l_gilb_the_elder 's review for:

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
3.75
emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

As we follow Sophia and her grandmother through a summer on their island, we find subtle undercurrents of the realities of life. Grief. Youth. Old Age. This is a book to savor, and to come back to, to read again.