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October 14, 2024 118 mins

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Welcome to Season 5 Episode 12 of That Pretentious Book Club!
 
In this episode Wheezy and Gino fill their glasses and dive into the sweet, slightly nostalgic young adult fantasy Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones--the inspiration for Studio Ghibli's 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film of the same name.

From comparisons between the relative "thirst-worthiness" of Howl in the book versus the movie, to life lessons we can all learn from Sophie Hatter, the hosts had their work cut out for them fitting this episode into a remotely acceptable length of time.

Skippers jump to 23:35

Pour yourself a cup of tea, raise a pinky, and join the club for this discussion of Howl's Moving Castle!

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