Howl's Moving Castle vs Toto: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Wizards, Witches, Magic, Children's fiction, Fiction

Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.3 317 pages · ≈ 5 h 52 m · Light

As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing but mistakes. When her father dies, her stepmother sends her two sisters out to make their fortunes while Sophie continues to…

Young adults Castles Blessing and cursing Sisters

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Toto Michael Morpurgo · 2017 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 284 pages · ≈ 5 h 16 m · Light

In this retelling of the Wizard of Oz, the story is told from the perspective of Toto the dog.

Dogs

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The verdict

Readers rate Howl's Moving Castle highest: Howl's Moving Castle 4.3 · Toto 3.5.
Toto has the widest readership — 1818 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? Howl's Moving Castle 4.3 vs 3.5 from readers

Scores by source

	Howl's Moving Castle	Toto
Goodreads	—	3.5 (1818)
Hardcover	4.2 (1212)	4.5 (1)
Apple Books	4.5 (793)	—

Reception

	Howl's Moving Castle	Toto
Ratings	1212	1818
Editions	37	8
Film adaptations	1	1
Wikipedia attention	68200	4347
Pages	317	284

Howl's Moving Castle vs Toto: Which Should You Read?

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