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A review by sarracenia
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
4.0
I watched the Studio Ghibli film of this before I discovered the book. I loved the film and jumped into the novel looking forward to something very similar. It is really quite different and at first I was disappointed. There is much more emphasis on Howl's womanising and some quite grotesque magic spells in the book. Parts of the plot do not occur in the film.
Once I had got over the fact it's very different and stopped thinking about the film, I started to enjoy this novel more. It is a wonderfully creative fantasy tale with a host of interesting characters. The way the plot comes together at the end is fast-moving and quite thrilling. And there's a happy ending, which I do like!
Once I had got over the fact it's very different and stopped thinking about the film, I started to enjoy this novel more. It is a wonderfully creative fantasy tale with a host of interesting characters. The way the plot comes together at the end is fast-moving and quite thrilling. And there's a happy ending, which I do like!