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by Diana Wynne Jones
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Olga Godim
Olga Godim rated it 10 years ago
Years ago, I watched the Japanese anime by Hayao Miyazaki made from this book. I loved the movie. And I loved the book, although it took me years to read it. Both book and movie are quirky and magical. In all my fantasy reading, I’ve never read anything quite like this story. If I applied artistic e...
Bay's Books
Bay's Books rated it 10 years ago
Title: Howl's Moving Castle Series Title: Howl's Moving Castle (#1) Author: Diana Wynne Jones Original Published Date: 1986 Pages: 336 Edition Language: English Format: Paperback Category: Fantasy, Children, Romance, Summary: (from Goodreads:) Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of...
Fiction Fantastic
Fiction Fantastic rated it 10 years ago
I absolutely loved this book. As soon as I finished I wanted to start reading it again, and when I found out there's a movie, I got indecently excited! Half of the time I wasn't sure if it was a childrens book or not, but it didn't matter, because the story is fun and interesting and written in such...
Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 10 years ago
Dur dur de détacher le film du livre pour le coup tellement le film m'avait marqué. Les deux sont assez différents mais se complètent en un sens, l'histoire ici creuse les personnages plus en profondeur, et crée un univers unique autour du château ambulant. Un très bon moment, enchanteur, et assez p...
The English Student
The English Student rated it 10 years ago
A sweet, subversive fairytale about an eldest daughter named Sophie who's turned into an old woman by the Wicked Witch of the Waste. She goes to the ominous castle of the Wizard Howl to seek a cure for the curse, and ends up making a deal with Howl's captive fire-demon: if she manages to free him, t...
Her Fine Eyes
Her Fine Eyes rated it 10 years ago
***Note: this review assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: slightly imperfect, but ever so charming in its quirks, and just--well, totally lovable. Where has Diana Wynne-Jones been all my life? This book makes me want to devour whatever else she wrote before her death in 20...
consoul
consoul rated it 10 years ago
Worum geht's? Sophie ist die älteste von drei Schwestern und übernimmt gern Verantwortung, ja sieht es als ihre Aufgabe für andere und besonders ihre kleinen Schwestern Verantwortung zu übernehmen. Aus diesem Grund bleibt sie auch nach dem Tod des Vaters in dessen Hutmachergeschäft zurück, während i...
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land"
Susana "Lost in Fantasy Land" rated it 10 years ago
The first rating I gave to this book was a four star rating, but then a friend asked me what I had thought of that, and this...and if I had believed in something that had apparently happened....of which I had. (..) Turns out I was duped! Completely and totally duped! The author is probably laughing ...
tuirgin
tuirgin rated it 11 years ago
DRAMATIS PERSONAEHowl, the shameless coward, full of vanity and secret cares.Sophie, the cranky old woman, unnaturally aged.Calcifer, the fire demon, at the heart of the castle.Michael, the ever faithful apprentice and friend.Witch of the Waste, wicked, heartless, and cruel. SETTINGCastle here.Castl...
The Paper Gardens
The Paper Gardens rated it 11 years ago
Somehow, I keep managing to stumble across references to John Donne's poem, Song. Always specifically the first verse. You know the one.Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root,Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the devil's foot,Teach me to hear mermaids singing,...
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