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Howl’s Moving Castle

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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‘One of the greatest ever writers for children’ – Garth Nix

‘A true original’ – Katherine Rundell

‘Truly magical … Guaranteed to leave you gasping’ The Bookseller

‘She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children’ Evening Standard

In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and invisibility cloaks exist, young Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell . . .

Deciding she has nothing more to lose, Sophie makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above her town, Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl, whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls…

There Sophie meets Michael, Howl’s apprentice, and Calcifer the fire demon, with whom she agrees a pact. Her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl and Michael and her quest to break her curse come alive with Diana Wynne Jones’s unique combination of magic, humour and imagination.

©1986 Diana Wynne Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Classics Fantasy & Magic Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Witches & Wizards

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“Imaginative and terribly funny.” (Michael Morpurgo)
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One of my all time favourite books. The narration didn't really do it for me.

Favourite

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Una narración que trae a la vida los personajes y una historia poco convencional, hermosa y un poquito oscura.

Me encantó

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Excellent narrator!, first time I hear Kristin. loved Calcifer because of her. I do think it is way better than the movie, as it takes the story in a different path. I would have like d to know a bit how magic work in this world but I had a lot of fun.
Score 3.8/5
I think it is an entertaining story but I do feel that the world building is missing something. There are tons of explanations that went missing, although maybe getting to the next books will clear this out

Funny and entertaining

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I remember watching Howl's moving castle as a child and loved it so much. A lot of memory brought back by listening again. And an excellent performance.

nostalgic and beautiful. full of memory.

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Great book, lovely performance.
Absolutely recommended to dreamers and magic lovers.
Only flaw is that the chapters on the app do not correspond to the ones narrated and they are only written with a number. Audible... please, write titles and check them before publishing.
Enjoy a wonderful book!

Audible: write the name of the chapters!

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I'd only ever seen the Ghibli movie, so I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I started listening to this. I really really enjoyed it. I liked the difference between the movie and the book equally.

The narrator did a magnificent job with the character voices and I feel in love with Howl's welsh accent.

Overall a fun little listen that I highly recommend.

Absolutely loved it

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Kristin Atherton has a great voice, which can make action scenes crack and bring out nuanced, layered characters. I am extremely glad she read a favourite book of my childhood - it was lovely to revisit it, and she does it justice.

I hope she will work on other DWJ books, because this one was brilliant.

Really nice revisit to a classic

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Such a wonderful book and excellent narrator. Loved the tempo, the voices and everything.

Love the narrator!

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I thought I really new the this book because I only seen the movie (lost count of how many times) I love the story line and how different all been.

this is way books are better than movies!!

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Sometimes, there's nothing like revisiting an all time childhood favourite, such as this one. The first words by the narrator are always critical - does the narration live up to the excellent childhood memory? My first encounter with this store, was the Danish translation as an audio book. I listened on old cassette tapes several times spending hours listening to the stories about Howl, Sophie - and of course - Calcifer. I'd forgotten the book untill recently, when I came across my paper copy during a tidy up. Immediately went to Audible to look for an audio edition of the book. Previously, it had been unavaiable to me for country restrictions, so great was the happiness when I discovered that I could now revisit some of the most cherished imagination memories. If you haven't read or listened to this story yet, I highly recommend it - the very special story and charactors will grow on you and you won't be able to forget them, once the story is over. I, for once, keep looking for Calcifer whenever and wherever there is a fire - because who knows - there might just be a firedemon residing in the flames. Enjoy.

My childhood favourite

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