3.35k reviews for:

Sommarboken

Tove Jansson

4.0 AVERAGE

lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
lighthearted reflective fast-paced
emotional relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

writing style just isn't for me... also i was hoping to get a more lighthearted story but ... no this is about mortality and grief isnt it

little/no plot- just lovely vignettes of sophia and her grandmother on an island in finland.

"Write: I hate field mice. No. Write: I hate field mice, but I don't like it when they die. They make tunnels in the ground, and then they eeat up Papa's bulbs. And they teach their children to make tunnels and eat bulbs. And at night they all sleep with their arms around each other. They don't know they're unfortunate creatures."
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No