tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post1821264051995623608..comments2017-08-17T13:58:39.661+10:00Comments on Messengers Booker (and more): The Woman Who Borrowed Memories (Selected Stories) - Tove Jansson - translated by Thomas Teal and Silvester Mazzarella - 2015 Best Translated Book AwardMessy_Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-15726581169164462912015-06-02T23:06:24.514+10:002015-06-02T23:06:24.514+10:00The Moomins, of course, are highly social. Perhap...The Moomins, of course, are highly social. Perhaps in the later, adult books, there is a retreat from the social world and from celebrity.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-81093935533431335232015-06-02T15:37:23.501+10:002015-06-02T15:37:23.501+10:00To be 100% honest, with my "to be read" ...To be 100% honest, with my "to be read" pile growing exponentially, unless another work of Jansson's makes an award longlist I'll not be revisiting her work. Whilst enjoyable with the introversion, it became a little repetitive, so not a writer I'd seek out!!!Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-89639867512104029402015-06-02T15:36:26.329+10:002015-06-02T15:36:26.329+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Messy_Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793938555354522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-39187355957913756622015-06-02T14:22:17.105+10:002015-06-02T14:22:17.105+10:00The more adult Jansson you read, the more the Moom...The more adult Jansson you read, the more the Moomin books look like adult literature. Or such has been my experience. There is a lot of continuity - it is how Jansson saw the world.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817560476597166820.post-7181041358881206052015-06-02T05:46:11.643+10:002015-06-02T05:46:11.643+10:00I've not yet read Tove Jannson - I think I'...I've not yet read Tove Jannson - I think I'm still put off by the Moomins association! (not that I didn't love them as a child). However, so many people have been complimentary about her adult writing I think it's only a matter of time.1streadinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546473277895842785noreply@blogger.com