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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
Muminki są totalnie unhinged, a autorka w pasywno agresywny sposób szejduje stereotypy dot. wszelkich relacji i zależności między bohaterami.
adventurous
funny
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
I think this might be my favorite Moomin book so far. It's the fourth I've read. It's midsummer in Moomin Valley and Snuffkin has yet to return from his winter adventures. Moomintroll is missing him terribly. But, the local volcano erupts and causes a stir in the ground, or something, which causes the sea to rise and engulf the Moomin house. About the time the water gets up to the roof, a sort of cave floats by and they all jump into it. It's a strange cave, with red velvet curtains, lots of nice pictures in the rafters, and rows of lights along the open side, the one with the red curtains. There's also someone who cackles in the night. Eventually, they find it's a theater in which they're living and the cackling comes from a properties mistress (or something). They decide to put on a play, which Moominpappa has chosen to write. But different people want different things, so Moominpappa keeps having to revise his script. In the meantime, Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden have been arrested for destruction of property. The actual destruction was done by Snuffkin, who was on his way back to Moomin Valley from his adventures. Along the way, he found Little My floating on the ocean, and has picked up some 24 Woodie children. Being a father is tough on a born wanderer. Anyway, somehow they all end up at the play, escape from the Hemulic police and make their way back to Moomin Valley and back to the Moomin house. They have to fix quite a bit up, but it's always good to be home.
The above is undoubtedly garbled and misses out on some delightful new characters, The Whomper and Misabel. Anyway, it was a rather charming story, which is just what is needed in to distract our minds from all the cruelty now being imposed by our brand-new, kleptocratic government. As Jimmy Buffet would have it, "if we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane". The Moomins keep us grounded, keep us laughing, and keep us from going insane. Bless their hearts.
The above is undoubtedly garbled and misses out on some delightful new characters, The Whomper and Misabel. Anyway, it was a rather charming story, which is just what is needed in to distract our minds from all the cruelty now being imposed by our brand-new, kleptocratic government. As Jimmy Buffet would have it, "if we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane". The Moomins keep us grounded, keep us laughing, and keep us from going insane. Bless their hearts.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
AR: 3.5
A sweet tale. I found the Moomins' relentless optimism in the face of pretty extreme circumstances (like calmly sitting in their upper room to have tea while the flood waters continued to rise & treating it all as a great adventure) very cheering, especially considering the current climate in the real world. There is something important to be said for always making the best of a situation. It was these sorts of comments:
"She climbed over to her new home and looked around her. These people had been just a little untidy, she could see. But then, who isn’t. … Pity that the wall had fallen out, but now in summertime it wasn’t so very important."
"And the flood wave had bleached the hammock to a really nice colour."
Snufkin with children was also adorable, and Moominmamma was lovely as always, with such things as:
"Moominmamma nodded. She was dipping her snout in the water and looking at the bottom.
'There’s a nice gleam down there,' she said.
'It’s your golden bracelet,' said Moomintroll. 'And the Snork Maiden’s necklace. Good idea, isn’t it?'
'Splendid,' said his mother. 'We’ll always keep our bangles in brown pond water in the future. They’re so much more beautiful that way.'"
"'Flee!' cried Moominmamma. 'The police are here!'
She didn’t know what her Moomintroll had done, but she was convinced she approved of it.
A sweet tale. I found the Moomins' relentless optimism in the face of pretty extreme circumstances (like calmly sitting in their upper room to have tea while the flood waters continued to rise & treating it all as a great adventure) very cheering, especially considering the current climate in the real world. There is something important to be said for always making the best of a situation. It was these sorts of comments:
"She climbed over to her new home and looked around her. These people had been just a little untidy, she could see. But then, who isn’t. … Pity that the wall had fallen out, but now in summertime it wasn’t so very important."
"And the flood wave had bleached the hammock to a really nice colour."
Snufkin with children was also adorable, and Moominmamma was lovely as always, with such things as:
"Moominmamma nodded. She was dipping her snout in the water and looking at the bottom.
'There’s a nice gleam down there,' she said.
'It’s your golden bracelet,' said Moomintroll. 'And the Snork Maiden’s necklace. Good idea, isn’t it?'
'Splendid,' said his mother. 'We’ll always keep our bangles in brown pond water in the future. They’re so much more beautiful that way.'"
"'Flee!' cried Moominmamma. 'The police are here!'
She didn’t know what her Moomintroll had done, but she was convinced she approved of it.
The Moomins really teach you how to live happily despite the brick life sometimes lays down before our feet. They always find the silver lining and it often can be found somewhere between coffee and jam and the people you surround yourself with. This is the third Moomins book I've read and so far it has been my favourite one!
adventurous
funny
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
oih, olen seda lugu ju enne lugenud mitu korda, aga lõpp näiteks polnud üldse meeles. Muumiorgu tabab järjekordne katastroof - alles neil oli komeet, nüüd tuleb vulkaanipurse ja maavärin ja üleujutus. päris hea, et muumipere oma varandusse üsna filosoofiliselt suhtuda suudab (kuigi elutoamööbel siiski päästetakse). siiski, kui järgmine katsumus on see, et Muumitroll ja Tusklikupreili lahutatakse ülejäänud perest, juhtub vist ainsat korda kogu ses raamatusarjas, et Muumimamma kaotab mõneks ajaks enesevalitsuse.
päris palju tegelasi lisandub ses raamatus ja kõik need filifjonkad ja koduvanad lähevad omavahel vahepeal natuke sassigi, aga lõpuks laabub kõik. mulle meeldib see väike häbelik kuduv koduvana, ta natuke murendab seda üldist stereotüüpi, et nad on kõik lärmakad ja pealetükkivad oma erihuvidega. no ja siis Misa ja Pumps, kes täidavad muumiperes justkui asenduslaste rolli, kui kõik olemasolevad eri viisidel kaduma lähevad. väikesel Myl ja Nuuskmõmmikul on siin oma eraldi seiklus, ka huvitav kooslus.
päris palju tegelasi lisandub ses raamatus ja kõik need filifjonkad ja koduvanad lähevad omavahel vahepeal natuke sassigi, aga lõpuks laabub kõik. mulle meeldib see väike häbelik kuduv koduvana, ta natuke murendab seda üldist stereotüüpi, et nad on kõik lärmakad ja pealetükkivad oma erihuvidega. no ja siis Misa ja Pumps, kes täidavad muumiperes justkui asenduslaste rolli, kui kõik olemasolevad eri viisidel kaduma lähevad. väikesel Myl ja Nuuskmõmmikul on siin oma eraldi seiklus, ka huvitav kooslus.