A review by lafate
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is just a perfectly lovely book. I listened to it in a day. It is character driven and not plot driven. I recently learned about Tove Jansson when I was researching children's book authors. She wrote and illustrated the Moomin books. This isn't a Moomin book, but you can see the same wit and heart in it. The narration by Natasha Soudek suits the book perfectly.