Anne of Green Gables - The Collection

By: Lucy Maud Montgomery

Narrated by: Beth Kesler

Length: 55 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's Summary

This book contains the Collection of Anne of Green Gables.

1. Anne of Green Gables Starts at Chapter 1,
2. Anne of Avonlea Starts at Chapter 39,
3. Anne of the Island Starts at Chapter 69,
4. Annes House of Dreams Starts at Chapter 110,
5. Rainbow Valley Starts at Chapter 150,
6. Rilla of Ingleside Starts at Chapter 185.

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Wonderful Stories

I adore the narrator and what she adds to the characters, however this is not the full collection as it is missing books 4 and 6 (Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside)

Consistent, entertaining, and endearing

I think Kesler is a good reader for this book series. I admit her voice takes a little getting used to but after a while I got to appreciate how Kesler voices Anne and the others with enough distinction and nuance. There may be better readers out there but I think Kesler does a good job and most importantly provides consistency for the book series. While I really like the voice she gives for Anne, I feel that the voice she gives for little Davy Keith in Anne of Avonlea is just perfect and hilarious. Give this recording a good honest try and I think you'll come to appreciate it as I have.

poor performance

good grief why does the narrator make marilla sound like a crazy old witch?! it was hilarious but also annoying. very distracting from the wonderful story.

we lived it

well narrated, we laughed and cried with the family. wonderful life lessons and truths

Never too old for this collection

I honestly would’ve given all five stars but for one thing. The voice/character given to Susan was so annoying it really hampered my enjoyment of these classic books. I feel a little petty even speaking of it, but I’m certain it’s not just me. My sisters feel the same. She becomes a main character halfway through the third book and it’s not easy. One of my sisters just gave up and stopped listening completely. We’re all 40+ years old and LOVE this series. It’s truly a favorite for us all. That’s really the only thing that I could criticize. Otherwise it’s wonderful.

Endearing

The series is well done. I would have given it 5 stars but the character, Susan Baker, in the last book, Rilla of Ingleside, became rather annoying at times with her rants and "I" this and "I" that. I probably would have liked her better if the rants weren't so long and so often. At times I felt like the author was just trying to meet a page quota so used her rants and speeches as filler.

Wonderful

Great character development. Wonderful story. Author descriptions vivid. Best bargain on Audible. Hated to see it end.

File is MASSIVE - can’t download

This is literally the only place I can find to contact audible. The books are a single file for 55 hours of listening. There isn’t enough storage on my phone. It should be in parts to avoid this. Don’t buy unless you’ve got lots of free storage. This must be why it was cheap. AVOID

A classic must read

It's a good story and it's not too poorly read. Unfortunately this version doesn't include the two books written in the 1930's. Final chapter ends abruptly and without a pause another voice ends the recording. Scared the stuffings out of me, so heads up.

marathon not a sprint

it took some doing but the tale finally ended. this last book us the most emotional of them all as it deals with the loss and sacrifice of WW1. shame that there's not another book as I never wanted it to end.