![]() Which was an interested juxtaposition.Īll the way through the book, new pieces get added to the mystery of Sophie’s curse and the story of Howl and why he is what Sophie terms, “a slitherer-outer”. Normally I’m not a fan of children’s books written from the point-of-view of an adult, but Sophie wasn’t really an adult… she just looked like one. I also thought it was clever to tell the story from the perspective of a girl under a curse that makes her look like an old woman. She’s smart and loyal, and I loved her from the first moment she rescued the dog stuck in the hedge. I wasn’t sure if that was something that was particular to her world or a joke about fairytales?Īnyway, once the witch cursed Sophie and she ran away, I got a lot more invested in the story. ![]() ![]() I felt like the author was kind of making jokes about fantasy as a genre, and I wasn’t always sure I was in on them? For instance, Sophie worries about being the eldest of three sisters, because it means there’s no likelihood that anything magical or amazing will happen to her. I wasn’t sure whether I would like this book or not when I first started it. ![]() I think that’s weird, considering how popular her books are and how much I read as a kid, but there you go. ![]() HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE is the first book by Diana Wynne Jones that I’ve ever read. ![]()
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