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crusoe 's review for:
Castle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not as good as House of Many Ways or Howl's moving castle. There were just too many plotholes and tangential plotpoints. Jones' stories tend to wrap up messily and fast; this book did not have the build up to support that kind of ending.
It's nice seeing Sophie and Howl again. I like how each of the stories set in this universe adds to the world-building and the story of the characters living in it. The orientalism in this book was a bit yikes though.
It's nice seeing Sophie and Howl again. I like how each of the stories set in this universe adds to the world-building and the story of the characters living in it. The orientalism in this book was a bit yikes though.