Considered one of the finest English-language novels of the 20th century, Anne of Green Gables has been cherished by readers for over a century. This timeless classic has been translated into 27 languages and continues to be a bestseller, with its unforgettable heroine, Anne Shirley, becoming a beloved cultural icon in Canada.

September Meeting

During this meeting, we connected with one another, shared our reading experiences, and engaged in a thoughtful discussion about the book using the questions outlined below:

• Which parts of the book were as if about you? Something that you deeply connected with?
• Which secondary character did you enjoy encountering?
• Was there a character that you disliked?

• In chapter 25, Matthew Cuthbert, feeling too shy to ask the storekeeper for a dress with puffed sleeves for Anne, ends up buying 20 pounds of brown sugar instead. Did you find Matthew's "20 pounds of brown sugar" incident relatable? Share your awkward social interactions here!
• In chapter 20, Anne and her friend Diana let their imaginations run wild and convince themselves that a nearby wooded area is haunted. After scaring each other with ghost stories, Anne has to walk through the woods one evening and, terrified by her own imagination, runs home in a panic. Have you ever had a "Haunted Wood" incident, where you let your imagination get the better of you?
• “Don’t you just love poetry that gives you a crinkly feeling up and down your back?” So what makes you happy? What gives you that ‘crinkly feeling'?
• Let me steal a question from Anne: "Which would you rather be if you had the choice—divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?”