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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

March 27, 2019 by vel veeter 2 Comments

This is a perfect little book. It’s a fantasy story that understands how perspective limits the ways in which stories can be told, in the very best of ways. It’s a lot like the movie (or more so the movie does a great job of translating the story to the screen) and the result is a beautifully visual novel with heart, intrigue, curiosity, and sense. The story begins in a fantasy kingdom and Sophie’s mother has decided to push her three daughters into apprenticeships. Sophie […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:163 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle ·
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A lovely old-fashioned fantasy for kids (Bingo Square: Birthday!)

October 18, 2018 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

A little while ago, I read Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle after seeing the Miyazaki film. It was pretty much nothing like the film, but I adored it anyway. So I picked out Castle in the Air on my Overdrive app for a light read, expecting more of the adventures of Sophie and Howl. It wasn’t quite what I expected either, but was still a sweet, lovely story perfect for a kids (or, y’know, any adult). Sophie and Howl don’t feature much until the end, for Castle […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: bingo square birthday, castle in the air, cbr10bingo, Diana Wynne Jones

Aquillia's CBR10 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: bingo square birthday, castle in the air, cbr10bingo, Diana Wynne Jones ·
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I got to find my baby

May 27, 2018 by Shibuyama Leave a Comment

Howl’s Moving Castle is one of my favorite books ever, and I was over the moon when I found out Diana Wynne Jones had written a lesser-known sequel (or at least companion book.) As much as I enjoyed the way things came together at the end of the first book, I wanted more of Sophie’s fierceness and ability to cut through society’s nonsense, and I wanted more of Howl’s vanity and snark and never quite succeeding at being a truly terrible person. Unfortunately, Castle in […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: castle in the air, Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: castle in the air, Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle ·
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Easy and Breezy

February 8, 2018 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

A magical little journey that was delightful but also didn’t quite have the teeth for me to really sink in with it. I am of course familiar with Hayao Miyazaki’s movie version of Howl’s Moving Castle, but heard that the novel was quite different. And it is in some ways, but also follows a similar plot in others. It really is fun and delightful, and not too serious which was great for me to read through at work while in the midst of some personal issues. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle

Lisa Bee's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle ·
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If you read this, see if you can spot the character DWJ based off of her friend Neil Gaiman.

February 21, 2015 by narfna 3 Comments

I love fantasy. I love stories about parallel universes or the multiverse. I love Diana Wynne Jones. So why, exactly, did I not hear about this book until February of last year? (Which is when Goodreads tells me I added it to my stupidly enormous to-read list.) I can only fathom that a Magid was at me, maybe effing around with my fate-lines or something. Oh, what’s that? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Well, I have a pretty easy way to fix that. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: deep secret, Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, multiverse, narfna

narfna's CBR7 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: deep secret, Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, multiverse, narfna ·
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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

He May Have a Moving Castle, but She Has a Magic Stick!

February 20, 2015 by KM Bezner 7 Comments

Of all the Miyazaki films I have loved before, Howl’s Moving Castle is not one of them. However, upon discovering that the original source material was a young adult fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones, I decided to give it a shot, as it is filled with the things my younger heart would have loved. Witches? Wizards? Magic? A minimal romantic subplot? Yes, please! Read the rest of the review here.

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle, Literature, Young Adult

KM Bezner's CBR7 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy, Howl's Moving Castle, Literature, Young Adult ·
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