Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 5 by Tove Jansson

Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 5 Reviews

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  Eva B.

  Aw. It's bittersweet to think that I've reached the end of Tove Jansson's work with the Moomins, although I still have the Lars books to work through. I loved the return of Too-Ticky, the Nibling (who reminds me of an incredibly hungry Little My!), and the Fuddler. Moominvalley's characters remain as adorable and lovely as always.
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  MB (What she read)

  Charming!
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  Leif

  Even Moomins get tired after awhile: Moominmamma sensibly putting out the bedding, Moominpappa asleep over his desk dreaming of oceans, and Snorkmaiden and Moomin himself perhaps sensing that they should put their daily differences to bed or sort them out, once and for all. The three stories here – "Moomin Winter", "Moomin Under Sail", and "Fuddler's Courtship" – give up an arresting development of the principle characters in the valley, but readers will be familiar with elements of these stories from Jansson's prose stories. Of the three, "Fuddler's Courtship" is the most engaging as it presents the psychoanalyst as a figure of ridicule and fun, but "Moomin Winter" shows off Moominmamma to a good light and "Moomin Under Sail" is a bit of a rollicking adventure such as the Moomins need once in a while, and is leagues away better than the time travels of previous adventures.
  
  Read as repeats of the prose this fifth collection of Moominstories might feel the tiredness of the Moomins heavy on its back. But seen in the light of their ending – this is the last collection of
  Tove Jansson, after which her brother
  Lars Jansson took over – they are all the more precious, despite (or more probably because of) their sleepy eyes.
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  Nicky

  Loved the story with Snorkmaiden and Moomin trying to get someone together with Mymble. Especially the ending... The characters remain their quirky, adorable selves. And I do love that Moomins look like hippos.
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  Kitty

  see on mu esimene süstemaatilisem kokkupuude muumikoomiksitega (kuskil üheksakümnendate ajalehesabas justkui jäi ka vahel ette, aga misiganes leht see oli, ma ei lugenud seda kuigi tihti). muidugi eriti süstemaatiline inimene oleks vaevunud ehk alustama esimesest köitest; laisk inimene võttis selle, mis lähimas raamatukogus riiulil saada oli, seega sattus viies. mis on väidetavalt viimane veel Tove enda joonistatud lugudega, edasi tuleb juba vend.
  
  mis ma oskan öelda, kolmest loost kaks on küll ilmselged "Muumipapa memuaarides" olnud süžeede, tegelaskujude ja isegi dialoogide taaskasutus (vaatasin järele, raamat oli enne, koomiks hiljem). Sniffi pole üheski loos tegelasena sees, aga pole nt ka Haisulooma, kes on üks selline müütiline muumikoomiksitegelane, kellest olen ainult kuulnud (raamatutes pole) ja noh, ikka ei õnnestunud siis nüüd näha. vist pean ikka mõne varasema köite ka hankima, see oli kokkuvõttes selline veidi... meh.
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  Katrina

  The last volume with Tove's contributions to the comics. I didn't particularly like the middle story - it was too self-referential, which is neither a type of humor I'm typically drawn to, nor one that fits the moomins' world. The first story, though, with visitors infesting the moomins' attempt to hibernate through the winter, was excellent, and the final story was funny and charming.
  
  Weirdly, this volume had two panels stuck in over what must have originally been a misprint. That's an odd way to fix an error, but I suppose it's better than tossing out a bunch of books. The moomins would probably approve of that kind of haphazard stuck-together solution. Waste not, want not.
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  Evie Bell

  Beautiful, beautiful BEAUTIFUL! I've been borrowing the series from the library, but might even kick my anti-consumerist motto to buy my own copy. OH! Sweet, silly bumbling Moomin valley! My favourite illustration of this volume has to be the rows of orphanage creatures, with illustrated plaits precariously balanced atop long snouts. I've no idea where or how Jansson came up with the names of her characters, but favourites (from this volume) include, 'Mrs Fillyjonk', 'Stinky', 'Miss Fluffins' and 'Nibbling'. Can't wait to immediately re-read the entire strip.
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  Charlie

  the fuddler wears a saucepan on his head, collects buttons, and i love him.
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  Sasha Ustyuzhanina

  Муми-тролли против незваных гостей, психотерапевта и пиратов (побеждают всегда сумка Муми-мамы и покой). Купила книжку в Женином книжном на ВДНХ
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  Suzanne Fournier

  Loved Moomin under sail mostly because of Too-Ticki, love this character. She's so resourceful and knowledgeable.
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  Nathaniel

  Love TJ and am looking forward to hoovering up the other volumes.
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  Gijs Grob

  This volume rounds up the comic strip in which Tove Jansson was involved herself. It contains three stories that betray a lack of inspiration.
  
