22.6k reviews for:

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

4.25 AVERAGE

turid_rh's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

theseesaurus's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

theasoleil's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yint's review against another edition

3.0

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2,5⭐
wanted to read this because of the gibli movie (masterpiece) but this seemed very chaotic and it might be the first time in my life i prefer the movie over the book

irishgroc's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

erfarrow's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

anikaaas's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jtom93's review against another edition

5.0

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Like many, I watched the movie first.

Howls moving castle the book adds so much more depth to the characters and where the movie only skimmed ideas, it really gets behind the reason for the magic.

Howl is even more over dramatic and Sophie is more aggravated at him than ever. Not to mention, I greatly prefer the books exploration of Sophie's abilities. A very heart warming and magical tale that will appeal to all ages; it gives off the atmosphere of a fairy-tale.

vaaanezza's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fourleaf_flover's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes