Studio Ghibli Inspired Reading Challenge 👒🍵⛰️ - hosted by alisylvi

Castle in the Sky (1986)
"No matter how many weapons you have, no matter how great your technology might be, the world cannot live without love!"

Laputa, the castle in the sky, is a remnant of an era of humanity where people lived in the sky. Sheeta falls from the heavens one day and holds the key to finding legendary Laputa. Pazu helps her while they evade others with ill intentions who also wants to reach the floating castle. Read a book set in or written in an ancient world/country that no longer exists.
 
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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

352 pages • paperback • 2011

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Daphnis and Chloe by Longus

Daphnis and Chloe

Longus

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Lady's Knight by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman

Lady's Knight

Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman

510 pages • paperback • 2025 user-added

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Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

434 pages • digital • 2018

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A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

348 pages • digital • 2019

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

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Becky Chambers

147 pages • hardcover • 2021

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A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier

A Castle in the Clouds

Kerstin Gier

464 pages • digital • 2017

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Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

Lud-in-the-Mist

Hope Mirrlees

272 pages • paperback • 1926

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NG Life, Volume 9 by Mizuho Kusanagi, Sarah Tangney

NG Life, Volume 9

NG Life #9

Mizuho Kusanagi, Sarah Tangney

208 pages • 2009

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Simbad

Cucana

missing page info • paperback

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