHOULD have in everyone's head...and she just did the complete opposite!

Very disappointing!

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awful overacting and reading!!!!!

I truly regret getting this version. The reader over-dramatizes when she gives Anne a voice. She drags her speech in a terrible attempt to sound ethereal and delicate. It's uber annoying. Anne is a vivacious character who is 18 years old at the start of this book. The reader makes her sound like she's some languid depressed 40 year old fairy forced to live in gremlin world.AWFUL! I hate that I wasted my money. I can't stand listening to her and so I will delete this version and purchase another. Personally, I dont think they should sell this version at all. Very disappointed.

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Great book, awful reader

I love this book but the reader must know nothing about Canada. She did some awful accents for some of the people, a sort of cross between a southern accent and a bad french accent. I had to turn it down just to get through those bits. Does not sound like anyone I have ever heard from P.E.I. or Nova Scotia.

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sweet telling of Anne's college years

the story was good, but the reader had an odd fake southern accent she used on some of the characters

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Anne of the Island

I love this book! I liked the performance but I think that she could give a little more emotion. :#$%^&*

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no no no! Great story but this narrative is creepy

beyond belief. way too creepy ! those people who chose this narrative never understood the book.

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COULDN'T BE BETTER!

WONDERFUL!!!!! one the best book's i have ever listened/read! and i read at least 5 a week!

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The story was so compelling

I love it. I couldn’t stop listening to it. I never got into stories like this before but this was so enlightening and entertaining.

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BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

The only thing that gave this book a modicum of interest is the narrator. Otherwise it is the schizophrenic ramblings of a lady.

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