#105 in Middle grade
House of Many Ways
- 328
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“House of Many Ways” returns to the world of “Howl’s Moving Castle” with a new heroine, a new country and a magical house at its centre. It is whimsical, funny and inventive, and Sophie and Howl do appear, though the story belongs to others. Some readers find that little happens before the second half, and some find the heroine irritating.
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About the book
House of Many Ways is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones. The story is set in the same world as Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air.
Reading order · Howl’s Moving Castle series
Full order & progress →- Howl's Moving CastleStart here
8.38.3 / 10 - Castle in the Air
7.77.7 / 10 - House of Many WaysThis book
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 175 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 7 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 168 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is House of Many Ways for?
House of Many Ways sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 328 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Middle grade — with scores between 7.8 and 8.0, closest to this book.