  'Moomin Winter' is the best of the three and tells about a winter in which the moomins fail to hibernate due to a number of guests. An annoying nibling child takes the center of this tale, which is mostly about the stupidity of secrets.
  
  'Moomin Under Sail' starts with the lack of inspiration visible in the first panel, in which we can see Moomintroll looking for something to start a new story with. What follows is practically an uninspired re-telling of '
  The Exploits of Moominpappa', now featuring Too-Ticki and the whole Moomin family.
  
  Finally, 'Fuddler's Courtship' tells about the Fuddler (apparently the son of the Muddler from 'The Exploits of Moominpappa', but there's no difference between the two characters), who's in love with the Mymble['s daughter]. Unfortunately, this story dissolves into another one about a mad psychiatrist, and only shows that it was a wise decision for Jansson to stop.
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  Aleksandra

  Dobrze, że Tove Jansson zakończyła to tutaj. Widać brak pomysłów, chociaż wydaje się, że Muminki są samograjem.
  1. Moomin Winter - Panna Kosmatka, Gburny, Gryzilepek i tajemnice.
  
  2. Moomin Under Sail - historie Muminków związane z morzem są moimi ulubionymi.
  
  3. Fuddler's Courtship
  
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  Pauliina

  Ilmeisesti tämä viides kirja oli pelkästään Lars Janssonin käsialaa ja no, kyllä sen huomasi. Toki oli varmasti paras ratkaisu että Lars rupesi näitä neljännen kirja jälkeen jatkamaan (jos niitä kerta oli pakko jatkaa), mutta piirrosjälki on paikoitellen todella epäselvää ja tuntuu kuin tämä olisi vain nopeasti hutaisten tehty. Totta kai Toven isoja saappaita on vaikea täyttää, mutta ei tämä silti oikein uponnut.
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  Ademption

  One star subtracted because the second, pirate-themed story, where the Moomins comment about how formulaic they act within their own stories and what is generally typical for their adventures, was necessarily boring. Otherwise, another solid Moomin book.
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  Emily

  This installment draws heavily on
  Moominpappa's Memoirs, but despite the unabashed recycling, it's still quite entertaining.
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  Sara Forsberg

  Three more chapters in the amazing Moomin comics, this time penned by Tove but drawn by Lars Jansson. Winter guests, Fuddlers and psychologists inhabit these stories, and they're just as quirky and funny and sweet as the others.
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  Brittany

  There are 3 stories in this one. The book I had had some printing errors; in a couple of places some strips from a different story would show up. Very weird. These stories felt more meandering and less entertaining overall.
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  Rebekah

  Very nice. Prefer the text books though.
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  Raisu

  On the whole, this probably only deserves four stars, but I'm giving it five anyway, on account of the funniest ever portrait of a psychiatrist.
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  Zen Cho

  I love Moomins. <3 <3 I liked the happy ending for the guy with the pan on his head, and the first story where everyone gets to be themselves.
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  Huutavakilpikonna

  LOVE MOOMIN!!
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  Louise Klamer

  Prima!
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  Anne

  Perfectly Moominy.
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  Angelique

  Love love love love - all the whimsy and the caricatures and just pure joy distilled here.
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  Tomi

  Taattua laatua Janssoneilta!
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  Snufkin

  I love these :-)
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  Книжни Криле

  Разпознаваемият авторски стил на Туве Янсон лъха от тези комикси точно както и от книгите. Героите са отражения на различни страни от човешката природа, обрисуват (и до известна степен дори карикатуризират) честно и открито хорския характер, а историите за тях са изпълнени с приказна философия, семейна топлина, уюта на дома, очарованието на природата, и всичко това поръсено с щипка добронамерена самоирония и здравословно количество носталгия.
  
  Албуми от 1 до 5 преиздават пълната колекция от комиксите на Туве Янсон – първите финландски издания от 1947–1948г., и после британските стрипове от вестниците, за периода от 1954 до 1959г.
  
  Албум 6 започва с комиксите на Ларс от 1960г. През януари 2017 се чака да излезе от печат Албум 11, който ще започне комиксите от 1965г. А имайки предвид, че стриповете на Ларс Янсон излизат чак до 1975г. представете си само колко още албуми тепърва предстоят!
  
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