Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
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Book Reviews of Howl's Moving Castle
Book Review: Magically Cute
Summary: 4 Stars
Generally speaking, I love to ready Diana Wynne Jones's books. The characters come to life on the page, and it was a very entertaining read. The concept behind the castle was awesome, and so was Howl and Calcifier. If it wasn't for the fact I liked the characters and the writing style, I wouldn't have rated this so high.
Some parts of the book kind of fell a little flat, but that might be because I've read it so many times. I really liked the storyline since it had a lot of action in it. I find this book to be more enjoyable than Harry Potter to be honest, but I have to admit that I love both book series.
Book Review: What a wonderful little universe!
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually did the unthinkable and wound up watching the movie before reading the book...fortunately though, it didn't taint my expectations. This is my first Diana Wynne Jones book, and I hope that her other works are equally as magnificent because I can't wait to move on to the next one!
In a sense, I'm kind of glad I did things in reverse order because there are little things here and there that are not even mentioned in the Disney adaptation. I like to call them easter eggs; like wonderful little treats that you run into that you're not expecting.
Brilliant. ^__^
Book Review: Howl's Moving Castle is a Delightful Fantasy
Summary: 4 Stars
I first saw Hayao Miyazaki's animated film and read this book afterwards. It was really a double treat because the film and the book are vastly different and they are both excellent. Diana Wynn Jones is a good storyteller and writer,. You will especially like her work if you amongst the Harry Potter crowd. Miyazaki's film however, is an absolute must-see adventure-romance epic. He changed plot elements that didn't work and cast his magic animée spell and a materpiece was created. My whole family was enthralled with it and watched it many times over.Book Review: Excellent, Wonderful, Delightful!
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent. I loved fairytales growing up and read all of then reread and reread so many times that I had them memorized. Diane has done the job. Her books are just as delightful and completely enjoyable at 14 or 40. My daughter and I are reading all of her books and I just finished this one last night. I loved it!
I highly recommend her books to anyone who loves a good fairytale. They are better by far than any of the other attempts I have read over the years. and I have read most of them!! I love books and this author is a winner!
Book Review: We may like better than H.P.
Summary: 4 Stars
The purpose of purchasing this book was to read "House of Many ways" and giving the book itself to my 10-year-old niece. For that, I needed to know the whole story of this book and to find out some missing links in the movie. I enjoyed some elements of mystery but could not have a feeling of excitement until coming to the last chapter. Though I have not read any other magical fiction novels written by an English author, we may enjoy the original "magical fiction" novel better than H.P.