Howl’s Moving Castle was the first community pick of Life’s Library! In this episode, John Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas draw connections between the magic and spellbinding characters in this novel to other children’s books. They also discuss domestic work, the Faustian dilemma, interdependence, and the framing of fate.

This episode was originally released to subscribers in January 2020. The Life’s Library Discord and subscriptions are now closed after a wonderful three years of reading together. Check out past books at www.lifeslibrarybookclub.com, Twitter, and Instagram.

Episode transcript.

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