6/12/2023 0 Comments Howl's castle book![]() ![]() ![]() The witch of the waste and her demon are sinister villains who haunt the landscape. Imagine a young man throwing fits over ever possible scenario, not the smooth “sexy” fellow represented by the movie (I mean, Christian Bale as Howl…come on!): this is the true Howl, and the Howl that Sophie sees.Ī whimsical world follows Sophie through her adventures with Howl, Calcifer, Michael (whom Mikhal replaced in the movie), her sisters, a scary scarecrow, and a dog-man. The book, especially when narrated by Jenny Sterlin, shows a story of a whiny wizard who gets whipped into line by a young-turned-old woman who has little confidence in herself. ![]() One recommendation I heard was to think of the book as Sophie’s point-of-view and the movie as Howl’s point-of-view, and that serves as a great analysis between the two. Some people might disagree with me on this of course, but personally I liked the book way more than the movie, which is true with many stories, but I wanted to state that right away.ĭon’t get me wrong, the movie is wonderful on its own. In retrospect, I am glad that I hadn’t, because it only made the book so much better – and much fresher. While I was certainly aware of the movie, and had it on my “to-watch” list for many years, I actually had not watched it prior to reading this book. Most people know Howl’s Moving Castle from the 2004 Miyazaki Film. ![]()
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