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Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery / Karen Savage

Posted on January 10, 2012 by stewartry

Here is a comfort book which, for once, I actually have read fairly recently. I believe I read it within the past twelvemonth – but not via the Librivox recording by, yes, Karen Savage. (I’m a fan. Sue me. I … Continue reading →

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Emily’s Quest – L.M. Montgomery

Posted on December 24, 2011 by stewartry

Reading Emily of New Moon I began to have an idea of why I’ve never loved and spent time with Emily Byrd Starr as I have with Anne Shirley or Pat Gardiner. I began to suss it out then, but … Continue reading →

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Emily Climbs – L.M. Montgomery

Posted on December 24, 2011 by stewartry

I did some reflecting in my (review? Essay? Piece?) thing on Emily of New Moon about why I don’t love Emily as much as Anne, why I haven’t read the trilogy in many years when I won’t let a year … Continue reading →

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Emily of New Moon – L.M. Montgomery/ Susan O’Malley

Posted on December 24, 2011 by stewartry

I read through just about all the L.M. Montgomerys last year, except for Emily. The main reason was that I simply couldn’t find Emily of New Moon (still can’t find the book). There was a small, faint secondary cause in … Continue reading →

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Plum puffs won’t minister to a script diseased

Posted on August 15, 2009 by stewartry

It’s not a good sign when one film is about one book and the next takes in … three.  It’s also not a good sign when the producer “didn’t think there was ‘enough dramatic material for a film’ and the … Continue reading →

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