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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

Diana Wynne Jones

Start date: December 1, 2015

Finish date: December 31, 2015

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Why we're reading this: YA Group Read - December 2015
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Group Read Archive 2014-16

Genre Group Read (Humour) - December 2016 - You Are Not So Smart
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Jan 07, 2019 Chinook rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kids, audiobook, 1-kindle

I thought this was basically just delightful - funny and funny and really fast-moving and really quite touching in parts. I loved Sophie and particularly that her character is elderly for the majority of the book.

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Oct 13, 2014 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: would-read-more-from-author

At points reading this I thought it would be a 3 star book but then came the wonderful ending when all the threads are woven together so satisfactorily....
I really enjoyed this. The characters are fun (although from time to time I wanted to shake Sophie) and flawed just enough. My only complaint is that I found it could have been shortened in places. I'm up for reading the sequel though, and I definitely want to see the movie now ...more

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Jun 06, 2019 Wendy rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-mg, audiobooks, fantasy, 2019

This is an enjoyably strange fairytale, and I especially like how the young "elder sister" is in the form of an old woman throughout most of the book. The dynamic between her and wizard Howl, an infuriating young "slither-outer" of a man, was great. I did find the plot a bit hard to follow at times, and I'm afraid I might prefer the film a bit in that respect. Still, this feels like a modern classic. ...more

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Oct 27, 2024 Sam rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, books-of-2024

I put off reading this for ages because I wasn't convinced I would enjoy it. I was so wrong. This was such a delightfully whimsical read! The characters are marvelous and I loved reading Sophie and Howl's adventure. Definitely one I could see myself revisiting. ...more

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