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A review by lenorayoder
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
slow-paced
3.0
Not what I hoped it would be. A lot of this book just feels vague and nonsensical instead of mysterious, and the pace is quite slow.
I like the soft world building and the way Sophie’s magic works. Howl’s melodrama is fun. There are a lot of great nuggets in this book but so much time is spent on minute details and misdirection that when things are revealed they either feel plot-holey or like a lot of what I just read was a waste because it wasn’t even true/real. Even at the end a lot of things don’t make sense or feel out of place and some fun characters aren’t enough to make up for that.
I like the soft world building and the way Sophie’s magic works. Howl’s melodrama is fun. There are a lot of great nuggets in this book but so much time is spent on minute details and misdirection that when things are revealed they either feel plot-holey or like a lot of what I just read was a waste because it wasn’t even true/real. Even at the end a lot of things don’t make sense or feel out of place and some fun characters aren’t enough to make up for that.