A Winter Book by Tove Jansson

A Winter Book

Tove Jansson with Silvester Mazzarella (Translator), David McDuff (Translator), Kingsley Hart (Translator), Ali Smith (Contributor)

208 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced
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Following the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Summer Book, here is a Winter Book collection of some of Tove Jansson’s best loved and most famous stories.Drawn from youth and older age, and spanning most of the twentieth century, this newly tr...

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Moods

reflective 77%
lighthearted 41%
emotional 37%
adventurous 34%
relaxing 31%
funny 29%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 25%
dark 8%
sad 8%
challenging 6%
mysterious 5%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 39%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 26% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

N/A: 35% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 19% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 9% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 72% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 6% | Yes: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 37% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 17%

Average rating

3.79

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