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Oct 20, 2011
mussolet
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"The Summer Book" by Tove Jansson, telling about a grandchilds' and a grandmothers' summer vacations on their island, is praised as one of Scandinavia's modern classics, and it is easy to see why.
The novel brings a typical quiet Scandinavian summer to life; just the type of "still-holiday-but-also-something-else-entirely" that I remember having with my family when I was younger.
The chapters are quite short (ten pages at most I think), and one doesn't need to read them all in one go, which makes ...more
The novel brings a typical quiet Scandinavian summer to life; just the type of "still-holiday-but-also-something-else-entirely" that I remember having with my family when I was younger.
The chapters are quite short (ten pages at most I think), and one doesn't need to read them all in one go, which makes ...more
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The book reminds me of my own relationship with my grandma. A lot of memories keep coming up during my reading of "The Summer Book".
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Looking at the cover, I easily dreamt myself to an island to spend my summer holidays on. Love it!
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I picked up "The Summer Book" when the summer was already over and autumn greeted me with leaves falling from the trees. I was not quite ready to believe that the summer was over and therefore wanted to read "The Summer Book", as ...more
The book reminds me of my own relationship with my grandma. A lot of memories keep coming up during my reading of "The Summer Book".
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cover
Looking at the cover, I easily dreamt myself to an island to spend my summer holidays on. Love it!
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I picked up "The Summer Book" when the summer was already over and autumn greeted me with leaves falling from the trees. I was not quite ready to believe that the summer was over and therefore wanted to read "The Summer Book", as ...more
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Dec 13, 2013
Jenna Garrett
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Oct 28, 2018
Karawan
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Jul 23, 2019
Silje
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