Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Howl's Moving Castle
Book Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
I started searching for this book because Hayao Miyazaki is releasing his new animation based on it. After reading some of the reviews from this website I decided to give a try and bought the book. Before I open the book, I only thought of it as a guide for the movie that I want to see. But after reading the first chapter, I couldn't put the book down and finished it in one day. Jones is a wonderful story teller that gave her characters life and personality within the story. The characters are far more interesting than the Harry Potter series and they made me laugh so hard while reading it. It's easy reading aiming at the teen group, but as an adult myself, it's a great short reading to escape from the busy reality. However, I do agree that the ending is a bit abrupt.Book Review: Beautiful, Wonderful, Magical, and Hilarious
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved this book more than anything else I've ever read. Reading it was actually just a floop. When I heard that Hayao Miyazaki was coming out with a movie based on a book I had decided to read it and was completely blown away. It was beautiful and funny and the characters were just magical. There was nothing about this that I could say I hated.
Here's to the sweetest fairytail like coupling I've seen in ages! Go Howl and Sophie!
Book Review: Brilliant! You just can't put it down!
Summary: 5 Stars
Before I read this book I watched the movie with I fell in love with it. When i found out that it was a book I got really excited and had to go to the bookstore right then. Of course the book was a thousand times better than the movie. It's full of action, magic, and a little romance. Perfect for those Harry Potter fans looking for a good read.Book Review: Chapter One: In Which the Praises of Diana Are Sung
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book more than any other I have ever had the pleasure to read. I cannot describe in words or shades of color the emmense joy and comfort I take in this book. But, I will list my top five favorite Diana Wynne Jones books that are in some way engendered in the same manner as "Howl's Moving Castle" in order to help those who are understandibly frustrated by the end of the book; to which I direct your attention to the 'sequel' "Castle In the Air" as well as the titles bellow:
(1) Fire and Hemlock
(2) Dark Lord of Derkholm (the sequel being Year of the Griffin
(3) Time of the Ghost
(4) Hexwood
(5) The Lives of Christopher Chant
Book Review: Charming and delightful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I stumbled on Diana Wynne Jones by way of her Chrestomanci Chronicles, and really, I think this book was much better! It was a magical tale about Sophie, a girl with so much to offer but because of her poor self-image and an ecounter with a witch, becomes a cursed old lady. Sophie thinks that the terrible wizard Howl might be able to help her break the curse, and even though she is fearful of him, she figured he wouldn't prey on her since she is such an old lady.
I'm afraid I haven't done the book justice with my poor summary of the plot, but the book is enchanting - both because the plot is exciting, but also because Diana has a great storytelling voice and her ideas are very fresh (even thhough they are over a decade old.)Most of all, her characters are laughably funny, especially Howl himself. I love it that he expresses himself in slime!
I have yet to see the movie, so I don't know how the book compares. I can't imagine that the movie could be as good... there's just so much that a movie couldn't capture properly, but I'll reserve judgement until I actually see it. This is a must for lovers of innocent fantasy.