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Howls Moving Castle
Howls Moving Castle | Diana Wynne Jones
A new look for one of Diana Wynne Jones funniest and most popular novels.
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Karisimo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 3d
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 3d
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I opened this at my grandparents and my Nana said - “what are these ugly things?” which was a kinda rude but mostly just inaccurate thing to say - because these Calcifer bud vases are gorgeous!

I bought two, mostly because I couldn‘t decide which colour I wanted but also with the intention of gifting one to my bestie with a July birthday (so if that‘s you - keep scrolling).

Decisions, decisions. (I think I‘ll give her the red one)

Jari-chan But they're so cute!! 😍 3mo
Lunakay They are amazing 😍 3mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Jari-chan, I think so! 3mo
julesG So cute. 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I finished listening to this on the tram and honestly it had me smiling and kicking my feet - it‘s just that good! First time listening to it and it really added to the experience, Kristin Atherton does a superb job.

I bought this Calcifer spoon rest with my adult money and I love it so much. Bought on Etsy from Tottopottery (based in Vietnam), they are made in small batches with great attention to detail.

Teresereading So cute 4mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Teresereading, I bought a Calcifer coaster and pot plant as well… it barely affected the postage rate 😜 4mo
Aimeesue Best spoon rest ever! 🔥 4mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Aimeesue 🔥🔥 absolutely 4mo
Rissreads LOVE THIS SPOON REST!!!!!!!! 4mo
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jen_the_scribe
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New Calcifer pop socket and sticker collage for my Kindle 😊

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I‘m noticing Howl‘s alternative names for Sophie so much more in the audio version. They‘re both actually kind of insane - I love them so much.

Kenyazero Love this book 😆 5mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Kenyazero, every time a new chapter is announced I‘ve been like - oooooh this is a good one 🤣 5mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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2 days into my working week and I haven‘t listened to any of this book. Which is unfortunate because that‘s really all I want to do.

🎨: Mochipong

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I‘ve been in a bit of a slump lately so I‘ve retreated back to my stash of ✨all time favourites✨ - I‘m going the audio route for the first time & it‘s been an absolute delight, Kristen Atherton is killing it with character voices. I love this book so much. I‘m genuinely almost looking forward to going to work in the morning so that I can keep listening 😝

Rissreads I‘m in a reading slump too. I hope it‘s just weeks like this not months! 5mo
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thelorelei
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What a delight! This has been on my shelf for two years and I finally read it (mostly on a plane). The prose gently calls back to fairytale language while remaining eminently readable. I love a puzzle story. Love the characters, especially Calcifer. So glad I finally picked it up.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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1. Sophie Hatter. She keeps a tidy home, no messy bathroom cabinets or spider webs here. We‘d be able to hype each other up and spill all the tea.

2. If you squint, this book contains roommates - in that Sophie just moves in, tells Howl she‘s staying and that‘s that. Best thing that ever happened to Howl, Calcifer and Michael tbh. Heck of a first meeting.

#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 🥰📖📚 7mo
Kenyazero I love the idea of just hanging out with Sophie to gossip 😆 7mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Kenyazero, it‘d be amazing! 7mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Very mixed feelings about HMC getting the fairy loot treatment…

It‘s not a pastel book, this makes it look like a fairytale romance…

https://community.fairyloot.com/howls-moving-castle-by-diana-wynne-jones/

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rabbitprincess
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I have the feeling that younger me would have read a copy of this to death if she‘d had it back then. Current me liked this a great deal. I would pick up a copy if I stumbled across a nice edition.

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ravenlee
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Mehso-so

I really wanted to like this more, and maybe that‘s why it sat for most of a year on the shelf after I finally bought it. I liked the premise, I liked Sophie and her sisters…I just didn‘t love it. One of the problems I had will go under a spoiler tag, but overall I just really wanted more. It just always felt like it was on the brink of something great, but we never got there.

ravenlee The twist of Wizard Howl being Howell Jenkins from Wales, it just really didn‘t work for me. It felt like a huge let-down, almost an “it was all a dream” kind of disappointment. And then it didn‘t even go anywhere with that storyline, either! Majorly frustrating. 9mo
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forestandcrow
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Took my old lady on a quick very cold walk. Listening to howl's moving castle finally. That sun went down fast so it became icey and cold fast.

Gissy 🐶❤️❤️❤️ 9mo
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PageShifter
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I adored Sophie, she really was something :D I loved how fun she was and how she didn't let tiny things - like being suddenly in 90-yo body - disturb or slow her somehow. Howl & Calcifer were amazing characters too.

I loved this magical world too. It was super intriguing and I loved to read about it.

I have to say there was one thing I was disappointed: plot. All the action was dumped in the last pages and it was suddenly much.

#SeriesLove23

TheSpineView Fabulous! 10mo
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Dilara
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It's Diana Wynne's Jones birthday today, and therefore the perfect excuse for posting another photo of a Miyazaki tapestry!

