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Howl's Moving Castle

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
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Publisher's summary

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and ALA Notable and Best of the Year in Young Adult Fiction, Howl's Moving Castle is by acclaimed fantasy writer Diane Wynne Jones and was transformed into an Academy Award nominated animated motion picture by Hayao Miyazaki. On a rare venture out from her step-mother's hat shop, Sophie attracts the attention of a witch, who casts a terrible spell transforming the young girl into an old crone.

©1986 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

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"A wonderful blend of humor, magic, and romance." ( Publishers Weekly)

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The fact I like it is very important for I am Cate. I live for books and yours is truly one of the greatest

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Such a beautiful modern fairytale!!!!

Unlike many of the other reviewers, when I started listening to this story, I hadn’t seen the movie yet or read the book. But I’d heard lots of good things about the story so I decided to give it a shot.

This story was FANTASTIC. I seriously loved everything about it and I’m glad that there’s more to the series because I plan to go through them all. It’s a beautifully told fairytale type story with all the things every fairytale lover NEEDS, but it turns things on their heads a bit and mixes them in in such a fun, quirky, lovable, and hilarious way that it makes it into something new and different. It’s a completely enchanting magical ride that I currently have rated up at the top of my favorite list, along with The Last Unicorn, Narnia, and Harry Potter. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Great

Love the movie, love this book even more. Lots more going on with Sophie and additional characters.

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Unique and surprising.

I found it caught my attention, did not drag, and moved at a good pace. The characters developed nicely. I enjoyed it Very much.

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A must read or listen.

I first discovered Howl's Moving Castle through Miyazaki and it quickly became one of my favorite movies. I later learned that it originated from a book and I bought the book the day I learned of it, it was later I discovered it on audible and bought it again. Diana Wynne Jones is a fantastic author and Jenny Sterlin is a fantastic reader. I enjoyed the experience thoroughly.

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better then the movie.

This is an old favorite of mine! I like revisiting it now and then. Wish it was longer.

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Great for all ages

Weather you have seen the movie or not this is worth a listen. It was compelling and more complex then I expected.

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AWESOME

Well written, well read, just great. Its an unusual twist on the usual ideas of fairy tales and wizards. The main character is a delightful and independent young woman that faces adversity but discovers she is in fact stronger than she thinks but also quite unusually powerful. Howl himself takes some getting used to. I quite like him, even if he does have a fault or two. The narrator does a fantastic job with all the accents and characters. This is a favorite. I've listened to it about 5 or 6 times now...and I'm sure it will be more.

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pleasantly surprised

The movie is among my top ten so I was apprehensive about the book. While the storyline from the movie is only vaguely similar to the book I enjoyed it. The narrator did an excellent job, though I kept expecting to hear Billy Crystals voice for Calcifur. If you are a fan of the movie go into this knowing the plot is not exactly the same but it's totally worth listening to.

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Wonderful performance and story

One of my favorite books as a child. It is delightful to have it so beautifully read to revisit anytime I please. I highly recommend it to any who are a fan of magic.

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