For over half of my life, Miyazaki's films (and the films of Ghibli) have impacted my life. They taught me extremely valuable lessons behind their enjoyably detailed scenes. This novel took you through some of those films through in-depth analysis and portrayed many of the lessons Miyazaki intended the viewer to learn and understand. From expressing how the films were meant to break molds, to how characters were purposefully imbued with certain personality traits. If you asked me, I think this book is great for any fan of Ghibli, and I learned a lot from it.

Nonetheless, while it did convince me to check out it's prequel of his earlier films, I do not see this as a novel I would re-read, as enjoyable as it was.