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This is a place to discuss the October read Howl's Moving Castle.

This book was the most cheerful part of the day for me these past 3 weeks. I do not understand why, but Sophie, Howl, Califer, and Michael were so the cliche of an odd family of misfits. I might be going completely off here when I said that the ending was so right that I now want to read the next books that are sort of 'sequels' to this one, just to see what wacky fun adventures Sophie and Howl will get themselves into. I would definitely recommend reading this book to my friends in the future because this was a great read in terms of characters and plot.

The characters show up in other stories: Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways. I love almost all of Diana Wynne Jones' books. She had a special gift for plot and characters.

Oooh. I just got it from the library, and i can't wait to start. You've made it sound like such a fun read. :)

Well, I started it, but I've been distracted by Eragon. It looks like I'm going to enjoy Howl's Moving Castle though. I like the writing style...can't believe I never read Diana Wynn Jones before. :P

Beth wrote: "Well, I started it, but I've been distracted by Eragon. It looks like I'm going to enjoy Howl's Moving Castle though. I like the writing style...can't believe I never read Diana Wynn Jones before. :P"

I think she is going to surprise you. :)

Loved it! She surprised me about twenty more times. :) This is such a fun read.