I read this book about six years ago, but it was so good I still remember it. An instant classic--this book doesn’t need my stamp of approval. It’s impossible to read this book and not fall in love with the world Anne inhabits, and with Anne herself. The characters of Avonlea--from the bossy nosy neighbor to Diana, from Marilla to her shy elderly brother Matthew and the sensible Jane--are completely realistic. It feels like you’ve known these people for years. It breaks your heart when the book ends and you have to leave them. Fortunately there is a whole series of books that follow Anne through college, marriage, and having kids. Unfortunately, the married version of Anne is completely different from the way she used to be. So don’t read any books after ’’Anne of the Island’’. Even though this series is addictive.