Book Review; Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson

As it's autumn, I couldn't resist reading an autumn-themed book, so I picked up the Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson and today I'll post my review of the book.

Description from Goodreads

The last, most profound and elegiac of Tove Jansson’s Moomin novels.

The Moomins, in case you haven’t already met them, are kind, philosophical creatures with velvety fur and smooth round snouts, who live in a beautiful Finnish valley. They sleep through the winter and when spring comes they wake and clamber down rope ladders hanging from their windows, ready for a bright new adventure.

But in Moominvalley in November, the Moomins are missing. They have left their beloved Moominvalley – for the mysterious lighthouse island of Moominpappa at Sea – and no one has seen them since. As winter draws near, Snufkin, Mymble, Toft and others move into the Moominhouse to await the family’s return and soon find themselves absorbed in exploits of their own. Only little Toft lingers on. The gentle creature has seen a flicker of light on the horizon. Could this be the Moomins sailing back?

My Thoughts on the Book

There's something about Tove Jansson's writing style that I really love, and of course the illustrations too. There's a certain melancholy in this book that can be felt though, and while Moominvalley in November has some charm to it, I felt something was missing when the actual Moomin family wasn't there. It might be just me though, and not the book's fault.

Nevertheless, it was nice to have read Moominvalley in November regardless.