May's Reading Schedule
Anne of Windy Poplars
Hello again Kindred Spirits!
I am so glad to continue this journey with this community! As you all know, this is my first read-along, and it is such a joy to see a small community forming around a shared love towards this series. Thank you for being a part of this experience!
We are now beginning the 4th month of the Kindred Spirits Book Club where we will be reading Anne of Windy Poplars and exploring what this new chapter of Anne’s years after college and her engagement with Gilbert (finally!!).
This month I will continue to deliver newsletters every Friday.
Anne of Windy Poplars is written in a very different style than the previous three reads, made up of letters written by Anne to Gilbert throughout the duration of their time apart. Anne is working as a Principal and Gilbert is in medical school. The book is divided into the 3 years that Anne and Gilbert are apart. So rather than dividing our slow read by chapter this month, we will split it into each of the years.
Our reading schedule will be as follows:
Week 1 (May 9th): Year 1
Week 2 (May 16th): Year 2
Week 3 (May 23rd): Year 3
Week 4 (May 30th): Reading Plan for June
I am excited to have all of you fellow kindred spirits continuing with me in May for this read-along! What is springtime looking like where you are? For me, after a long, sleepy awakening, Spring has finally sprung!
Wild violets in my front yard
As always, you are welcome to read at your own pace, which is why I am laying out what each newsletter will be covering. Please let me know what works for you, what would improve the process, and what you hope to see next, as I imagine this book club going beyond 2025’s reading of the Anne of Green Gables series. How is the pacing of the weekly newsletters? I am flexible and open to changing the process.
Now let’s leap into a new month with our bosom friend Anne and see what the world has to show us!
Thank you for reading
Thank you for reading and joining me on this read-along of Anne of Green Gables!
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Your bosom friend,
Bri
It is interesting that the style of writing changes in this fourth book of the series. I read the first chapter to test its premise and the narrative works fine. I found it funny that Anne’s new landlords gave her the tower room because it offers a nice view of the old graveyard, as though this is a keen selling point. But I’m getting ahead of ourselves.
As you write about the spring blooms in your yard, so Anne writes about the plants around her new home. In my own garden, the minor bulbs are nearly done while the early daffodils and tulips are coming into full bloom. The promise of the garden in spring is wonderful to behold.
I do like how we can look forward to your journal entries every Friday. The consistency makes it simple to plan my weekly reads and I appreciate your approach. Thank you.
Loving reading this series, I'd only ever read Anne of Green Gables so am enjoying following her adventures as she grows up. As far as her new lodgings go, at least you have quiet neighbours overlooking the graveyard 😆. We have bluebells out in our local woods, Anne would be in raptures about them.