Literary Sewing Circle Wrap-Up

Today is already our final day of the Literary Sewing Circle focusing on Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle!

I hope you've had the chance to read the book, and both the first and second inspiration posts, and are getting lots of ideas for a project of your own.

This is our final and roundup post. Share links to your projects here: as soon as you are done your project, just pop a link to your post into the comments and we will all be able to visit your blog/instagram etc. and explore your creation -- remember, it can be sewn, or knitted, crocheted, embroidered... any textile art that you practice. Or you can just tag me, @sewmelwyk on IG and use #LiterarySewingCircle as a hashtag.

We've discovered more about the author and this book in the author feature post. If that sparks any comments, please share those, too! 

Here are a few questions to ponder -- please add your thoughts to the comments! 

Did you like the fairy tale structure and subversion in this story? 

How did Sophie's sudden aging affect her personality, and what did you think of her character, especially as she finds her voice? 

Did you have a favourite character? Were there parts you related to more than others? 

Could you see the hidden bits of the story ahead of time, or did things surprise you - like Calcifer's story and the contract, or the actions of the Witch of the Waste? 

Did you like the inclusion of Wales as part of Howl's story? Do you think it added to the story or did it draw you out of the fairytale setting of Ingary? 

Howl is a tricky character. Did you believe everything he said (or that was said about him) or do you feel he was hiding his real character often?  Would you have been charmed by him if you were Sophie (or Lettie)? 

If you have watched the film, did you notice a lot of differences? If so, did you like one format over the other? Or did you find them both interesting in their own ways - and with their distinct takes on the story? 

Please share your thoughts on the book, its themes, characters, or anything you noted about it -- either in the comments here or on your own blog with a link to your longer thoughts in the comments so we can find it. I love to talk about the experience of reading so feel free to comment no matter when you're reading this post; if you've read this I'd love to hear about it!

Also please share a link to your project in the comments -- our linkup did not work last time, so we'll go with links in the comments -- if that doesn't work for you, please email me or tag me on IG so that I can see and share your project. Thanks so much for reading and sewing along! 

You have two more weeks, until Nov 21, to share your project, if you want to be included in the round up post.