Not all evil though

[undyingking]

On a more positive note, though, the author of one of the ten most important books in the history of SF and fantasy* was this morning seen to say, about an observation of mine re the later, rather depressing Moomintroll books: "I think you are absolutely right and I hadn't thought of that."

In my current migrainous and frustrated-by-lots-of-ringing-round-unhelpful-people state, I'll cling to that affirmation.

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* According to a well-known and highly authoritative 'good reading guide'.

Comments

you are right

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

They were the only books I read as a child that presented family life even close to how I experienced it -- and I think the same was true of a quantity of 70s kids.

true of a quantity of 70s kids

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

They should have dished it out on the NHS! -- saved countless counselling bills in later life. Maybe they did in Finland.

(On a side but related note, I love the conversation in Together about whether Pippi Longstocking is a capitalist.)

[jackfirecat.livejournal.com]

Wow, talking to Crowley!

I liked the later Moomintroll books, and that one especially, but agree it's dark. I read it as an adult. She always had adult sentiments/people-observation in there I think, perhaps subtler and to a lesser degree in the early ones, but brought it to the fore especially in that one, and I think it's the best for it.

Well done you.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Yay! He seems like a very decent sort.

I'd like to reread them as an adult, but our family collection got scattered between the three of us, and I seem to have ended up with the early ones. Might be a case for a secondhand trawl.