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This is the book that preceded the film "The Moving Castle" by Studio Ghibly. As good as the film was, the book is better. Diana Wynne Jones manages to create a world where nothing is as it seems. Sophie's desperation at Howl and her growing acceptation of her own worth is magnificently woven into a tale of trust and friendship.
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This book is so lovely. And Sophie is my spirit animal.
"As a girl, Sophie would have shriveled at embarrassment at the way she was behaving. As an old woman, she did not mind what she did or said. She found that a great relief."
This is basically how I feel as a high school senior. I really no longer give a fuck. ...more
"As a girl, Sophie would have shriveled at embarrassment at the way she was behaving. As an old woman, she did not mind what she did or said. She found that a great relief."
This is basically how I feel as a high school senior. I really no longer give a fuck. ...more
El castillo viajero es una novela fantástica publicada por primera vez apenas en 1986. Ganó el Boston Globe-Horn Book Award y fué nominado al premio ALA como libro infantil. En el 2004 fué adaptado al cine por Hayao Miyazaki (y el estudio Ghibli, mi favorito).
La historia se centra en Sophie, la mayor de tres hermanas y según todas las historias que había leído, al ser la mayor no tendría oportunidad de encontrar fortuna (porque eso siempre le pasa a la menor). De igual forma, en el pequeño puebl ...more
La historia se centra en Sophie, la mayor de tres hermanas y según todas las historias que había leído, al ser la mayor no tendría oportunidad de encontrar fortuna (porque eso siempre le pasa a la menor). De igual forma, en el pequeño puebl ...more
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