A review by o4tmeal
Letters from Tove by Tove Jansson

4.0

this book took me a While to read but i think i finished it at the right time... i like how you can see Tove's voice be consistent in the letters even as she ages, but you can also see how her perspective of the world (and the people around her) and of herself changes as the letters go by. my favorite collections were her letters to Tuulikki Pietilä, a testament to her love, affection, and care for her partner; her letters to Maya Vanni, showing her love of and for the world and people around her; and letters to Åke Ruinnquist, where she talks about her work and briefly about her creative process, and you can see how much she cherishes being able to work on so many things. i'm really glad i read this book—hopefully i can read more moomin comics & other TJ works in the future!