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Average rating3.7
Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and dangerous adventures become daily fare.
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A wacky take on the classic Arabian nights genre this is Jones at her best – nothing is as it seems, and in the end there are several morals to be learned. However, the link between Castle in the Air and [b:Howl's Moving Castle 6294 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165560187s/6294.jpg 2001] is tenuous at best, and at worst Castle in the Air is cheapened by the association, as the feel is extremely different and the characters from Howl seem shoehorned in.
é TÃO bom quando retornamos a um universo que lembramos o quão “heart warming” ele era.
Confesso que, no começo, pensei “Howl's é infinitamente melhor”. Me perdia na família de Abdullah, e não entendia os “pra ques” da estória. Então, tivemos o gênio, os reis, o gradual desenvolvimento do instalove e, como meu amor por sequências e crossovers é imenso, HOWL, SOPHIE, LETTIE, SULLIVAN, CALCIFER e meu coração derretido, aparecem novamente.
E nos apaixonamos pelo livro. Ponto.
É o tipo de livro que eu gostaria que lessem para crianças antes de dormir, para que sonhem com reinos nos céus, amores verdadeiros, mulheres fortes como a Sophie, Gênios, feiticeiros como o Howl, demônios de fogo que se transformam em tapetes como o Cálcifer.
Don't understand why the reference to Howl, Sophie, and Calsipher, only appears around the 80% mark?
Fun, lots of action, lots of interesting characters.
abdullah is one of the most boring characters I've had the chance to read about. I really wish the story was told by the fmc instead.
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3 primary booksHowl's Moving Castle is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Diana Wynne Jones.