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A review by aarnireads
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
2.0
I feel like this works for children who like simple fairytales the most - because I found this supremely boring and skimmed through a lot. One bright spot was the dog, the appearance of magic cats and of course, Howl and Sophie.
Some parts of this just haven't aged well: the "exotic" stereotyping of villains as hooknosed, borderline fatphobic descriptions of two girls and the absolutely irritating main character. We get it, you find the girl beautiful, but at least stop associating pretty with thin. It's gross.
Some parts of this just haven't aged well: the "exotic" stereotyping of villains as hooknosed, borderline fatphobic descriptions of two girls and the absolutely irritating main character. We get it, you find the girl beautiful, but at least stop associating pretty with thin. It's gross.