loppear reviewed Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Another solid YA
4 stars
Fun, slapstick, and gross, mixed up identities and perspectives on fantasy and youth.
Hauru no ugoku shiro (Japanese language, 2004, Tokuma Shoten)
181 pages
Japanese language
Published Nov. 11, 2004 by Tokuma Shoten.
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl.
Fun, slapstick, and gross, mixed up identities and perspectives on fantasy and youth.