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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this much more than the first volume -- Jansson was really getting her feet under her in this new medium.  Her graphism is getting more elegant and expressive (and funnier), her storylines more balanced, nuanced and satisfying.  I found each of the four stories in this volume delightful.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47562171">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read and loved the Moomintroll chapter books for the majority of my life, but only recently learned that the author Tove Jansson also created a serial comic strip featuring the Mooming family and friends too. The joy! The publisher Drawn &amp; Quarterly has created an excellent reprint of the comic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36727361">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Moomins are fun and strange.  I love the bizarre story lines.  They remind me of weird dreams.  I really like weird dreams.  And they are sooo cute.<br/><br/>I bought this book in Finland.   (The Moomin are like Mickey Mouse in Finland - they're everywhere.)  And I paid too much because they h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37570636">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[fills me with delight.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first story is the best.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this even better than the first volume, because I'm really getting into the characters now -- I get all sad when Moominmamma is upset. The art is so good! Moomin is so cute! Their adventures are so adorable!<br/><br/>My favourite story is the one where their miserable maid comes to live with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27499034">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The second volume of the collected &quot;Moomin&quot; is so funny that I can't always remember to shake my head philosophically while I laugh. Jansson lets the spotlight wander and her reader becomes better acquainted with the larger Moomin cast, especially M'mama. ]]></body>
    
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