Howl's moving castle

Wild Woila reviewed Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (/Howl's Moving Castle)

Great characters and vibe

3 stars

A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old & fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn't really into the romantic ending.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9

A young woman gets caught up in magical machinations and is turned old & fabulously crotchety. Great characters and vibe but I lost track of the plot a bit (disclaimer: listened to this as a sleep story), and wasn't really into the romantic ending.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8eOjQ3JrXk&list=PLp6dwtXsi8Pu6G7MT4ajMGB1YrumzQRZ9

Fatu reviewed Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (/Howl's Moving Castle)

Slighly Disappointed

3 stars

Content warning Spoiler for end of book

Lowkey read the book to see if it had been Miyasaki or the original author's intent to have Sophie fall in love with Howl (who stands very much as a spoiled, fickle manchild)...the story and imagery are beautiful, I just still can't get over the author's choice to have Sophie fall for someone she is literally mothering throughout the entire book...

Jax is reading reviewed Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Very different to the film (I prefer it)

4 stars

We've had a lot of discussions at home of book v film, and I enjoy the film, but I think of it as an almost completely separate thing. I very much enjoy the book - it is a great readaloud with plenty to get into.