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Anne of Green Gables fans blast new blond version

Fans react to the new book cover, posting parodies of the “new” blond and buxom Anne of Green Gables.

New Anne on left; old Anne on right.

New Anne on left; old Anne on right.

The latest incarnation of Anne of Green Gables looks like a “kiddy pageant tramp” and appears to be going for a “lumberjack-burlesque” look.

That was just some of the reaction from Toronto Star readers to the latest book cover of the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables.

As the Star reported Wednesday, the cover of the new edition features a buxom young woman with flaxen locks in a lumberjack shirt. It’s a far cry from the skinny, pigtailed, red-headed heroine of L.M. Montgomery’s famous series of books.

The edition was released in November under the auspices of Amazon’s CreateSpace self-publishing operation.

“Publisher must have been confused, and mixed up cover photo for ‘Lolita,’” wrote one reader on the Star’s website.

“What is the world coming to when such an iconic gentle book gets the porn treatment?” wrote another.

The makeover, which was also reported by other media, has generated lots of buzz online, ranging from outrage, confusion and amusement. On Twitter, Anne of Green Gables was trending Friday morning.

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