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A review by bupdaddy
Art in Nature by Tove Jansson
4.0
I finished a book! Take that, Corvid-19 quarantine inertia!
OK, I'm kind of an idiot - I didn't realize this was a book of her short stories, thinking it was one of her typical novellas, until around "Chapter" 4 I began to wonder when any of these people might start to meet each other. So maybe the weirdness of the world today is affecting my reading comprehension, as it has most other facets of my life that require concentration.
But I think I got the swing of it by the end. Or maybe it's just a coincidence that the last few stories were my favorites. Her ability to write in ten words what other authors need two hundred for really shines toward the end, and her ability to communicate in what's unsaid what other people need to say is there too.
Well worth a read.
OK, I'm kind of an idiot - I didn't realize this was a book of her short stories, thinking it was one of her typical novellas, until around "Chapter" 4 I began to wonder when any of these people might start to meet each other. So maybe the weirdness of the world today is affecting my reading comprehension, as it has most other facets of my life that require concentration.
But I think I got the swing of it by the end. Or maybe it's just a coincidence that the last few stories were my favorites. Her ability to write in ten words what other authors need two hundred for really shines toward the end, and her ability to communicate in what's unsaid what other people need to say is there too.
Well worth a read.