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A review by alexklop
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
1 star. DNF at 28%. Chapter 7
Ughh this is so unfortunate. Not only did this book perpetuate harmful stereotypes of Arab and MENA (Middle Eastern / North African) people but as well was excruciatingly boring. After reading Howls Moving Castle I was excited a sense of whimsy and adventure and unfortunately this story was what I got instead…
It felt like the writing style was completely different than the previous book, and after reading other reviews, someone said it perfectly that this book sounded like it was written by a completely different author from book 1.
I plan to attempt book 3 as they don’t seem to connect whatsoever; I’m just hoping it’s better than this book.
Ughh this is so unfortunate. Not only did this book perpetuate harmful stereotypes of Arab and MENA (Middle Eastern / North African) people but as well was excruciatingly boring. After reading Howls Moving Castle I was excited a sense of whimsy and adventure and unfortunately this story was what I got instead…
It felt like the writing style was completely different than the previous book, and after reading other reviews, someone said it perfectly that this book sounded like it was written by a completely different author from book 1.
I plan to attempt book 3 as they don’t seem to connect whatsoever; I’m just hoping it’s better than this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Islamophobia, and Classism