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Resa med lätt bagage: Noveller by Tove Jansson

siili's review against another edition

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3.0

Kevyt kantamus (1989) on monipuolinen kokoelma eripituisia novelleja, jotka sijoittuvat Suomen (ja saariston) lisäksi muun muassa Espanjaan. Mukana ovat muun muassa hieman maailmanlopun tunnelmaa henkivä Shoppaamassa-novelli, japanilaiselta fanilta tulleita kirjeitä, jotka on kaikki nimetty otsikon kirjeenvaihtoa alle sekä huomattavasti muita pidempi novelli Kivipelto, joka kertoo vanhasta lehtimiehestä ja hänen kirjoittajan blokistaan.

Kokonaisuutena kokoelma pitää sisällään sekä hyvin vahvoja että myös joukon hieman heikompia novelleja. Omia suosikkejani olivat novellit Kesälapsi, Shoppaamassa sekä Metsä. Sen sijaan novellit Kivipelto, Lokit ja Voimistelunopettajan kuolema olivat mielestäni joko täysin turhia tai tylsiä, eivätkä niin hyviä kuin muut. Loput novellit ovat hyvän ja kohtalaisen väliltä. Annan tälle novellikokoelmalle arvosanaksi 3 tähteä, sillä vaikka loistavia tarinoita oli mukana jonkin verran, keskinkertaiset ja hieman kehnot novellit vähensivät ainakin omaa lukuintoani.

sandraemilias's review

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emotional mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

luca3's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

wrongbobby's review

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4.0

I den här samlingen lämnar Tove Jansson ofta sina "vanliga" skådeplatser och ger sig ut i världen. Det är närmast Carverskt, med små blickar i mer eller mindre "vanliga" människors liv, och många gånger finns det ingen solklar slutsats. Några noveller slutar till och med med en upptrappning, och en blir lämnad att själv fundera på vad som händer sen.

Det når inte riktigt upp till briljansen i de flesta Mumin-böckerna eller Sommarboken, men det är härligt att se hur Tove verkar ha tillåtit sig själv att leka i texten även på äldre dagar. Det är lekfullt och fantasifullt, precis som vanligt.

itsneverbecky's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved the flow between each story, their pace & how quickly they draw you in. Simple, unpretentious & classic Tove Jannsson poignancy

birdbeakbeast's review against another edition

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4.0

intricate and wholesome

mitrusheva's review against another edition

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3.0

Уви, поредно потвърждение, че разказите не са моята територия. Езикът и изказът, леки и семпли, но красиви и изящни, обаче ми харесаха невероятно много.

bookwomble's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

dousty95's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

nwhyte's review against another edition

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5.0

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2589541.html

A collection of short stories by the great Finnish writer, a surprising number of which are about psychological manipulation and trauma - something I picked up also in her novel, The True Deceiver; the most memorable here is "The Woman Who Borrowed Memories", itself the title of another collection, whose central character returns to visit an old friend to find that her past has been ruthlessly appropriated. There are other lovely pieces too, the opening story, "An Eightieth Birthday" about a young woman taking her new-ish boyfriend to a family party, and the heartbreaking "Correspondence", supposedly letters to Jansson from a Japanese fan, which closes the collection. This would be a good starter pack for people who otherwise only know the Moomins.