Howl's Moving Castle
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Howl's Moving Castle
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Narrated by:
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John Sessions
About this listen
Now an animated movie from Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, the oscar-winning director of Spirited Away
In this beloved modern classic, read by John Sessions, young Sophie Hatter from the land of Ingary 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)1986 Harper Collins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
"One of the greatest ever writers for children" – Garth Nix
"A true original" – Katherine Rundell
“Imaginative and terribly funny” – Michael Morpurgo
THE TELEGRAPH – 100 Best Books a Child Should Read
“Wit and humor glint from the pages" – THE HORN BOOK
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- Anonymous User
- 30-03-2018
great book
Howls accent is a touch off putting at times but otherwise fantastic in all ways
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 18-10-2019
Have always loved the film now the book too
Only thing that I did not love about this audiobook is how it was an abridged recording.
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- rachel
- 15-08-2016
one of my favourite audio books
Great story, great narration. absolutely recommend for children and as an adult enjoy listening along as well.
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- ana
- 29-01-2016
Ahh so enjoyable!
Who was your favorite character and why?
Who doesn't love Howl, he's so vain and selfish, but there's much more to him than he lets show.
Have you listened to any of John Sessions’s other performances? How does this one compare?
John Sessions did a great job with this book, he was enjoyable to listen too and did some great voices and accents for each character.
Any additional comments?
I love this book, I've listened to the audio book several times, read the printed book and watched Hayao Miyazaki's movie. I love the book the best, and while this audio book was enjoyable, I really really wish there was an unabridged version available.
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- Cal
- 14-04-2016
Familiar yet new
The reader is committed to giving a great and varied performance. A great little story that's different yet related to the movie.
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- Kate
- 09-08-2015
Witty and fun!
I loved it but wish it was unabridged! It was still plenty of fun though!
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- Vron
- 24-04-2017
Abridged but still brilliant...
When I saw this was an abridged version I was hesitant to try it.... there was a few moments at the beginning that I felt could have been explained more; but overall I found the story to be gorgeous. I'm looking forward to reading the others in the series : )
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- Poppy Moore
- 10-06-2020
Majestic and Magic
Absolutely love the story, the narration for howl is perfect. Wish it was the unabridged version.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Taeyn
- 23-07-2018
Fun Read, Annoying Musuc
A fun kids book that should be bought on sale. Mostly because of its length, but also because of the overuse of repetitive, out of place, painful music. I would not have finished this read if it wasn't so short. Maybe if you don't use earphones like me it wouldn't be so grating.
4/5 for everything, but brought down to a three for the music.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-11-2021
Audio doesn’t match book
If you’re reading it along with the book, it cuts out paragraphs and chunks of sentences so you don’t get the full story. It’s a shame because I enjoy reading along whilst listening to the audio so it’s a bit jarring.
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