Emily Climbs: A Virago Modern Classic (Emily Trilogy) Paperback – May 6, 2014

I thought this book was very nice. Parts of it were okay. But, I really enjoyed the rest of it. It was pretty adventurous.

This book got to me very quickly and is almost like new. I'd rather buy used than new- this bookseller was great. Thank you! Love the Emily of New Moon series. <3

Though the Emily books are a less well known series by L. M. Montgomery, that does not lessen these books. I enjoyed the first book more so than I did this one, but I still really enjoyed Emily Climbs. Emily is a spunky, lovable girl who loves to write. This book follows her as she continues to grow into a young lady. I read this book before I read the first one, and I hated Ilse (Emily's best friend) so I would definitely recommend reading the books in order. I liked the characters in this book; Montgomery normally has a wide variety of interesting creatures in all of her novels. I would have liked Dean had he not been so bitter, controlling, and obsessive ( the fact that he likes Emily when she's twelve and he is 30 something is also pretty creepy). Teddy is still a sweet boy, Ilse as spunky as ever, Perry as mischievous, and Cousin Jimmy as kind. Definitely recommend this book, but not until you've read the first one.

"Emily Climbs" is the sequel to "Emily of New Moon" and follows the highly imaginative and creative Emily on her journey to high school in Shrewsbury along with her beloved and also highly creative friends, Else, Perry and Teddy. ----- At first I was a little disappointed in the form of this novel, in that it plunged into diary entries by Emily, and I longed for a direct pounding narrative, but very soon, I was totally at home with the author's experiments in form and swept up once more in Emily's journey to becoming a professional writer. Once more, the natural world sustains Emily and restores her when the world of relatives and schoolmates is oppressive or hostile to her, and the descriptions of woodland groves, hills, flowers, and views are breathtaking. I know of no writer who describes the natural world any better than Lucy Maud Montgomery. ---- This novel has many extraordinary moments, including Emily's emotional reaction when a poem of hers is finally accepted for publication in a periodical; and also a strange adventure for Emily and Ilse in the countryside in which they encounter a marvelous old storyteller from the "old country" and Emily's psyche ability, her gift of "second sight, " manifests itself in a surprising way. I hated for the book to end. --------- The "high school" of Emily's time is vastly different from high school today, and I enjoyed very much the immersion in the period, in its attitudes, expectations and the pressures it put on young women. Once again, the chief value of Montgomery's "Emily" novels for me is that Emily is a gifted writer who must battle discouragement at every turn. But I loved everything about this book, absolutely everything, and I think many a reader will be enchanted with it. I recommend reading "Emily of New Moon" first. This book does give much information to ease a new reader into Emily's family situation and her many problems, but it also presumes, I think, a knowledge of what has transpired with Emily before. ------- I'm moving on now to the third Emily book. (My review is based on the handsome trade paperback of this book now available on Amazon.)

L.M. Montgomery always hits the mark when it comes to character growth. Seeing all the kids of Blair Water mature and find their own paths after high school made me feel nostalgic. Even though they are fictional characters, you can't help but wish the best best for them.

"Emily Climbs" is the middle passage of famed Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Emily" trilogy, set in and near the fictional small town of Shrewsbury in pre-First World War Prince Edward Island. Emily Bird Starr, an orphan being raised by her extended Murray family, is a born writer, an avocation not championed by her relatives.As the story opens, the 14 year-old Emily is offered the opportunity to attend boarding high school away from her home of New Moon Farm. It is a chance to gain an education and to stay with her good childhood chums Ilse, Perry, and Teddy. The price is steep: her Aunt Elizabeth demands she give up fiction writing for the duration, a demand Emily reluctantly accepts.High school will be a chance to grow. Emily excels in class and advances her writing skills under the tutelage of Mr. Carpenter, a former teacher, and of Dean Priest, a distant relative whose interest in Emily may not be entirely unselfish. The stubborn and pround Emily repeatedly runs afoul of her strict Aunt Ruth, with whom she boards. Emily will experience the sometimes fierce rivalries of adolescence, and the first stirrings of romance, especially with kindred soul Teddy Kent. On the verge of womanhood, Emily will be offered a unique career opportunity that challenges all her assumptions about home and family."Emily Climbs" is told with Montgomery's characteristic humor and keen observations of small town humanity. The narrative has a bite to it, not present in the "Anne of Green Gables" series, that may reflect Montgomery's own frustrations as a young writer. "Emily Climbs" is very highly recommended to fans of Lucy Maud Montgomery and the "Emily" Trilogy.