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Summer Book
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Stacia
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Taube
Feb 14, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
When it comes to things said and unsaid, it's difficult to describe the magic and magisterial achievement of Jansson's artistry in The Summer Book --the writing so lightly kept, so simple-seeming, so closely concerned with the weighing of moments that the weight of exegesis is probably too much and a complete disservice to a wonderful book. Just read it. ...more
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