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Original Title:	Pappan och havet
ISBN:	0374453063 (ISBN13: 9780374453060)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Mumintrollen #8
Characters:	Muumipappa, Muumimamma, Muumipeikko, pikku Myy, kalastaja, Mörkö

Moominpappa at Sea (Mumintrollen #8)

Tove Jansson

Paperback | Pages: 228 pages

Rating: 4.28 | 6309 Users | 316 Reviews

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Title	:	Moominpappa at Sea (Mumintrollen #8)
Author	:	Tove Jansson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 228 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1993 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (first published 1965)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Childrens. Fiction. Classics. European Literature. Finnish Literature

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The Moomin series has always been remarkable not only for its charm and whimsy, but also for its sense of melancholy, unusual in children's literature. Moominpappa at Sea is a particularly introspective installment; here you will find no heroic battles or overwhelming drama, just one family's quiet journey of self-discovery when they move to a mysterious island. And an island is the perfect setting for this story, for the characters become more and more insular as they explore their new environs. It's a story about becoming independent; about bringing order out of chaos; about creating the world you want to live in, and sometimes about what happens when you can't. Moominpappa at Sea is also probably the only children's book you'll ever read that centers on a midlife crisis. The story begins with Moominpappa not feeling needed around his home in Moominvalley, so he decides to pick up his family and move to an island he has only seen on the map. The island is no tropical paradise--it actually sounds quite imposing, looming over the Moomins at first sight like a giant shadow--but holds mysteries aplenty for the whole family: Moominpappa and Moominmamma; Moomintroll and Little My. There is the old abandoned lighthouse, and the antisocial fisherman who lives on the opposite side of the island. There are the trees that seem so frightened they move of their own accord and a threat from home, the mournful Groke, who freezes everything in her path. The Moomins are imaginary creatures, who don't have jobs or schedules to follow, yet it is amazingly easy to relate to their experiences, particularly in this novel. In fact, Moominpappa's crisis stems from the fact he has nothing to keep him occupied, a familiar problem these days, though in his case it is not due to being retired or unemployed. Moomintroll, in earlier books in the series, has seemed about eight or nine, but now he's dealing with the problems of an adolescent, including the struggle to be independent and an obsession with sea horses (they are actual, tiny horses in this book) that borders on an early crush. In fact, he is starting to see the world as more than black and white, as he comes to understand the threatening but not really evil Groke. Our little Moomintroll is growing up! My, on the other hand, is just as we need her to be; irrepressible and just a little bit wicked, often adding a touch of humor just when things get dark. As you might have guessed, I've never been one to feel children's books couldn't be enjoyed outside their intended demographic. However, I feel that Moominpappa at Sea should be particularly appreciated by adults, while maintaining the sense of wonder that has made these books beloved by generations of kids.

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This is such an strange Moomin book. I loved the reflective and melancholy touches in Tales from Moominvalley, but here those elements are overwhelming. The Moomins move to an island lighthouse, and the atmosphere gives over entirely to the desolate setting and ravaged natural beauty; the character arcs are separated and lonely, and progress at a snail's pace towards resolutions that offer some payoff but don't guarantee a return to the way things were. Constrained to short fiction, the sadness

I am never going to get tired of Moominpappa at Sea. I knew it when I was 10, I knew it when I was 18 and I'm still as sure now, at 24, after eagerly devouring the book in almost one go, yet again. I've read all Moomin books multiple times but Moominpappa at Sea remains my personal favourite and I can't even begin to tell you how happy I was to finally get my own copy which I was desperately trying to get hold of for years. And then the whole series got rereleased this year for the 100th

It's To The Lighthouse but with moomins.

The Moomin series has always been remarkable not only for its charm and whimsy, but also for its sense of melancholy, unusual in children's literature. Moominpappa at Sea is a particularly introspective installment; here you will find no heroic battles or overwhelming drama, just one family's quiet journey of self-discovery when they move to a mysterious island. And an island is the perfect setting for this story, for the characters become more and more insular as they explore their new

This is in part a deeply distasteful story of toxic masculinity. It's "The Shining" in Moominland.

When Moomintroll reports that he has extinguished a small fire in the moss, his father becomes unexpectedly cross and obsessive: "Don't imagine that a spot like this isn't dangerous. Far from it. It can go on burning under the moss, you see. In the ground. Hours and perhaps even days may go by, and then suddenly, whoof! The fire breaks out somewhere quite different." He is, of course, actually speaking about his own lingering dissatisfactions.This starting point isn't dissimilar to 'The Secret

I was never a big fan of the Moomins--I'm weird for a Finn, that way--but I thought I need to pass on the tradition to my daughter, so we read this at bedtime over quite a few weeks. Mate, it's a weird book. I'll have to ask what my daughter thought, but I felt there were parts that were ominous and depressing in a way that few horror books manage to be. I knew the Moomins were not your average fairy tale folks, but this was something else. The story got a bit brighter towards the end, but don't