Reviews for The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album

The average rating for The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-30 00:00:00 Fred Schnee I think the rating depends on how much you paid for the book. If you manage to find a cheap copy then you will find it to be a substantial treasure trove, but if you paid a lot for it you might be disappointed by many of the articles which are of lesser interest. I wish I had read this volume before I visited Prince Edward Island in 2002, which was not that long after this book was published, when many of the people mentioned might have still been alive and even present at the places I visited. So much of the information it contained might have been of great value in making me aware of people to look out for (relatives of Montgomery and Montgomery specialists) at the different places. It would also have made me aware of what sites there were to be seen, and what items of great significance there were to see at the different places. As it was, I missed seeing so many things through sheer ignorance. The book is a collection of articles on a whole range of Montgomery-related topics, written by a variety of people, and the quality and interest of the articles does vary considerably. There is plenty of overlapping of information, there are also numerous instances of the writers presenting conflicting information. I'd read practically all of Montgomery's books (including the volumes of letters and Selected Journals), plus several of the biographies of her, but there was still plenty of information here about her which I hadn't come across before. Plus there are many articles relating to things which have happened since she died - information about her descendants and relatives, about the places she lived, museums which have been set out, sites which have been preserved, about TV adaptations of the books, about various important Montgomery scholars, and about events and publications which celebrate and explore the life and work of Montgomery. For anyone who is keen on studying Montgomery's life and work more seriously, this could provide inspiration for many subjects to explore, and provide lines of inquiry to pursue, with clues of where to look for information and who to try to contact. The Journals of Montgomery only provided small photographs, and often not of very good quality. In this album you will see many of the same photos again, but this time in a much larger and clearer format, much more interesting and enjoyable to look at. Really it is worth getting for the pictures alone, to supplement the Journals, to allow you to see the photos properly.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-20 00:00:00 Raul Garza For die-hards only. As a coffee table book to thumb through, it is lovely. To read this one cover to cover is a project. Every angle of this author's life is covered and then some...from the academic to the touristy to the fan to the family. There are recipes, travel itineraries, addresses, look-alikes...we talk about her beaus, her cats, her cars, her gardens... It will feel somewhat dated, especially in the second half when there's a lot about email listservs and addresses of places to write. Like any fandom, how you connect to this one changes and a 20 year old book isn't really going to help. It also will feel like insider baseball with biographies of biographers. All that said, for the fans among us, and there are many, this is one you must take a look at. It will bring you closer to one of the most iconic writers of her time and place.