A review by wildflowercrypt
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this is the story of a girl who comes to live with her Grandmother on an island, after her own mother dies. although the story is not about that loss or the accompanying grief, you can still feel it in the room with you everywhere you go with Grandmother and Sophia; it lingers in the back of the mind, coloring the narrative and giving weight to what might seem an otherwise insignificant moment. The Summer Book played out like a movie (a Studio Ghibli movie at that) in my head, i could see it all so clearly; a new favorite i hope to re-read for many summers to come.
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