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I love the movie (Christian Bale!!!) so I read the book. And now I want to watch the movie again!! The beginning is exactly the same, but the ending is all different. The book has an entire storyline about Sophie's two sisters and stepmother - I don't remember them at all in the movie. And the movie has some really nefarious looking characters (the Witch of the Waste's servants) who are much less scary in the book. The movie has Howl turning into a b ...more
I love the movie (Christian Bale!!!) so I read the book. And now I want to watch the movie again!! The beginning is exactly the same, but the ending is all different. The book has an entire storyline about Sophie's two sisters and stepmother - I don't remember them at all in the movie. And the movie has some really nefarious looking characters (the Witch of the Waste's servants) who are much less scary in the book. The movie has Howl turning into a b ...more
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I read this book because I came across it at the library the day after Krystl had told me she really liked the anime. I was glad I did, because I quickly discovered that this is fantasy of the best sort. It has fun taking traditional fairy tale conventions and turning them on their head, particularly the "youngest child receives the best fortune" convention. The main character, Sophie, has always been a little "different" (she talks to hats in the hat shop where she works, for example), so when
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Couldn't get into any of the books I was reading, so obviously the answer was DWJ comfort food, in the form of the only one of her books I had on my Kindle.
Unfortunately this is actually one of my least favorite of her books: it's so squabbly and cranky, and I get frustrated with Sophie for all her assumptions, and for not trying harder to get rid of her spell, even though I know the point is that she doesn't really want to.
That said, it's DWJ, so it's still plotty and intricate and fun and funn ...more
Unfortunately this is actually one of my least favorite of her books: it's so squabbly and cranky, and I get frustrated with Sophie for all her assumptions, and for not trying harder to get rid of her spell, even though I know the point is that she doesn't really want to.
That said, it's DWJ, so it's still plotty and intricate and fun and funn ...more
Loved it
Such an amazing book. I loved all of the characters and the plot. The magic is a whole lot of fun and I loved the blending of all of the dimensions. So much fun.
Such an amazing book. I loved all of the characters and the plot. The magic is a whole lot of fun and I loved the blending of all of the dimensions. So much fun.
This was such a pleasure to listen to! So many funny parts and lots of adventure! I'd love to listen to it again. I don't mind that the movie is different because it'll be like reading it for the first time, plus I have a Ghibli bias :)
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Lexile 800L
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12.0
Dec 30, 2008
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