I honestly don't know how many times I've read this book; though rereading now I remember why I enjoyed the sequels a little bit more. Anne is imaginative and delightful and charming, but as a child (and I thought this as a child, as I do now) she was also the teensiest bit, well... annoying. Yeah, come at me with your pitchforks, Anne fans. I feel almost guilty saying that about her, so you get one free stab.

I just always felt much closer to the slightly older Anne. Child-Anne is still so much fun to read about, but she's fun in a fictional way, if that makes sense. I think if I knew her in real life I'd get along with her better in small doses - and only when she doesn't diss geometry.