Anne of Avonlea vs The Winter Pearl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Anne of Avonlea
“A TALL, SLIM girl, "half-past sixteen," with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August, firmly resolved to construe so many lines of Virgil.”
The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables series.Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Winter Pearl
In 1888, Colorado was a dangerous place for a girl on the run. But Honor McCall had to escape from her drunken uncle. She never imagined that she'd be rescued by a handsome young minister or find a place to call home in…
The verdict
- Readers rate Anne of Avonlea highest: Anne of Avonlea 4.2 · The Winter Pearl 3.8.
- Anne of Avonlea is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Winter Pearl.
- Anne of Avonlea has the widest readership — 234768 ratings behind its score.
- The Winter Pearl runs the darker storyline; Anne of Avonlea stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Anne of Avonlea
≈ 4h vs 6h for The Winter Pearl
New to the genre?
The Winter Pearl
Moderate vs Challenging for Anne of Avonlea
In the mood for something dark?
The Winter Pearl
a darker storyline than Anne of Avonlea
Want something lighter?
Anne of Avonlea
an easier tone than The Winter Pearl
Scores by source
| Anne of Avonlea | The Winter Pearl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (234768) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (231) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1139) | — |
Reception
| Anne of Avonlea | The Winter Pearl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 234768 | 1 |
| Editions | 813 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 69510 | — |
| Reading it now | 8340 | — |
| Written reviews | 13019 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6009 | — |
| Pages | 244 | 368 |