lukuisa's review against another edition
3.0
Ennemmin 3- tai jopa 2½, en osaa vielä päättää. Pyöristyy kuitenkin kolmoseen, joten antaapa nyt olla sen sitten.
Muumilaakson marraskuu on viimeinen Tove Janssonin kirjoittamista Muumi-romaaneista ja se lopettikin "sarjan" hienosti, kaihoisasti. Minulle tämä kirja ei kuitenkaan ollut viimeinen muumini, onneksi ei vielä!
Verrattuna aikaisemmin lukemiini Muumeihin, Muumilaakson marraskuu oli pettymys. Kirjoitustyyli tuntui liian erilaiselta, runollisemmalta. Tapahtumia ja hurjia juonenkäänteitä ei aina tarvitse olla, mutta tässä kirjassa tapahtuminen puuttuminen puudutti. Toisaalta taas henkilögalleria oli mielenkiintoinen ja erilainen kun muumit puuttuivat. Oli mukavaa oppia lisää Vilijonkasta, hemulista, Nuuskamuikkusesta ja Mymmelistä ja tutustua Tuhtoon ja Ruttuvaariin, jotka ovat minulle ennestään tuntemattomia hahmoja. Tuntemuksien ja ympäristön kuvaus on kirjassa kaunista, samoin se haikean odottavainen loppu. En kuitenkaan pitänyt tästä lähellekään yhtä paljon kuin kahdesta edellisestä.
Muumilaakson marraskuu on viimeinen Tove Janssonin kirjoittamista Muumi-romaaneista ja se lopettikin "sarjan" hienosti, kaihoisasti. Minulle tämä kirja ei kuitenkaan ollut viimeinen muumini, onneksi ei vielä!
Verrattuna aikaisemmin lukemiini Muumeihin, Muumilaakson marraskuu oli pettymys. Kirjoitustyyli tuntui liian erilaiselta, runollisemmalta. Tapahtumia ja hurjia juonenkäänteitä ei aina tarvitse olla, mutta tässä kirjassa tapahtuminen puuttuminen puudutti. Toisaalta taas henkilögalleria oli mielenkiintoinen ja erilainen kun muumit puuttuivat. Oli mukavaa oppia lisää Vilijonkasta, hemulista, Nuuskamuikkusesta ja Mymmelistä ja tutustua Tuhtoon ja Ruttuvaariin, jotka ovat minulle ennestään tuntemattomia hahmoja. Tuntemuksien ja ympäristön kuvaus on kirjassa kaunista, samoin se haikean odottavainen loppu. En kuitenkaan pitänyt tästä lähellekään yhtä paljon kuin kahdesta edellisestä.
sanna1's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
At first I was sad because the Moomin family wasn’t there at all but then I realized that it’s kinda the point. Their family is like this comfort place for everyone but now they were gone and these people who tried to find comfort from Moomin house found comfort from each others instead. I love that.
zoemaja's review against another edition
5.0
I am not sure how I feel about Moominvalley without any Moomins in it. But Snufkin is always fun and I do enjoy the Fillyjonk - so I am sure their adventures will be delighful!
syyysruska's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pustulio's review against another edition
5.0
ES LO MÁS BONITO DEL MUNDO Y QUIERO MUCHO A TOFT aunque en realidad quiero mucho a todos, es un libro de los moormins sin los moormins, la neta esta increible.
pigeonindustrialcomplex's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
shayrna's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lokster71's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great book.
It looks like a children's book and it is. But it isn't. It has a depth to it that is totally deceptive. And there is an air of melancholy and loss about it although it never feels bleak. There is a warmth to melancholy that can be can be comforting.
This is a Moomin book without Moomins in it. They aren't there and their absence is at the centre of the book. So, the characters in the book are The Hemulan, Fillyjonk, Toft, Snufkin, Grandpa-Grumble and Mymble. They are all drawn, for various reasons, to the Moominvalley. They're looking for something, but the Moomin family are absent and the book is about how all the other characters cope with their absence.
Each of them deals with it differently and each of them comes through it in a different way, perhaps Fillyjonk is the most changed.
It feels like a story about grief. How you deal with loss. But sometimes I think I am looking too hard for patterns that don't exist. Whatever, it is a wonderful book and the illustrations are superb too.
I never read any Moomin books as a child and I feel that absence now. I wish I had children I could read them too. There's another absence.
Read it. Read it. Read it.
It looks like a children's book and it is. But it isn't. It has a depth to it that is totally deceptive. And there is an air of melancholy and loss about it although it never feels bleak. There is a warmth to melancholy that can be can be comforting.
This is a Moomin book without Moomins in it. They aren't there and their absence is at the centre of the book. So, the characters in the book are The Hemulan, Fillyjonk, Toft, Snufkin, Grandpa-Grumble and Mymble. They are all drawn, for various reasons, to the Moominvalley. They're looking for something, but the Moomin family are absent and the book is about how all the other characters cope with their absence.
Each of them deals with it differently and each of them comes through it in a different way, perhaps Fillyjonk is the most changed.
It feels like a story about grief. How you deal with loss. But sometimes I think I am looking too hard for patterns that don't exist. Whatever, it is a wonderful book and the illustrations are superb too.
I never read any Moomin books as a child and I feel that absence now. I wish I had children I could read them too. There's another absence.
Read it. Read it. Read it.