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Reading Room:  Does this look like Anne Shirley to you?  |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 11:21:16 AM
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Jonni - I saw the picture and all I heard in my head was my Grandma's famous phrase of disbelief, "Eghads and little fish hooks!" Does not look like Anne to me! Unbelievable. Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 11:22:03 AM
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Well, she's cute, but she ain't no Anne, that's for sure. This one is too sexy and that's not what Anne of Green Gables portrayed at all. What are they thinking?
Kris
Happiness is simple.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 11:42:57 AM
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Nini, that's as good an exclamation as I could come up with! Kris, she's way too sexy, and um...not a ginger-haired, freckled face girl like Anne. And what's with the shirt? It's like she should be on the cover of a romance novel.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 11:46:24 AM
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LOL...did you click on the link to the book set? I think the readers have spoken. That publisher needs to pull those books and burn them and go back to the drawing table on the cover photo. All I can think is that they were trying to appeal to modern teens. Unfortunately modern teens don't read and those that do would relate much more with the original look of Anne. It makes no sense though to have a cover picture that doesn't reflect the character described in the books.
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05), Bennett (7/11/07), Truman (7/28/09) and baby Graeme (11/29/12) |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 12:23:51 PM
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I know, Siobhan. I can't help but wonder what, if anything, the reviews would do, though? As a mother, I would never buy that edition of Anne of Green Gables, so I'm certain there will be many ending up at Half Price Books and Big Lots across the nation!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2013 : 05:49:33 AM
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It's ridiculous. The more I thought about it last night, the angrier I got. To me it's more than simply changing the "concept" of a character for marketability--it's a complete disrespect to the book, and, if I may be so bold, a sexualization (so common today in media related to tweens and teens) of a character that I love dearly.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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Lyndell
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Leah
Richwood
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2013 : 09:30:39 AM
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I agree the picture isn't appropriate for Anne of Green Gables... but I'm having trouble actually finding a picture of the book cover. NPR is a pretty reputable source, but they don't actually show the book design, only the picture that is reportedly on the cover. And when I click on the link to Amazon there's no cover image either. Does anyone have a link showing the actual book? It's important to keep in mind, too, that (as far as I've read) this was an independent edition made on CreateSpace - not the kind of thing you'll likely see popping up in a book store near you. Thank goodness for that!
To be honest, I'd be more upset if that was a still from an Anne of Green Gables movie... at least if you're reading the books you'd soon find that the cover is a misrepresentation. In general, I stay away from covers that depict characters because even if they're "accurate" in terms of hair color, etc. they're never what I picture in my head.
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
566 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2013 : 8:03:28 PM
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You can Google it under new Anne of Green Gables. What were they thinking?
Farmgirl Sister # 3810
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
1979 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2013 : 4:41:03 PM
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How can Anne with an "e" be anything else except red-headed and freckled?
Love her! Read and own all the books and the movie with Megan Fellows. She will always be Anne to me.
Lavender Rose aka Brenda
Each day we add to our legacy--good or bad.
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Mar 13 2013 : 08:39:14 AM
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I thought the actress on the PBS version seemed to fit the character.
Didn't they even consider the text for this selection?
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Bella
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Karen
USA
274 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2013 : 2:47:01 PM
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Looks more like "Anne Does Green Gables." What's with the seductive cover?
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"Just living is not enough, said the butterfly. One must have freedom, sunshine and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2013 : 2:59:27 PM
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Yeah not to impressed with the cover, yes the hair colour is wrong, but more the pose, it's a little too adult.
Farmgirl Sister #3759
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world"
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 12:07:54 PM
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Say it ain't so....!
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9623 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9623 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2013 : 5:18:22 PM
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Did anyone see a freckle I didn't and since when is Anne blonde? I don't think this is going to make it anywhere. How can an orphan like Anne be portrayed so sexy. Come on she was an orphan. And how can they keep they part in where she talks about her hair. Geesh!
farm girl sister#43
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O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
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But only--how did you take it?
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coaloha
True Blue Farmgirl
502 Posts
Pam
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 9:53:09 PM
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Not the innocent red-haired girl that I came to know and love when I read the book with my daughter. Somebody made a poor decision. Anne Marie, I agree with you; too adult.
Pam
Farmgirl #1075 |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 3:15:35 PM
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