House of Many Ways

Critics

• Magic and laundry

  Magic and fantasy seem to occupy an odd tract of land in the world of the novel. Despite an honourable lineage that includes William Morris, Lord Dunsany and J. R. R. Tolkien, there persists a feeling that fantasy is really for children and geeks; it ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

• Magic and laundry

  Magic and fantasy seem to occupy an odd tract of land in the world of the novel. Despite an honourable lineage that includes William Morris, Lord Dunsany and J. R. R. Tolkien, there persists a feeling that fantasy is really for children and geeks; it ... (read full critics)

  spectator published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  Funny and lovely. The characters could have been a bit more developed, but they were fun to read. The ending is a little confused and rushed, as it often happens in the big resolutions of Diana Wynne Jones books, but I really enjoyed reading this one.

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  Mag said on Dec 17, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  I needed more time to read this book than I expected. I wasn't in the right mood when I began, I think.

  The book is very good. Howl is so crazy like in the first book, and Sophie is more mature, but I missed more jokes with Calcifer... Anyway, the leading role in this book belongs to Charmain ... (continue)

  I needed more time to read this book than I expected. I wasn't in the right mood when I began, I think.

  The book is very good. Howl is so crazy like in the first book, and Sophie is more mature, but I missed more jokes with Calcifer... Anyway, the leading role in this book belongs to Charmain Baker, which is cute and clumsy and an ignorant about life... although it isn't completely her fault xDD She is funny in her way, especially when she admits that she doesn't know how to do something very common (like washing dishes xD) - but Peter is funnier with his failed spells xDD

  It is very recommended for those people who loved "Howl's moving castle", although "House of many ways" can be very confusing. The descriptions of the ways inside the house can be annoying especially if you have the same problem like Peter with left and right xDDD

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  papalbina said on Jul 20, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 327 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0007275692
• ISBN-13: 9780007275694
• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
• Pub date: May 05, 2008
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Library Binding and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani

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