My father and I just finished Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones, book #2 of her Howl Series.
So I ended up pounding my fists against the bed multiple times; nothing new about that when reading a Jones book and getting surprised...nay, stunned, time and times again. She took the "rescue kidnapped princesses" trope to the point of hilarious absurdity/genius plus identity tricks that had me howling (pun intended). Arabian Nights with a twist indeed.
Nice to meet you Abdullah and Flower-in-the-Night, nice to see old friends from a certain moving castle again as well.
So I ended up pounding my fists against the bed multiple times; nothing new about that when reading a Jones book and getting surprised...nay, stunned, time and times again. She took the "rescue kidnapped princesses" trope to the point of hilarious absurdity/genius plus identity tricks that had me howling (pun intended). Arabian Nights with a twist indeed.
Nice to meet you Abdullah and Flower-in-the-Night, nice to see old friends from a certain moving castle again as well.
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