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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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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.

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| Title | : | House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3) |
| Author | : | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary 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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Ratings: 4.05 From 26287 Users | 1963 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3)
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.Im beginning to think Ive led a much too sheltered life. Charmain Baker wants nothing more than to read her books in peace. Peace, however, is soon gone when her aunt decides she should look after Great-Uncle Williams magical house. The wizard has fallen ill and Charmain finds herself alone in the house with a stray dog, a huge mess and no means to clean up with. Things only get worse when Peter, a supposed apprentice shows up. Inexperienced with magic, both seem to inflict more damage on the
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

While not as sentimental and charming as Howl's Moving Castle, House of Many Ways (unfortunately I haven't yet read the 2nd book in the series) is a great follow-up to Sophie's adventures, but this time she's not at the foreground of the adventure, and this book is not a direct sequel, either. Instead, this book follows Charmain, who has come to look after her uncle's house, a house every bit as strange and wonderful as the castle of Howl, but there's a wide variety of new characters to meet,
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
Diana Wynne Jones may be my favorite author for those days when life seems altogether mundane. For those days when I need some magic and adventure, but I also need a helping of the charmingly flawed and stubbornly relatable. House of Many Ways, DWJs final book in her Howl series does just that. Theres something incredibly gratifying about having a go-to author whose books you can pick up in a time of need and know for certain that shell pull through for you. Returning to the world of Ingary,
Oh, my Gosh, what an awful, disappointing story! What antipathetic and helpless characters! I was extremely irritated by Chairmain and Peter. Even Sophie and Howl are annoying. The lubbock, this purple-hued insect, is ridiculous. Even the last action scene is lousy. Though I liked Mr. Baker, the kobolds, and Calcifer, it is not enough even for two stars.


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