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If you ever think of going back and rereading your old writing, give it some serious thought cause… yikes.

#don’t do it #full respect to the writer I once was but wow #I may have to delete some things off fanfiction.net #fanfiction author #writer #writer problems

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rmblythe7 · 2 days

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There was never a period of time in which women did not work

The idea that, in older ways of life or more traditional forms of community, women did not work is a malicious myth

Women have always worked and contributed to the development of our communities

Domestic work is still work

In more agrarian-dependent areas, working on the family farm, in whatever capacity they can, is implicitly expected of women

Child care is still work

The work women have done over the centuries is important even if they didn’t make money off of it

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rmblythe7 · 10 days

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Peeta: So, I heard you like bad boys?

Katniss: Not really.

Peeta: Oh, thank god.

#the hunger games #thg #thg incorrect quotes #incorrect quotes #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #everlark #reblog

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rmblythe7 · 12 days

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Jeff Davis is #1 on my shitlist

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rmblythe7 · 13 days

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The Summer I Turned Pretty (2023)

Jeremiah crushing HARD on Belly

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rmblythe7 · 16 days

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Oh look, my summer reading list.

Hey, I loved Anne. What LM Montgomery book should I read next?

It's no secret that Anne of Green Gables is far and away LM Montgomery's most famous book. It's the classic; the book you think of when you heard the name LM Montgomery. It's her stereotypical Barbie, if you will. Even if someone has read a book other than Green Gables, it's usually the subsequent books in Anne's series (which is absolutely the right choice). Consequently, diving into the rest of LM Montgomery's work can be overwhelming. There are quite a few series of young women coming into their own, some of which are on Anne's level, and some of which aren't. Even beyond the Emilys and the Pats, there are also books that don't quite fit the mold of Singular Young Heroine Faces Life - The Story Girl features a much broader cast and scope despite its featured heroine Sara.

Because I love LM Montgomery and will talk about her at any point, I wanted to write up a brief summary of her series other than Anne and just try to express their vibes for someone who might be curious as to where to go next. Someone who loves Anne might hate Pat (who, me?), and someone who was tepid on Anne might love Emily. Of course, LM Montgomery is LM Montgomery, so her stories are usually solid regardless - but hey, sometimes you want an eerily witchy story, and sometimes you want a warm and cozy one. Disclaimer that I'm not including LMM's entire canon of work here (ie poems and short stories).

So, with that, let's get started.

Emily of New Moon (3 books)

Did you read the Anne series and think it was a little...Pollyanna-ish? Perhaps you even whipped out that dreaded word, "saccharine." Or maybe you loved it, but you're curious as to what a darker LM Montgomery would be. Say no more. Emily is a gothic, witchy series, with dark undertones of resentment and depression. It's also blatantly autobiographical - like, really, autobiographical - like, LM Montgomery straight up copied passages from her diary into the book autobiographical! The storyline overall does differ from LM Montgomery's life, but Emily dreams of being a writer much like Anne while being much sharper than Anne. It's also more eerie - there are hauntings and second sight events sprinkled throughout the series, along with the aforementioned gothic undertones overall. Yet for all this, it still solidly retains LM Montgomery's flair for cheeky stories and dreamy heroines and embarrassing moments and gentle life lessons. It's a still slice of life; it's just a slice of a darker one.

The Blue Castle (1 book)

Imagine the most generic, trope filled, basic romantic storyline - shy girl gets makeover esque - and then pump it full of LM Montgomery's genius, add in a few screwball twists for the fun of it, and create the most cathartic book ever written. Have a family you can't stand that you just want to tell off sometimes? This book is for you. Want to live that cottagecore life with your soulmate? This book is for you. Daydream of a better life? This book is for you. Love a book with plot twists that you never see coming? Oh boy, this book is for you. This is one of two novels that LM Montgomery writes for adults, and it shows in the material handled. We have unwed mothers, hints at sexual awakenings, sexual harassment, and overall LM Montgomery from an older perspective. The heroine here is 29 at the beginning of the book, an unusual age for an LM Montgomery story to begin. Also, Barney Snaith supremacy. If you loved Gilbert, you'll love Barney too (dare I say perhaps even more). The blue castle is one of LMM's few books where the love interest is one of the main characters too instead of a side plot. It's also a standalone novel, which makes it more accessible in terms of storyline.

