r/bookclub • u/ColaRed Books, Books Everywhere • Aug 23 '26

Gutenberg novellas [Schedule] Gutenberg Novella | The Blue Castle by L M Montgomery

Not long till we start discussing our second Gutenberg Novella! The Blue Castle is a short book aimed at adults written by Anne of Green Gables author L M Montgomery.

The Marginalia is a place for any thoughts or notes you want to jot down along the way.

We’ll be checking in on these dates:

16 September - Chapter I through Chapter XIII - [u/ColaRed](u/ColaRed)

23 September - Chapter XIV through Chapter XXVIII - [u/fixtheblue](u/fixtheblue)

30 September - Chapter XXIX through end - [u/tomesandtea](u/tomesandtea)

See you at the first discussion!

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u/Lachesis_Decima77 Tea Connoisseur ⭐️🧠🥉 Aug 23 '26

As a Canadian, I'm embarrassed to admit I've never read anything by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Hoping to change that with this novella!

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u/tomesandtea Viceroy of Verity | 🐉🧠 Aug 23 '26

This is a rare LM Montgomery that I haven't read! I'm excited to finally get to it!

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u/ColaRed Books, Books Everywhere Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

Me too! I’ve read and reread the Anne books but have never read this one.

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u/Coffee_fuel 📚Bookclub Boffin📚 Aug 23 '26

Can't wait!

(...Gosh, I'd never read about the author's life. That was sad).

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u/ColaRed Books, Books Everywhere Aug 23 '26

Well done for nominating this book!

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron Aug 23 '26

Looking forward to it!

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u/litsbox Aug 29 '26

I will be joining the read and discussion! Thank you all for hosting this.

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u/Valancy8 13d ago

Thanks so much u/ColaRed, u/fixtheblue, and u/tomesandtea for the thoughtful discussion questions. I really enjoyed this!

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u/ColaRed Books, Books Everywhere 13d ago

Thanks for your contributions! Glad you enjoyed it.

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u/tomesandtea Viceroy of Verity | 🐉🧠 12d ago

I'm glad you liked it! I did, too - what a great book!

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u/Maxvy66 29d ago

Really looking forward to this! :)

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u/HeleneSedai 29d ago

One more sleep! My favorite LLM.

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u/keeperofcupcakes 27d ago

Exciting! An LMM I haven’t read.

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u/mynameistoo_common 26d ago

I’ve read this book at least a dozen times! I love it sm

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u/specificcitrus 21d ago

This is my favourite Montgomery, and one of my favourite novels period. So glad to see it getting some attention here. As a matter of fact I’m working on a novel inspired by The Blue Castle as we speak!