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Emily's Quest by Lucy Maud Montgomery, #65
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Aug 02, 2010
Ibis3
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really liked it
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I thought I wouldn't care for this overly much (i.e. I thought I'd like it just okay), but it turned out that I did. Yes, I'm about to do the obligatory comparison to Anne. Emily is much more practical and down to earth than Anne, despite her mystical flashes, occasional second sight, and similar romanticizing of the landscape. Emily doesn't go into fits of temper or get into scrapes because of her flightiness, foolish vanity, or recklessness--almost all of the disasters that befall her have to
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Jul 08, 2009
MinglingThreads
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it was amazing
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