I confess: I saw the movie before I read the book. Howl’s
Moving Castle was made into a
beautiful, fascinating film by Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki.
After seeing the movie, I went to track down the book it is based on. The book (of course!) is even better than the movie.
Both the book and the movie follow the story of Sophie Hatter, who accidentally offends the evil Witch of the Waste. The witch turns Sophie into a 90-year-old woman and Sophie wanders off into the wilds to break the spell. She soon stumbles upon a magical moving castle that belongs to the mysterious Wizard Howl.
Sophie soon finds herself in an adventure involving a missing prince, a turnip-headed scarecrow, finding husbands for her younger sisters, two fire demons, a lost sorcerer, an enchanted dog, a king’s command, falling stars, mermaids, a very messy house, finding true love, and missing poetry homework.
Howl’s Moving Castle was one of the most enchanting books I’ve read in some time, and I highly recommend it to any fan of fairytales, stories about wizards, magic, or any fan of quirky British storytelling.
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