Howl's Moving Castle

A very entertaining story, I recommend it!

I read this to my daughter, Celyn (10 at the time), who is too disabled to read books by herself. I had seen some of the anime film version years ago but remembered basically nothing of it. I found the whole thing original and refreshing. The point of view character (Sophie) is engaging and no-nonsens......more

Buddy reading this with Howl's Moving Castle fans helped me get more pumped up for the story. I enjoyed the whimsical atmosphere, the simple charm of the protagonist, and the quirkiness of Howl. As I got to the second half of the book though, it was hard to maintain interest due to not much happenin......more

I came in expecting a novelization of the movie (one of my favorites), but what I got was even better. Good news: The atmosphere and characterization is extremely similar to the Studio Ghibli film. I absolutely loved practical, stubborn Sophie and vain, dramatic Howl as well as the overall concept o......more

There is, of course, a wonderful anime about this book, with the same title. But as is true of many, many books and movies, I found the experience of reading to be very different from that of viewing. In my opinion, any movie based on a book is really a movie about one reader's reaction and interpret......more

this is the most magical story I have ever read......more