There is a lot I want to write about Tove Jansson’s Moomintroll books. Right now I just want to note, I think there is a good deal of complexity and nuance in Jansson’s characterizations, in the early books of the series as well as the later ones. There seems to be a received wisdom that Comet in Moominland, Finn Family Moomintroll, Moominpappa’s Memoirs, and Moominsummer Madness are simple, light-hearted books without any depth; I think this is wrong. No more to say about this right now, I’m just trying to get my feet wet for a longer Moominpost.