The Complete Christmas Stories by L.M. Montgomery

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars
(If not for the first story, I would have given this collection a full 4 stars.)
I have never read any of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s short stories, so I picked this up with interest. I almost didn’t keep reading though after the first story. It was awful! But I’m glad I decided to try another one. Here’s a quick look at my thoughts on each story in the collection.
The Red Room – Do NOT Recommend
Awful! Adultery and a murder in this short thing. Ugh. Not what I would think of as “Christmas”.
A Christmas Mistake
A mistake that leads to forgiveness. Made me smile. Though I do wonder how on earth such a man could teach!
A Christmas Inspiration
Sweet. I love the girls and what they did.
The Josephs’ Christmas
I love how all the children didn’t mind not having money, they were going to give gifts anyway.
Aunt Cyrilla’s Christmas Basket
I had to smile over this story. I just knew that Christmas basket would be useful!
The Osbornes’ Christmas
This is a dear story of making Christmas special for others.
Bertie’s New Year
So sweet. Bertie was just a dear.
Ida’s New Year Cake
I liked Ida even if I had my doubts about her at first.
The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road
A good way to spread cheer and mend old feuds.
Clorina’s Gifts
A good reminder of what really matters to others.
The Falsoms’ Christmas Dinner
I’m still not quite sure how certain things could have all vanished at once if it was only one person, but no matter, things worked out just fine.
The Unforgotten One
Touching and sweet.
Christmas at Red Butte
I knew it! I just had a feeling and it made me smile when it happened.
Uncle Richard’s New Year’s Dinner
Such a fun little story. And I liked Uncle Richard.