Book Review
Feb. 12th, 2011 06:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariCastle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
This is sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, although the main characters from the first book do not make a real appearance until near the end. Castle in the Air instead starts out in a land far from Ingary, and centers on Abdullah, a young carpet merchant who is given to concocting elaborate and adventure-laden daydreams while minding his booth in the bazaar of Zanzib. When he buys a magic carpet from a stranger, Abdullah finds his daydreams starting to come true and his life suddenly full of adventure.
This book was not as good as its predecessor, but it was a lot of fun, nonetheless. It's an inventive Arabian Nights style tale, complete with djinn, a flying carpet, a wish-granting genie, a clever and beautiful princess, and a daring rescue plan. While Howl's kind of skirted around its own narrative, Castle in the Air drives straight at it, making for a very different, but still highly enjoyable reading experience.
by Diana Wynne Jones
This is sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, although the main characters from the first book do not make a real appearance until near the end. Castle in the Air instead starts out in a land far from Ingary, and centers on Abdullah, a young carpet merchant who is given to concocting elaborate and adventure-laden daydreams while minding his booth in the bazaar of Zanzib. When he buys a magic carpet from a stranger, Abdullah finds his daydreams starting to come true and his life suddenly full of adventure.
This book was not as good as its predecessor, but it was a lot of fun, nonetheless. It's an inventive Arabian Nights style tale, complete with djinn, a flying carpet, a wish-granting genie, a clever and beautiful princess, and a daring rescue plan. While Howl's kind of skirted around its own narrative, Castle in the Air drives straight at it, making for a very different, but still highly enjoyable reading experience.
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Date: 2011-02-12 11:49 pm (UTC)It always makes me want to eat fried squid.