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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Unread shelf project 2021: book 76.
Oh, this was such a fun little book! I’d heard of the Moomins from some of my European friends and finally got around to reading the first in the series (technically the second, but I guess the first listed on GR in the series is widely considered a prequel since it was before Jansson settled on a permanent graphic depiction for the Moomins).
So yes — this is definitely a children’s book but perfect for adults to read when anxious or stressed or feeling otherwise unwell. Such a sweet story. I love Sniff, he reminds me a little of Piglet, and Moomintroll reminds me a little of Winnie-the-Pooh, my two favorites from the Hundred Acre Wood.
Oh, this was such a fun little book! I’d heard of the Moomins from some of my European friends and finally got around to reading the first in the series (technically the second, but I guess the first listed on GR in the series is widely considered a prequel since it was before Jansson settled on a permanent graphic depiction for the Moomins).
So yes — this is definitely a children’s book but perfect for adults to read when anxious or stressed or feeling otherwise unwell. Such a sweet story. I love Sniff, he reminds me a little of Piglet, and Moomintroll reminds me a little of Winnie-the-Pooh, my two favorites from the Hundred Acre Wood.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Lovely! Enjoyable adventure to revisit.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
lighthearted
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a re-read of a book I originally read in the 80's.
When I read this way back when, I thought it was actually kinda dark for a kid's book. There's a comet ("a star with a tail") heading for Moominland. It seems likely that it will strike their world and nothing will survive. The waters and seas all dry up too.
Moomintroll and Sniff and Snufkin head off to the astronomers on top of the mounting to find out what will happen and what they can do. Then they rush home.
I like these books because there are passages like this in them:
That simple faith that Mama Can Fix It isn't really something I ever had. I envy those who had it. And (spoiler, but not really) everything IS ok in the end.
All the little animals and really just delightfully weird too.
When I read this way back when, I thought it was actually kinda dark for a kid's book. There's a comet ("a star with a tail") heading for Moominland. It seems likely that it will strike their world and nothing will survive. The waters and seas all dry up too.
Moomintroll and Sniff and Snufkin head off to the astronomers on top of the mounting to find out what will happen and what they can do. Then they rush home.
I like these books because there are passages like this in them:
Moomintroll thought how frightened the earth must be feeling with that great ball of fire oming nearer and nearer to her. Then he thought about how much he loved everything -- the forest and the sea, the rain and the wind, the sunshine, the grass and the moss -- and how impossible it would be to live without them all, and this made him feel very, very sad. But after a wile he stopped worrying.
"Mamma will know what to do," he said to himself.
That simple faith that Mama Can Fix It isn't really something I ever had. I envy those who had it. And (spoiler, but not really) everything IS ok in the end.
All the little animals and really just delightfully weird too.