Have you read "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones? I've did after watching the movie as you may know done by Studio Ghibli.
I love both, its true many parts of the book doesn't appear in the film and viceversa but both are equally fun! I specially liked the way Calcifer is portrayed, sooo cute even if is a fire demon/fallen star.
But! the part (in the book) when Howl goes to rescue Sophie from the witch of the waste is the best. We can see he truly loves her because he appears unshaven and with his hair tousled (as Michael predicted!)
I have the 2 sequels: Castle in the Air and House of many ways, but both are in english (I speak spanish) so they would be a kind of challenge.
(hey, this is my first entry, yay!)
