Anne Green Gables

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Anne of Green Gables, written by L.M. Montgomery, is a character-driven novel that portrays a story of 11 year-old-orphan Anne Shirley and her new life in Green Gables. This book at first is very intriguing, but then the book slowly loses the reader’s interest. Anne of Green Gables is very predictable, however, it is still very enjoyable. At the beginning of Anne of Green Gables, the reader is interested in the lives and experiences of the characters such as, Marilla and Matthew’s new adopted child, whether or not Anne is going to stay with Marilla and Matthew, and what is Anne going to do in Green Gables. When Anne is finally told she is allowed to stay, the reader feels and relates to her excitement. The middle of the book is where the

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