I was interested to learn that Hayao Miyazaki did his movie from this novel. With some changes of course.
Diana did a fantastic job writing about the characters and bringing them to life. There isn't as much "action" per say as the movie but there is intrigue and if you've never seen the movie then you'll enjoy it. If you have seen the movie you'll still enjoy it but you'll just know some plot points before they happen. However because there's no war going on it's different and it will still be fresh.
Sophie is the oldest of 3 sisters and works in her family's hat shop. One day a customer comes in a curses her so that she looks "old" like a 90 year old woman. Since Sophie has always felt this way it wasn't hard for her to feel it. She leaves her family's hat shop to find work elsewhere so she won't be a burden to her family and step-mom. She wanders into the hills above the town and comes upon Howl's moving castle. She sets herself up as his old cleaning lady despite Howl's young apprentice's protests. Soon she's drawn into a very different world than she knew and learns things about herself she didn't realize before.
I quite enjoyed it. It's a very fast read as it's young adult. AND another interesting fact is it's a trilogy! The second and third books have Howl & Sophie & Calcifer in them but they aren't the focal point. It's an interesting concept.
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