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3.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good, April 23 2002
This review is from: Castle in the Air (Mass Market Paperback)
I was all excited when I got this book. I was hoping to find out more about what happened to Sophia and Howl. But instead there were a bunch of new characters, which weren't quite as interesting, and when Howl and Sophia showed up at the end, and felt like I had missed a bunch of stuff.
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A completely charming sequel to "Howl's Moving Castle.", April 11 2002
This review is from: Castle in the Air (Mass Market Paperback)
Don't be put off by the naysayers here. "Castle In The Air" is a lovely, if lightweight, sequel to the utterly wonderful "Howl's Moving Castle," if only because it's a send-up of the Arabian Nights tales (much as HMC was a deconstruction of traditional fairy tales). It's true; the HMC characters don't show up until the last half of the book, but when they do, it's the best dovetailing of stories since Edward Eager's Tales of Magic quartet. I wish to God someone would make live-action movies out of these books (although I'm sure the Japanese anime version of HMC due in spring 2003 will be great).
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good, April 8 2002
This review is from: Castle in the Air (Mass Market Paperback)
I was sort of disappointed to read this after Howl's moving castle. It was good, but the characters weren't as interesting, and the plot was sort of confusing. I also felt like I had missed part of the story with Sophie and Howl and Calcifer, when they all showed up near the end.
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