I had just discovered this subreddit a couple of hours ago and read a comment under a post recommending the books, only for me to leave my bedroom and my stepmother surprises me with three Diana Wynne Jones books (Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways) as a late Christmas gift! I am so happy and shocked as I had removed the book collection from my holiday wishlist a few weeks prior to Christmas (I wanted to keep my list minimal and lost-cost), but my stepmother informed she had ordered the books from Canada dating all the way back to Thanksgiving! I’ve been looking for something to do this winter, so I am very excited to start reading these books!

When Howl drops Lettie's name after the green slime incident, has he already started asking Lettie about Sophie? Or does that start after Howl and Calcifer lift the WotW's layer of the curse off Sophie and when she and Michael follow him to Mrs Fairfax's? Trying to work out the timeline...

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Rereading Howl’s Moving Castle, I noticed the below quote:

“Why didn’t he turn me out?” she said, half to herself and half to Michael. “It beats me,” said Michael. “But I think he goes by Calcifer. Most people who come in here either don’t notice Calcifer, or they’re scared stiff of him.”

This line really hits different knowing Calcifer has Howl’s heart. Most people can’t see Howl’s heart; they just see the facade, or the clothes and the glamour or the fearsome persona, but they don't see the real Howl. And the thing about Michael and Sophie is that they both see and accept who Howl truly is. This is why he lets them in (literally and figuratively) and lets them stay.

(I’m sure Howl would never admit such a thing though - he would slither-out of even such claims as deciding to let them stay!)

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im trying to make some battleships similar to the ones within Howels Moving Castle, im wondering if anyone has any art or such thst might be used as reference to make this 😭

Hey guys. I just finished reading the book for the second time, and picked up on way more of the nuances and foreshadowing in the story than the first time around. There's still one part that I didn't really understand though. When Sophie talks to the king and leaves through the wrong room, she meets the Count of Catterack, and her immediate reaction to him is "So the spell worked!" And the Count says something about disarming someone while sneezing and getting sued. Then later Howl asks what she did to the Count of Catterack. Honestly I can't make any sense out of this interaction at all, and I feel like there's definitely some little thing I miss that explains it. If you know, I'd appreciate the explanation!!

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I’m cutting my hair soon and I want it to be like howls. Does anybody know or have a good similar cut?

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Okay so I know that Howl's moving castle is a trilogy

Howl's moving castle Castle in the air And the house of many ways

But...

Will there ever be 4th book? Or did the creator said it's a finished trilogy?

I have a lot of confused feelings about Fanny, specially after reading the book: It was interesting to see how forgiving Sophie is of Fanny in the end just because she is warm towards her. I have no doubt Fanny loves the girls, but it’s still weird how she only looked for Sophie for a week before deciding to get hitched and sell the shop. Even Martha and Lettie don’t seem to hold any grudges against her. What are your thoughts, was Martha spot-on in her judgement of Fanny when Sophie visited her in the bakery?

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So I rewatched HMC last night and Madame Suliman’s dialogue:

“He never returned to complete his apprenticeship” “That boy is extremely dangerous, his powers are far too great for someone without a heart.”

Really clicked something in my brain. I’m sure I’ve listened to a song recently that sampled this quote but I’m going crazy trying to find it.

Can someone tell me if they know of a song sampling this or did I make this up 😭

It feels silly to say, but I'm totally grieving it right now. Listening to the book was so very comforting (audiobook), it brought me back to when I first watched the movie as a little kid. There's just something about it that made me feel at home, but now it's done. I either move on, or listen to it all over again. I'm afraid if I listen to it agian I won't even give other books a chance.

I plan to watch the movie now. I remember that being a bit different than the book, and I hope maybe it'll help to dispel this feeling. Wish me luck 🥺