Scan barcode
A review by ashleylm
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
5.0
I have to confess: I love the Moomins. I think they're remarkable, and pretty much unlike anything I've ever read. (Except now I'll compare them to other books!) They're a bit like Pooh, in the sense that this is a special place, unrelated to other concerns. They're a bit like the Hobbit, in the sense that the author manages to create entirely new creatures that seem perfectly plausible. They're a bit like the Wind in the Willows, with that wistful earnestness (interspersed with comic high jinks). But they really are their very own, very special thing.
Although listed as book #3 here, this is a good 1st book to read if you're new to the series. The Comet is not showing her off to full potential, and the Flood is a very short book (and again, not the author at her best). Start with this one, and work your way forward, and then go back if you're a completist.
I've re-read this many, many times, so the date is approximately my first read.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
Although listed as book #3 here, this is a good 1st book to read if you're new to the series. The Comet is not showing her off to full potential, and the Flood is a very short book (and again, not the author at her best). Start with this one, and work your way forward, and then go back if you're a completist.
I've re-read this many, many times, so the date is approximately my first read.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!