A cute, colourful and quaint, abridged graphic novel adaptation of the L.M. Montgomery classic, even if the artwork makes its characters look like they came from the Other Mother's world from 'Coraline' (Hecate, they even share similarities to the Other Mother and her minions from the graphic novel adaptation of 'Coraline'!). Gaia, those tiny, dead, beady eyes, and Muppet noses and mouths.
'Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel', by Mariah Marsden and Brenna Thummler, is atmospheric and well developed, created with clearwater, lily-pad love, affection and respect. Green Gables looks beautiful and enchanting.
Anne Shirley is also enchanting. She's a spirited and temperamental redhead, growing and sprouting, like her Avonlea and nature surroundings, and changing the lives of everyone around her. She touches people's hearts so wonderfully.
I'm glad that subplots such as Mr Phillips' affair with the sixteen-year-old student, Prissy Andrews, have been cut in this adaptation. Though that leaves Prissy herself not being in it either, and neither are certain scenes and scene transitions, such as Anne starting school - she is just suddenly there with no explanation.
'Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel' is probably the best adaptation in graphic novel form of the original 'Anne', with 'Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of)' coming a close second. It can be read in twenty minutes or less.
Dedication:
'To Lucy Maud Montgomery,
who reminds us that nothing is more powerful
than a girl with an imagination.'
See my review of 'Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of)'.
And of course, my review of the one, the only, the original, the classic, 'Anne of Green Gables'.
Final Score (for 'Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel'): 3.5/5
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