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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Moomintroll wakes unseasonably early while the rest of his family hibernates through winter. As always, but especially so with these seasonal and particularly evocative books, I love the atmospheric parts of this--the lonely, cozy winter and the pleasurable anxiety of temporary scarcity is beautifully rendered, and I adore the hidden beasts:
Moomintroll's PoV is closer and more inward-focused than usual for this series, and the smaller touches of humor, like the unwelcome houseguests, are a productive contrast without being overwhelming. But my sense of humor was surgically removed at birth, and so I bounce off the more mundane and humorous elements, particularly the sporty Hemulen which recycles the plot of the winter arc in the comics and echoes the absurdist social critique of the theater plot in Moominsummer Madness. And each time, that disconnect breaks my heart because I want to love the book that little bit more.
Too-Ticky rubbed her nose and thought. "Well, it's like this," she said. "There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that's a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds odd night animals and people that don't fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all year. and then when everything's quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep--then they appear."
Moomintroll's PoV is closer and more inward-focused than usual for this series, and the smaller touches of humor, like the unwelcome houseguests, are a productive contrast without being overwhelming. But my sense of humor was surgically removed at birth, and so I bounce off the more mundane and humorous elements, particularly the sporty Hemulen which recycles the plot of the winter arc in the comics and echoes the absurdist social critique of the theater plot in Moominsummer Madness. And each time, that disconnect breaks my heart because I want to love the book that little bit more.
I had to read this again because I got a set of Moomintroll socks in my Christmas stocking.
ANYWAY.
My introduction to the Moominland books was a box of books my Aunt Yuko sent us one Christmas, and I've loved them ever since. In this story, Moomintroll - a creature called a Moomin, who usually sleep through winter - wakes up one winter and finds himself in a strange, white world inhabited by odd people like the Groke, the dweller under the sink, and the Lady of the Cold.
The books are whimsical and entrancing but not childish. I never read them until I was probably in high school, and at 26 I still enjoy them. This one has a more or less ongoing storyline, but even so it's also a good book to pick up when you just feel like reading a chapter, and you could nearly get away with not reading it chronologically.
ANYWAY.
My introduction to the Moominland books was a box of books my Aunt Yuko sent us one Christmas, and I've loved them ever since. In this story, Moomintroll - a creature called a Moomin, who usually sleep through winter - wakes up one winter and finds himself in a strange, white world inhabited by odd people like the Groke, the dweller under the sink, and the Lady of the Cold.
The books are whimsical and entrancing but not childish. I never read them until I was probably in high school, and at 26 I still enjoy them. This one has a more or less ongoing storyline, but even so it's also a good book to pick up when you just feel like reading a chapter, and you could nearly get away with not reading it chronologically.
I loved this sweet little book. It was a perfect read for the end of winter & very early spring. I adore every character, especially Moomin, Too-Ticky, Sorry-Oo (reminded me of my dog), Moominmama & the ancestor. The descriptions of snow, the cold, the stars, & the sun all remind me what I love about these two seasons most & best.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes