Interesting, because I felt the same way. The characters seemed flat and two-dimensional, and that really led to my HUH? at the ending--I felt as though she hadn't even filled any of the characters out yet, so how could the entire story be over already?
Howl's Moving Castle is one of my most favorite books, which is why I found the movie so disappointing. If you're looking for another really good DWJ try Dogsbody. Year Of The Ghost and the sequel to Howl's are both good books, but nowhere near as good as the former two.
And whatever you do, stay as far away from the Dark Lord Of Derkholm books as is humanly possible.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ninetydegrees
no subject
on 2007-04-15 07:18 pm (UTC)Howl's Moving Castle is one of my most favorite books, which is why I found the movie so disappointing. If you're looking for another really good DWJ try Dogsbody. Year Of The Ghost and the sequel to Howl's are both good books, but nowhere near as good as the former two.
And whatever you do, stay as far away from the Dark Lord Of Derkholm books as is humanly possible.