I always forget how much I adore Miyazaki's films until I watch them again and I fall head over heels all over again. I've been itching to watch Howl's Moving Castle for the last couple of days because I've been reading the sequel to it. If you're in the mood to read something silly and magical and a little chaotic go pick up House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones. I adored it. It didn't really follow Howl and Sophie but they were there and the little glimpses the reader got of them were great.