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The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

July #bookspin

I‘ve been absolute rubbish about bookspin this year but I‘m going to keep posting and keep trying!

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d

sherrisilvera 1-3 are in my top 5! 1d

mrp27 @sherrisilvera I really need to them… 1d

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AllDebooks

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

#MidsummerSolace

I hope you've enjoyed our #buddyreads 📚

This is an informal reading discussion for the tagged book. Please let us know your thoughts.

📢 I will post the discussion thread for A Wilder Way around late July, to give our 🇺🇸 readers a chance to catch up.

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Librarybelle I did enjoy this one—lots of descriptive passages that made me feel like I was on the island. There is also a solid relationship between Sophia and Mimi, though Sophia did drive me nuts at times! 2d

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Bookwormjillk I have The Summer Book out from the library but as usual I am behind. I'll check back in when I finally get to it. 2d

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk thankfully, it's a short read. I hope you enjoy it x 2d

IriDas I really enjoyed this book. I loved that it was a series of self-contained chapters. The relationship between the girl and her grandmother was very real, nobody was the “font of wisdom” so to speak, they were both just fully human. My Alma mater has several of her books. I think I will have to check them out when school starts back. 2d

julieclair I adored The Summer Book! It was my only 5-star read in June. The relationship between grandmother and granddaughter was something truly special and loving. Even when they were angry with each other, they understood each other so well. 15h

AllDebooks @IriDas @julieclair so glad you both enjoyed it. The relationship between Sophia and her grandmother was very realistic. 15h

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Sophia was a handful at times. 😅 15h

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CogsOfEncouragement

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

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This is a tenderhearted delight.

#MidsummerSolace

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Librarybelle

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

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Beautifully descriptive vignettes of summer time on an island. While Sophia drove me crazy with her frequent crying and protestations, this shows a loving bond between grandmother and granddaughter. A nice escape and perfect for #MidsummerSolace #Naturalitsy #LitSolace #192025 #1972

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julieclair

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

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This book is a balm for the soul. Calm, quiet, relaxing, filled with love. It was a perfect choice for #Naturalitsy #MidsummerSolace , as it really did provide solace for me in these stressful times. Escapism at its best. @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit #LitSolace

kspenmoll Now I have to read this- lovely review. 💛 7d

AnnCrystal The magic of a good book 📚💝 How lovely 👏🏼🫂👍🏼💝. (edited) 7d

TheBookHippie It‘s so lovely. 7d

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julieclair @kspenmoll You will love it! 💚 7d

julieclair @AnnCrystal Magic is the perfect word for it. 💚 (edited) 7d

julieclair @TheBookHippie 💚💚💚 7d

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AllDebooks

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

#MidsummerSolace

Can you imagine? This looks like my idea of heaven. Added to the 🪣 list. ❤️🌞❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jun/23/summer-in-tove-jansson-finland-mo...

TheBookHippie Oh my word. What a dream. 1w

AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 1w

Librarybelle Oh nice! I‘m almost done with The Summer Book, and the images help me visualize the setting even more! 1w

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The_Penniless_Author

Sun City | Tove Jansson

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A different sort of "summer read", one I enjoyed immensely. Tove Jansson is one of those authors I've known about forever but had never read (not even the Moomins, which aren't as well known in the US as Europe). I knew that she was fascinated by America's unique (to put it nicely) attitude toward aging and the elderly, and she really captured the pathos of being abandoned in "paradise" with insight and gentle humor.

BarbaraBB I love her too and hadn‘t heard of this one. Thanks! 1w

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Andrea313

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

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It was a pleasure to drop into the #MidsummerSolace reading with this beautiful little book. A collection of vignettes about summer on a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland, it was so charming in its evocative physical details. Weather and nature felt vivid, especially a spectacular and terrifying summer storm. Of course the real star of the show are the relationships between Sophia, her grandmother, and her often-absent father. Lovely all around.

AllDebooks I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 2w

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IriDas

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

Reading this morning at the laundromat.

#summerreading

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