Discussion Post: Anne's House of Dreams

[myr_soleil]

Hi everyone! Welcome to our discussion post for one of my favorite books, Anne's House of Dreams. I hope you liked it as much as I did, and I can't wait to hear what you think!

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[kindness_says]

Hello, it is I, your silly first-time-reading friend, come to respond late to everyone's threads (and I made my own at the bottom, of course!)!

1. What I love most about this series is that it grows and at different stages of your life you identify with different books. Ohhh. I see someone else already quoted this section, but yes, so much. One of the things that makes me really sad about not having read these books as a kid, is I totally feared I wouldn't be able to identify with them in the same way (I think I didn't realize, Anne is not as young at the start of these books as, say, Laura is at the beginning of the Little House books?), because I have friends who read books like Narnia and Little Women and stuff too late and just don't love them like I do? but then, maybe they'd never love these books anyway; I am having no trouble falling in love with Anne in just the same way and I think I'm finding humor in parts I wouldn't have as a kid hahahahaha. I definitely, though, I'm in college right now and felt that about Anne of the Island...I don't remember why exactly, but I wrote about it at the time. And I think a lot about how I relate to different parts of these characters' stories - all the protagonists in these books/series that follow children through their lives - as I get older.

2. This makes me excited for Ingleside! which I am starting ASAP because this weekend is the only time I have to catch up, I think. XD

5. Yup. I definitely know people like Cornelia IRL. Although, not as HIGHLARIOUS.

6. Yeah, someone pointed out that obviously he didn't MAKE her stop writing, and I was like, that's a good point; she could still be writing o_o; but then I guess it's very busy having a real life and all... that's why it took me forever to get through this book!

8. OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHO DIES?!??!?!??! GILBERT DIES DOESN'T HE. OR MARILLA??? Wait no that doesn't make sense how is she not dead before 20 years, she's so old already... IS IT ANOTHER CHILD DOES SOMEONE DIE OF DYSENTERY OH NO PANICCCCCCCC

... um, don't mind me.

P.S. You're the person who made the you are beautiful meme, right? I've seen you around on Pam's journal or whatever but I don't really know you...but thanks for doing that; I really enjoyed contributing. /oh no anonfailll but not really I guess since I told my friends to go make threads on it. xD