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> Tag: Dianna Wynne Jones

perhaps I have (agedout) of these books…

Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones

August 22, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

I’m not sure what prompted me to finally pick this book up. For what it’s worth, while I liked Spirited Away and LOVE My Neighbor Totoro (there’s a stage version starting in October for which I immediately bought tickets), I’ve found some of Miyazaki’s other work to be a bit inscrutable. While watching Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in a pre-Japan-trip burst of energy, I…fell asleep. That’s not to say that the adaptation of a book has much to do with the book itself, and honestly I’m not sure […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Dianna Wynne Jones

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:96 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Dianna Wynne Jones ·
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An Old Favorite

Howl's Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones

May 16, 2022 by Ale 1 Comment

  I don’t know how many times I’ve read Howl’s Moving Castle. At least three, but probably more. If books were comfort food, this one would be creamy mac-n-cheese in a ceramic bowl on a cold winter’s day. It never gets old, it never gets dated. It is always exactly what it needs to be; which is a romping good time. For those who’ve not yet indulged in this delight, Howl’s Moving Castle follows Sophie, a young woman who inadvertently angers Ingary’s resident bad-witch and gets herself […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: classic, Diana Wynne Jones, Dianna Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, magic

Ale's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: classic, Diana Wynne Jones, Dianna Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, magic ·
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