Howl's Moving Castle, Part 1

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Howl's Moving Castle, Part 1

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Aug 11, 2021

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Move aside, Miyazaki! The Bookening is talking about the awesome Diana Wynne Jones novel that is Howl's Moving Castle. If you haven't read it, what are you waiting for? Brandon provides some much needed context in this episode. Plus Jake talks all about Harry Potter world.

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3 guys—a pastor, a scholar, and their gleeful provocateur—discuss the great books. We take God and literature seriously—but the second one not overly so.

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