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Howl's Moving Castle

By Diana Wynne Jones

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| Hardcover | 9780688062330

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In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter.

After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smContinue

In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter.

After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls.

The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning.

In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle?

Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place.

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  • A couple of years ago I saw the movie, and I liked it. But the book is better... it's more fascinating and the main characters are more outlined. I liked a lot how the author developed the relationship between Howl and Sophie, but above all the plot is really charming.

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    *Honey* said on May 30, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • This book is just amazing. I saw the movie and decided to read the book, never thought that the story in the book woukd turn out to be ten times better than the one shown in the movie.
    I love Calcifer!!!!

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    Seer said on Aug 25, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    This is a good boock, is interesting and kept. The story at first is a bite similar than the film but in the boock is more dark and more complex. The finel is more diferent of the film.

    Es un buen libro, es interesante y entretenido. La historia al principio es similar a la pelicula, pero en el lib ... (continue)

    This is a good boock, is interesting and kept. The story at first is a bite similar than the film but in the boock is more dark and more complex. The finel is more diferent of the film.

    Es un buen libro, es interesante y entretenido. La historia al principio es similar a la pelicula, pero en el libro es más oscura y comleja. EL final del libro difiere aún más de la pelicula.

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    Rata almizclera said on Jun 16, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Playful, delightful...and romantic?

    How could you possibly resist thinking of Howl as a romance novel after the Ghibli version...? Hard for me. But after all, a fairy tale in it's core yet referring to the common knowledge of fantastic novel readers and playing with the rules of the Classics. And how it's warning and pushing us ... (continue)

    How could you possibly resist thinking of Howl as a romance novel after the Ghibli version...? Hard for me. But after all, a fairy tale in it's core yet referring to the common knowledge of fantastic novel readers and playing with the rules of the Classics. And how it's warning and pushing us forward as readers just like Sophie! For which I find the most fascinating part of the whole story.

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    foolen said on May 21, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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