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By Alexandra (Le… · 31 posts · 319 views
By Alexandra (Le… · 31 posts · 319 views
last updated Aug 04, 2020 05:43PM
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I had never seen the actual Studio Ghibli film before reading. so, I read this and then watched. I will say these can be enjoyed both as separate creative works as well as complimenting one another.
The tones of this book are more humorous, particularly British humor which since the film is Japanese the tonal shift definitely occurs mostly because of this, in my opinion.
I feel like the romance was also played up more in the film. The book also felt a bit lighter with less emphasis on a war over ...more
The tones of this book are more humorous, particularly British humor which since the film is Japanese the tonal shift definitely occurs mostly because of this, in my opinion.
I feel like the romance was also played up more in the film. The book also felt a bit lighter with less emphasis on a war over ...more
3rd time re-reading this book. This is my first re-read of the year and still enjoy this book very much. I have watched Howl's Moving Castle that the book was an inspiration for. Compared to the book yes it was different but still had the same concept that the story was going for and a good read if you liked watched Howl's Moving Castle as much as I did when it first came out.
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I really wanted to love this book but honestly I was just bored. I absolutely love the movie and if you have not seen it I highly recommend it. The book has quite a lot of differences from the movie but I did know that going into the book. I honestly do not have much to say other than I was extremely disappointed. Howl's Moving Castle has been on my TBR ever since I found out it was a book and I really thought I would love it. Maybe I'll give it another chance in the future because I really want ...more
Reread 11/16/2020: still such a wonderful book! I always seem to catch something new each time I read it!
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