I read this book is because I really like Hayao Miyazaki's movie and I wanted to read it for myself. I think that the movie is a good interpretation of the book even with the differences; for example, in the movie, Sophie only has one sister while in the novel she has two; in the movie, Howl tries avoiding getting caught up in the war while in the book he tries avoiding the King's order to find Suliman and Justin and kill the Witch of the Waste.
I enjoyed Howl's Moving Castle so much, I kept going in the series and listened to the sequels, Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways. I'd rate them in this order: Howl's was the best followed closely by House and bringing up the rear was Castle. I think that was mainly due to that Castle was narrated by a male character and, for me, it was more challenging to relate to his situation. I liked and identified more with Sophie (Howl's) and with Charmain (House).
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