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Dilara
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A huge tapestry of Howl's Moving Castle hanging in the lobby of the Cité internationale de la tapisserie in Aubusson. There are half a dozen Miyazaki tapestries on show at the moment.

Liz_M 😍 14mo
Aimeesue ❤️😍❤️ 14mo
julesG 😍😍 14mo
Dilara @Liz_M @Aimeesue @julesG I really appreciate all the love 😁 💕 14mo
batsy Wow! 😍 14mo
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KristiAhlers
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I picked this one up the other day as I'm now working in the kids department every once in awhile and realized I couldn't recommend many books as I hadn't read them. This one is not only cute but had great world building and characters. Highly recommend.

BkClubCare GOOD ONE! 2y
Bookzombie I stacked this because I have always heard about it but never picked it up. I would like to recommend the tagged and it‘s sequel. 😁 2y
KristiAhlers @Bookzombie oh wow. Thank you! I'll definitely pick these up! 2y
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Kenyazero
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My husband just realized Calcifer's saucepan song is a real song and he's literally bouncing around the kitchen delighting in his discovery.

Mindelan Just reading Howl for the first time- I cannot wait to look this up! 2y
Kenyazero @Mindelan absolutely do! I hope you enjoy Howl's! 2y
Clare-Dragonfly I didn‘t know that! 😲 2y
Kenyazero @Clare-Dragonfly same! We were reading that it's popular at rugby. 😆 2y
Clare-Dragonfly That makes so much sense! 😂 2y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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IYKYK

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everlocalwest
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After almost two decades of loving the film, I finally made my way to this novel. Absolutely what I was hoping for. Love the way Miyazaki and Jones use the same bones of story to work through similar and very different themes.

Standing on it's own though, the book is still a delight. Magic, fairy tales, courage, and true love - it's all there.

BookmarkTavern I saw a post once on Facebook that said the movie is the way Howl tells the story of them meeting, and the book is how Sophie tells it. ❤️ 2y
everlocalwest @ozma.of.oz I love that interpretation!! 2y
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abookdragonsretreat
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I absolutely adored this book! I only watched the Studio Ghibli movie about a month ago, but as soon as I found out it was based on a book I knew I had to read it. I liked the differences and similarities between the two, and I especially loved Sophie, even more so her interactions with Howl. Calcifer the fire demon was great, and I loved the plot and magic of the story. It was fast paced and easy to read, and overall a great book!

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Read this caption on a gorgeous fanart of Howl dancing with a youthful Witch of the Waste and it absolutely wrinkled my brain.

Most age appropriate love interest 🤯🤔

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BookishlyPleasant
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While the book was very different from the movie, it was also very similar in all the ways that matter! It still has a cozy fantasy feeling with a lovable cast and the snark from Sophie and Howl. While the plots were fairly different, there were a lot of similarities. As a huge fan of the movie, I really did love reading the book it was based on. 4/5

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Thank you very much, Becky! I love it! I very much look forward to reading Howl's Moving Castle and enjoying these delicious-looking chocolates. Of all the cards I've received this season, this card is my favorite. I dearly love candy canes, especially the classic red and white. Happy Jolabokaflod and Merry Christmas!

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BookmarkTavern
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Posting this early because I will be sleeping tomorrow morning!

The comfort and convenience of home plus the ability to travel and explore new places? Yes please! ❤️

#SundayFunday Hope everyone has a good Sunday and don‘t forget to tag me in your answers!

Clare-Dragonfly Ooh, what a great choice! 2y
dabbe It would have to be Pemberley, and I'd have to be Elizabeth so that I could be with Darcy. (I hope my husband would understand. :-)) 2y
BookmarkTavern @dabbe Oh great choice! 2y
hopebeths Bag end in all the comforts of the shire 2y
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peanutnine
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We haven't been camping yet this season but here's a pic from an outing last year with a favorite reread 🔥
#Campfire #OminousOctober @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs 📚🔥🧡 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🔥 2y
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BookmarkTavern
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It‘s time for #LetterH !

📗 Howl‘s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
🖋️ Drew Hayes
🎥 Holes
📺 Hannibal
🎤 Hozier
🎶 Hell‘s Coming With Me by Poor Man‘s Poison

Hope everyone‘s had a good #ManicMonday ! @CBee

vivastory Hannibal 👏🔪🥩 2y
CBee Thanks for playing 😊😊 2y
sarah-bear Hozier🙌🏻 2y
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Dannysfanny
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NataliePatalie
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We read this for bookclub recently. It was ok, but I thought I'd like it more. I like the movie better! 🤫 We had a good conversation about it though which is what bookclubs are about, anyway.
@Blueberry

Blueberry 💜 bookclub 2y
shanaqui Aw, I think the movie and book are so different it's hard to judge which one is “better“. There's so much more Welsh stuff in the book which got cut from the movie... which makes sense, but kinda sucks. 2y
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mariaku21
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I absolutely loved reading this one the first time that I went out of my way to go get my own copy.