Jane of Lantern Hill (1 book)

Lo and behold, another standalone novel! And in my opinion, LM Montgomery's best. Notable for having an actual lion in it (that was based on true events!), Jane of Lantern Hill is a cheerful story of a little girl coming into her own. More practical than the other heroines (Jane is the same girl who dreams of having a potato ricer), Jane stands in a very cozy story that has a parent trap type plot (no trapping involved, but long estranged parents do reunite). It also has one of LM Montgomery's best villains, Jane's Grandmother, who is a chilling example of emotional abuse without any buffoonery or comedy to soften it. If you're looking for a comfort book to read with a cup of tea on a rainy day, this is it. It's not really a romance - romance is the tiniest of plot threads in this - it's a father daughter story bestowed with the typical LM Montgomery magic.

The Story Girl (2 books)

This was LM Montgomery's personal favorite, and it's delightful. It features more of a cast of characters than a main heroine situation, although the main heroine is there, so it's a bit unique in that regard. It's also in first person, and (gasp) that person is a boy. That sets it very apart from her other novels! The Story Girl, as hinted by the name, is very story heavy; it's LM Montgomery telling the story of a crowd of children growing up on PEI, yes, but it's also her delving into fairy tales and urban legends (PEI style) and local history. If you really liked the Hester Gray chapters from Anne, you'll probably like this quite a bit; the novel takes the same sort of delving approach but with a broader focus (we hear stories of princes and stories of neighbors). It also, unlike her other novels, is a memory. Bev, our narrator, is a grown man recounting his childhood - something acknowledged in the first book and emphasized in the second. Without any romance in it (besides of course, in the stories) and with a broader character focus (Sara is our heroine, but she's one of a group, and not the narrator), this novel veers away from the typical tightly focused LM Montgomery coming of age formula. It's group shenanigans rather than a personal journey.

Pat of Silver Bush (2 books)

Ah, Pat. Oh, Pat. I suggest reading these after you read the rest of LM Montgomery's work. Pat is interesting because the narrative tells us one thing, and Pat's actions tell us another. It's a book to read and analyze as an LM Montgomery novel, in my opinion, rather than a book to read to enjoy. It's good - it features one of my favorite LM Montgomery heroes in Jingle - but Pat is frenetic and depressed, to the point the novel's attempted cheerfulness skitters into mania. It's an LM Montgomery that doesn't stick the landing, which makes where it does land all the more interesting. LM Montgomery loves characterizing houses - in this the house is a character to the point where it's almost ominous. It's LM Montgomery but with an unintentional offkey chord that makes for unpleasant reading but fascinating examination.

Rilla of Ingleside (1 book, from Anne's series)

Including this because she's technically a different heroine than Anne - this is a war novel. It's LM Montgomery, but it's also a war novel. It's Anne, and it's a heartbroken Anne. It's also LM Montgomery's magnum opus (at least in my humble opinion). It's gritty in a way all of LM Montgomery's books aren't; it's an account of WWI from a unique perspective of a girl on PEI (and account is the word for it - there's discussion of specific battles and events date by date). The theme of WWI pops up frequently in LM Montgomery's later books, all of them building up to this book - read it and you'll appreciate the beginning Anne books all the more, because you know where they end.

The Blythes are Quoted (1 book, from Anne's series)

Do you really, really want more Anne? You've read all the books multiple times, hunted down the short stories where she's referenced, and you still want more? You're in luck, because this book was published in 2009, over half a century after LM Montgomery died. It's full of short stories that offer glimpses of the Blythes growing up, but it also has stories that take place after WWI, and it has interludes with the Blythe family written in a script format (think reading a play). It's cutting - these are not happy interludes - but it adds a rich dimension to Anne's story, and gives another glimpse at what happened to the characters.

Other

There are a scattering of other novels - Magic for Marigold, A Tangled Web - along with hundreds of short stories. I'd save these for last. These vary wildly in quality and so you're as likely to hit a dud as a diamond in the rough. There are a few incredible short stories that are LM Montgomery at her best, but there's also quite a lot of odd ones that can get downright uncomfortable. Magic for Marigold and A Tangled Web hit the same issues, growing uncomfortably sexist/racist at points. If you are determined to read all of LM Montgomery's work (hey, I've been there), these are solid stories but there are better ones.

#lm montgomery #the blue castle #emily of new moon #aogg #the story girl #the blythes are quoted #pat of silver bush #reblog #summer reading

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rmblythe7 · 16 days

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There’s not enough room for all the characters I need to tag for this

#funny #humor #fandom #gilbert blythe #friedrich bhaer #john brooke #stiles stilinski #jeremiah fisher #anne shirley #jo march #amy march #meg march #beth march #the Narnia Netflix hasn’t come out yet but I’m sure all the pevensies will be wrong

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rmblythe7 · 16 days

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The doctor did not remember the old discipline. But before he put on his hat to go out on his round of calls he stood for a moment in the great silent living-room that had once been full of children’s laughter.

“Our last son—our last son,” he said aloud. “A good, sturdy, sensible lad, too. Always reminded me of my father. I suppose I ought to be proud that he wanted to go—I was proud when Jem went—even when Walter went—but ‘our house is left us desolate.’”

- Rilla of Ingleside, Chapter XXV

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rmblythe7 · 16 days

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And Rilla, I'm not afraid. When you hear the news, remember that.

Walter Blythe sits down to begin his last letter home.

From Rilla of Ingleside, by L.M. Montgomery.

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rmblythe7 · 16 days

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Jem Blythe: Dad, when Mum is mad at you, how do you make her not mad?

Gilbert: First, I apologize. Then I get her whatever she wants.

Jem Blythe: Even if she’s wrong?

Gilbert, dead serious: She’s never wrong.

Anne: [pats his hand approvingly]

#source: stranger things #incorrect aogg quotes #aogg #anne of green gables #jem blythe #anne shirley #anne shirley blythe #anne blythe #gilbert blythe #shirbert #reblog

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rmblythe7 · 17 days

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Does anybody have a good fancast for Jem Blythe? I’ve been thinking about it for a fic and I just can’t find anyone that really fits. If you’re an obsessed fan like me and have any ideas, please share!

#anne of green gables #anne shirley blythe #anne shirley #gilbert blythe #anne and gilbert #anne x gilbert #rilla of ingleside #jem blythe #fancast #fanfic

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rmblythe7 · 18 days

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I can’t imagine this place without you. I don’t want to imagine it. We’re better for having you here… at least I know I am.

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rmblythe7 · 18 days

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In my Geography class, I sit in the seat right next to the radiator.

So I turn to the girl sat next to me and say, "Christ, but I am sweating like a hooker in mass."

She looks both confused and traumatised but also slightly amused.

And now I can conclude for definite that she hasn't watched Derry Girls.

#derry girls #michelle mallon #reblog #growing up catholic

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rmblythe7 · 18 days

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Ariel/Eric + Wild Uncharted Waters THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) Dir. Rob Marshall

#ariel x eric #the little mermaid #the little mermaid 2023 #halle bailey #jonah hauer king #disney #disneyedit #disneyfilms #wild uncharted waters

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rmblythe7 · 18 days

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YESSS

morally grey characters are nice they are hot they are sexy BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GOLDEN FLUFFY BOYS THAT WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD😭😭😭yeah the brooding dark haired anti heroes would burn the world down for you but the morally white blinding white boys will try to make the world a better place for you. they would rather die than lose their faith in humanity even if humanity loses their faith in them and something about the pure good that thrives within them makes me go hshdhsjsjgdh “no nobody is dying I can save everyone” while bleeding to death themselves. enemies to lovers very hot. but I’m a sucker for chivalry and morals✋

#appreciation post for my golden retriever boys #gilbert blythe #friedrich bhaer #steve rogers #nikolai lantsov #peeta mellark #finnick odair #viscount tewksbury #prince eric

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rmblythe7 · 18 days

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