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| Original Title: | House of Many Ways |
| ISBN: | 0061477958 (ISBN13: 9780061477959) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Howl's Moving Castle #3 |
| Characters: | Wizard Howl, Sophie Hatter, Charmain Baker |
| Setting: | High Norland |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2009) |
Diana Wynne Jones
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.05 | 26287 Users | 1963 Reviews
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| Title | : | House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3) |
| Author | : | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2008 by Greenwillow Books (first published June 1st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Magic. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure |
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Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William's tiny cottage while he's ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better known as the Royal Wizard Norland, and his house bends space and time. Its single door leads to any number of places—the bedrooms, the kitchen, the caves under the mountains, the past, and the Royal Mansion, to name just a few. By opening that door, Charmain has become responsible for not only the house, but for an extremely magical stray dog, a muddled young apprentice wizard, and a box of the king's most treasured documents. She has encountered a terrifying beast called a lubbock, irritated a clan of small blue creatures, and wound up smack in the middle of an urgent search. The king and his daughter are desperate to find the lost, fabled Elfgift—so desperate that they've even called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, can the Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer be far behind? Of course, with that magical family involved, there's bound to be chaos—and unexpected revelations. No one will be more surprised than Charmain by what Howl and Sophie discover.Rating Epithetical Books House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3)
Ratings: 4.05 From 26287 Users | 1963 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3)
9.8 out of 10 Ревью в моем блоге/This review on my blogLiving A Thousand Lives (please use Chrome/Yandex browser or Android/IOS to see the page; otherwise, spoiler-tags I use to make my post compact may not work)Short-Soundtrack:Second Suspense Wonders of LifeGenre: fairytale, fantasyStuff: magic house, royal mystery, young wizardsWOW: characters, plot, humor POV: 3rd person, femaleLove-Geometry: noneQuote-Core: You don't need to be nasty to make a mess. This series is the best agelessI loved this series! The first one was so different from anything I had expected. I loved the characters: Sophie with her no-nonsense attitude to cleaning and motherly patience in putting together Howl's suit, Calcifer, Howl, the castle itself. Who can forget Sophie's enchanting hats and chasing a star for a spell. I loved the second book with its 1000 nights Arabian atmosphere. The third one had its own delights- aren't we all a bit like Charmain who NEEDS to read a book whenever she is happy
My least favorite of the Castle books, which still means that it's quite a good book. Sophie, Howl, and Calcifer are here, of course, and for much more of the book than they had been in Castle in the Air. They steal every scene they're in from Charmain, the newly introduced lead character.Charmain is almost the entire reason why I felt like House of Many Ways didn't live up to the other Castle books. As a protagonist, she's a hard sell. She's cross and somewhat lazy, to the point that it took me
To me this reads rather like Diana Wynne Jones trying to write a book that would translate perfectly into a Hayao Miyazaki movie. This sets it apart from Howl's Moving Castle , which was mutlilated in the process of being turned into a Miyazaki film. The hyperkinetic, overstuffed and underexplained action of the latter third or so; the surreal, dreamlike beauty of certain scenes; some bizarrely cute flourishes (like Waif); the frilly Anglo touches (Afternoon Tea, crumpets); the out-of-the-blue
YA Fantasy. Charmain Baker has lived her entire life in her parents' house with not a thing expected of her until she's shipped off to look after her great-uncle's house and she realizes just how many things she has no idea how to do! At that point it hardly matters that the house is magic and populated by her great-uncle's spells; she's already way out of her depth. Add to that a King, a small dog, an evil purple bug, and a bumbling apprentice, and Charmain has a lot of learning to do, and
Diana Wynne Jones provides a sense of wonder that sets me on a path to a good mood.House of Many Ways is a great end to the series. Charmain is tasked with watching her great-uncles house while he is away. Turns out he is a wizard whose house is not what it appears to be. Whimsy and adventures abound.
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3), Diana Wynne JonesHouse of Many Ways is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones. The story is set in the same world as Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air. Charmain Baker has led a respectable, and relaxing sheltered life. She has spent her days with her nose in a book, never learning how to do even the smallest household chores. When she suddenly ends up looking after the tiny cottage of her ill Great-Uncle William she seems
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