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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

Diana Wynne Jones

Start date: June 1, 2020

Finish date: July 1, 2020

Discussion: June's Bookclub Pick!

Why we're reading this: This is our June bookclub pick! We'll also be announcing dates for the movie watchalong very soon! Happy …more
[close] This is our June bookclub pick! We'll also be announcing dates for the movie watchalong very soon! Happy Reading!

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Jun 16, 2020 tess rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, fantasy

i thought howl was gonna be LESS dramatic in the book he really wasn't. this was so wonderfully weird i loved it just what i needed to read. love u sophie ...more

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Jul 29, 2020 Isa (Pages Full of Stars) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adapted, reviewed, source-openlibrary, literature-european, z_cover-colour-green, motif-humour, genre-fantasy, 2020, literature-british, motif-witches-wizards-magic

I remember reading and enjoying the Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones as a kid, so when I saw that Howl's Moving Castle is loved by so many readers and one of her more popular books, I decided to give it a go. Upon finishing it, I feel like I might have enjoyed it much more in my childhood, but it was still a fun read.

My favourite parts were probably grumpy Sophie and dramatic Howl :) I also really love the idea of the Howl's castle. That said, this book is properly crazy and at times, I ...more

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Mar 28, 2015 Beatrice Moulin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own

I'm very glad I watched the movie (many times) before finally getting around to reading the book. Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite Ghibli film. Had I read the book fordt, that might not have been the case! 😂

While there are definitely some differences, they're both amazing in their own right... But I do think I like the book just a little more. As per usual, there's so much more back story. I also feel like I've gotten to know the characters better, and appreciate them even more. Highly recomm ...more

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