Dodie Smith
Hardcover | Pages: 343 pages Rating: 4 | 79625 Users | 7972 Reviews
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| Original Title: | I Capture the Castle |
| ISBN: | 0312181108 (ISBN13: 9780312181109) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Cassandra Mortmain, Rose Mortmain, James Mortmain, Topaz Mortmain, Thomas Mortmain, Stephen Colly, Simon Cotton, Neil Cotton, Miss Marcy, Audrey Fox-Cotton, Leda Fox-Cotton |
| Setting: | Suffolk, England,1934(United Kingdom) Godsend Castle, Suffolk, England,1934(United Kingdom) |
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Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries about her home, a ruined Suffolk castle, and her eccentric and penniless family. By the time the last diary shuts, there have been great changes in the Mortmain household, not the least of which is that Cassandra is deeply, hopelessly, in love.Identify Regarding Books I Capture the Castle
| Title | : | I Capture the Castle |
| Author | : | Dodie Smith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 343 pages |
| Published | : | March 31st 1998 by Wyatt Book (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Psychology. Young Adult. Health. Mental Health. Mental Illness. Classics. Contemporary |
Rating Regarding Books I Capture the Castle
Ratings: 4 From 79625 Users | 7972 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books I Capture the Castle
This is what a Young Adult novel should read like.i found this book to alternate between delightful and infuriating.here is the delightful: -images of the english countryside and the crumbling, fantastic castle-cassandra's optimism and intelligence (pre-simon)-perfect descriptions of peaceful, contemplative momentsand here is the infuriating:-cassandra's father. a supposed genius but in reality a sexist, abusive, loathsome, distant fellow. he appears sporadically to ignore his children, leave his wife lonely, make everyone question his sanity
My name is Cassandra Mortmain, I know it sounds made up but its true. Im 17 and bright as a button and never been kissed because its the 1930s. My family are effortlessly bohemian, we all live in a crumbling castle oh yes, quite literally! and we have no money at all and we have only barely heard of the twentieth century. How poor we are since father stopped earning any money. He used to be a genius but now he does crosswords. We eat the occasional potato and scrape plaster off the walls for
One of my all time favourites. You can watch my full recommendation here - http://youtu.be/tFPZ4LoaGq8
Very charming book that Im very glad I read at last. Its written in diary format by Cassandra, our main character. I loved the atmosphere, the setting. The descriptions of the castle is just so perfect and enchanting. I loved the characters. The book nust takes you with it and I felt I was completely immersed in that world rather than mine. My only criticism for the book is its size. I think it was a bit too long, but I loved it anyway :)
One of my all time favourites. You can watch my full recommendation here - http://youtu.be/tFPZ4LoaGq8
This novel was darn near perfect.Cassandra & her family inhabit a castle in conditions of extreme poverty. Cassandra captures both her family's character & their eccentric life style beautifully in her journals (a very rare example of a diary narration working) . Different styles & depths of love are explored. I will never be persuaded that Cassandra's father is a likeable (or even admirable) character, but genius is often uncomfortable to be around.A chance to enter a long vanished
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