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We've just watched the film of Howl's Moving Castle, and I read the book while staying in Newcastle a couple of weeks ago.
They are both good, and they have many features in common, but they are not the same. In my opinion, they should be considered on their own respective merits as individual works rather as one work called "Howl's Moving Castle."
One is a delightful animated film, the other is an excellent fantasy novel. I liked them both.
Concerning one specific item brought up in discussions of the two works: I think the air war is one way to explain what Howl does when he's "offstage" in the novel. But that and Howl's nature are artistic license, and are not rigid interpretation of the novel. It's an adaptation.
They are both good, and they have many features in common, but they are not the same. In my opinion, they should be considered on their own respective merits as individual works rather as one work called "Howl's Moving Castle."
One is a delightful animated film, the other is an excellent fantasy novel. I liked them both.
Concerning one specific item brought up in discussions of the two works: I think the air war is one way to explain what Howl does when he's "offstage" in the novel. But that and Howl's nature are artistic license, and are not rigid interpretation of the novel. It's an adaptation.