Howl is just sooooo and then Sophie is just enough of her own person so be able to just deal with him that they work together. Even when they're arguing, there's this undertone of appreciation and respect for the other that I missed the first time but noticed on the re-read.

ManyWordsLater I loved this book... (And the movie) 😬🤷‍♀️ 🏰👵🧙🪄 (edited) 2y
mariaku21 @ManyWordsLater I love the cartoon too so much but book Howl and Sophie are different and I just loved them too 2y
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I‘ve been meaning to watch this movie for nigh on a decade now but had to read the book first, of course! What a delightfully zany fantasy with a wonderfully dramatic titular character, a charming cast of supporting characters (with a show stealing Calcifer!), and an even more beautifully and cleverly written main character in Sophie. The witchcraft, yammering skull, and ambulatory scarecrow make this a particularly fun read for Autumn too!

akaGingerK I love both book and film, but/because they are very different but similarly cozy 2y
underground_bks @akaGingerK the biggest difference for me was the war! This edition of the book has a Q & A with the author about the film and it was really interesting! Both her and Miyazaki grew up during WWII. 2y
akaGingerK Oh, interesting- I should look for that Q&A! 2y
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Kenyazero
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I also wanted to show off this awesome cover art design piece I found randomly on behance.net! It‘s posted by Ewa Baran and it‘s amazing 😍 the character designs on the behance page are also awesome. #FanArt

https://www.behance.net/gallery/77768843/Howls-Moving-Castle-Book-Cover

Clare-Dragonfly I love it! 2y
LibrarianRyan I love that. 2y
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Kenyazero
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I loved the anime adaptation as a teen, and read and loved the book as well. I decided to make my husband listen to the book with me because he loves the movie, and he loves the book just as much! I also got more out of it this time around. My reading comprehension could be pretty low when I was a teen (due to forgetting to synthesize and focusing on translating letters to words). Definitely didn‘t remember the parallele worlds! #magic #Classic

BookmarkTavern One of my favorites! Have you read the other two in the series? 2y
Kenyazero @ozma.of.oz Yes! And I‘m rereading them right now by listening to them with my husband :) they‘re fun reads as well! 2y
BookmarkTavern ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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RavenclawPrincess913
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Aquamarina and me currently listening to it love studio ghibli

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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I can‘t remember what the cover was like on what was probably a library copy the first time I read HMC… but I‘m the proud owner of the cover on the top left.

FABIO COULD NEVER.

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Kempfme
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This was an entertaining middle grade story about a moving castle.

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WriterAtHeart
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What a delightfully light fantasy story about a young girl turned elderly and an eccentric wizard. While I have seen the Miyazaki film, I enjoyed the novel just as much.

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HeyT
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According to goodreads I originally read this eleven years ago. It‘s my book club pick this month so I felt a reread was in order and I loved it just as much as the first time. Sophie is probably one of my top five heroines because she just goes with it and carries on the best she can.

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Eva_B
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A couple of teenagers I know convinced me that I really should read this book. I liked the humour and found the story fun. I can see why kids love it. But I felt the writing could have been better.

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HeyT
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There are no words for the cover of this edition. I‘m so happy I decided to check out the library‘s copy instead of hunting for the one I know I have around here somewhere. Started this today as it‘s the monthly pick for SFFBC.

TheAromaofBooks I really can't imagine a better cover for that book 😂 2y
peanutnine Wow great cover, so intense lol 2y
shanaqui Ha, I can't picture anything but the Studio Ghibli Howl/Calcifer now, but that's a pretty great cover! 2y
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ravenlee
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Today‘s BN #bookhaul - top is for the kiddo and the rest are mine. I‘ve been looking for the tagged for years! But I screwed up, forgetting the summer reading program doesn‘t actually start until 1 July, so kiddo couldn‘t get the book she picked. After working there for years, twice, and doing it as a parent for years now, you‘d think I‘d remember. Of course, it‘s 100 degrees and feels like the height of summer, so there‘s my excuse.

tokorowilliamwallace I've actually considered ordering Chainani from thriftbooks for one its recent sales, as a YA/middle-grade I could be interested in trying out, but was unsure. I've done a lot of other library loans and purchases recently, including an online or from 7stories Press for their hardcover sale. 2y
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Booksbymybed
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Comfort reread, and will have a comfort rewatch of the movie soon. I really love this book, and I love that it is so different from the movie that I can heartily enjoy both.

truthinfiction I have watched and loved the movie. That postcard is beautiful. I hope to read the book soon. 2y
Booksbymybed @truthinfiction happy reading, I hope you like it! 2y
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SpeculativeFemale
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After years of loving the movie, I finally checked out the book and found that I love it just as much!

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shanaqui
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Always fun, and an interesting use of John Donne's Song (which I confess I remember not actually liking).

Love how cross Sophie is about having fallen in love with Howl.