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Quite charming & delightful.

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.
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Jan 28, 2014
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it was amazing
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